The Whitechapel Art Gallery, founded in the year 1901, brings some truly great art to keen art lovers. Internationally known for its eclectic exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and its pioneering education and public events programs, the gallery has premiered several international artists, such as Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Nan Goldin, and Jackson Pollock, apart from providing a significant showcase for some of the UK’s most significant artists from Gilbert & George to Peter Doig, Mark Wallinger and Lucian Freud.
The Gallery plays a major role in the capital’s cultural landscape and is pivotal to the continued growth of East London as the world’s most vibrant contemporary art quarter.The Grade II* Whitechapel Gallery premises was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend.
This purpose built avenue is an ideal example of the Arts & Crafts movement and its latent aspiration of being accessible. This development builds on the 1980s expansion undertaken by Colquhoun and Miller under Sir Nicolas Serota’s directorship.
Kirsty Ogg, a renowned curator based in London, is closely associated with The Whitechapel Art Gallery. She is Director of ATP London and is the former Director of The Showroom (London). She was part of The Art Expo India the year 2009 where in conversation with Abhay Sardesai, she spoke about Indian Art in an international prospective. She had then stated in an interview:
"Over the last eight years, the representation of Indian art has been gaining on the international art scene. And not just on a commercial level. Artists have been appearing in exhibitions and events like Documenta and the Venice. So there's a high visibility and awareness about Indian art. What's interesting is that there are two sides to it (Indian art)-in terms of the form of the work that can slip into circulation on the international art scene and the context that has an Indian texture."
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