page_title: Whitechapel Gallery
section_title: Notable exhibitions
hierarchical_section_title: Whitechapel Gallery / Notable exhibitions
caption_attribution_description: English: Barjeel Art Foundation exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery in London
context_page_description: The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Whitechapel on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The original building, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, opened in 1901 as one of the first publicly funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London. In 2009 the gallery approximately doubled in size by incorporating the adjacent former Passmore Edwards library building. It exhibits the work of contemporary artists, as well as organising retrospective exhibitions and shows that are of interest to the local community.
context_section_description: 1908 – Muhammadan Art and Life in Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Morocco and India. Autumn Exhibition 23 October to 6 December. The opening day to the public was on 27th Ramadan. An advisory member was Syed Ameer Ali, who in 1910 was one of the main instigators of the London Mosque Fund, which went on to establish the nearby East London Mosque.
  1956 – This is Tomorrow exhibit
  1958 – American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock
  1961 – Mark Rothko. The installation of his work at the Whitechapel becomes his template for all subsequent shows
  1964 – The New Generation – Painting – showcasing the work of John Hoyland, Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney, Paul Huxley, Alan Jones and Bridget Riley
  1965 – The New Generation – Sculpture – showcasing the work of Philip King, David Annesley, Michael Bolus, Tim Scott, William Tucker, Isaac Witkin
  1970 and 1971 – David Hockney retrospective, first major shows of Gilbert & George and Richard Long
  1982 –  Frida Kahlo
  1986 Victor Willing, a retrospective exhibition
  1993 – The Whitechapel Gallery showcases Lucian Freud
  2001 and 2002 – Liam Gillick and Nan Goldin stage their first major solo shows in the UK
  2008 – Cornelia Parker's film Chomskian Abstract, featuring Noam Chomsky
  2009 – Retrospective of Isa Genzken's work and solo shows for Sophie Calle and Elizabeth Peyton
  2010 – Survey of Alice Neel's portraits in Britain
  19–20 January 2011 the gallery hosted the inaugural Northern Future Forum gathering of prime ministers.
  2011 – First UK survey of German artist Thomas Struth, one of the photographers of the late 20th century
  2012 – A comprehensive survey of Turner Prize winning British artist Gillian Wearing
  2013 – The first major solo exhibition in London for YBA artist Sarah Lucas
  2014 – Five decade survey of North American Richard Tuttle, which was presented in conjunction with a major installation in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall and solo show for Dada pioneer Hannah Höch
  2015 – The first show in Britain on Arab Modernism "Imperfect Chronology: Arab Art from the Modern to the Contemporary", from the Barjeel Art Foundation collection
  2016 – A new commission by feminist activism art group Guerrilla Girls and major retrospective of British artist Eduardo Paolozzi
  2017 – A major retrospective of German artist Thomas Ruff and solo show for British artist Benedict Drew
  2018 – A solo show for Mark Dion and the first major UK survey of artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset
caption: Barjeel's 'Imperfect Chronology' exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery
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