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Backyard Biennial: East review – this morose and meaningless exhibition gave me a migraine

I feel bad for the artists whose work has been crowbarred into a wonky framework that makes them look as confused as the curators

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

Campaigners fail in bid to get Sadiq Khan to block 'vast' 18-storey tower in east London conservation area

Developers succeed in third attempt to secure permission for new offices in Whitechapel High Street

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

‘He wanted to have a wing of the Tate named after him’: remembering the groundbreaking art of Donald Rodney

A new show celebrates the pioneering, polemical artist who inspired a generation of Black British creatives – and whose works are as relevant today as they’ve ever been

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

Life Is More Important Than Art at Whitechapel Gallery review: shows why we need art too

This is a show about the movement of people, about memory, and about human vulnerability

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

Dominique White wins Max Mara Art Prize for Women 2022 – 2024

Artist Dominique White has been crowned winner of the ninth edition of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, presented in a ceremony at Whitechapel Gallery

Wallpaper · Mar 28, 2023

The best London art exhibitions to see now

Your guide to the best London art exhibitions, as chosen by the Wallpaper* arts desk

Wallpaper · Mar 22, 2023

Different strokes: the forgotten women of abstract expressionism

A new exhibition highlights 80 unsung female artists from the grouping that made stars of Rothko and Pollock. But does adding them to the canon deflect from the sexism that stymied their careers?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Action, Gesture, Paint at the Whitechapel Gallery review – a real journey of discovery

With 150 works of Abstract Expressionism by women artists, it’s genuinely revelatory but there is simply too much on show

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2023

The best free art exhibitions in London: enjoy culture without breaking the bank

Discover the top free exhibitions in London to experience the city's vibrant cultural scene without breaking the bank

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023

Go with the flow: the artists changing the face of movement on film

A new exhibition of video art encompasses sign language kung fu, caregiving as choreography and the fluidity of gender and tradition

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022