East End Academy: The Painting Edition
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East End Academy is a triennial exhibition first held at the Whitechapel Gallery in in 1932. Open to all artists living or working in east London, it showcases the work of artists who live and work near to the gallery in the early stages of their career. This latest version is uniquely devoted to painting, charting recent developments in the field and featuring canvases by Varda Caivano and intricate compositions by Robert Holyhead and Henrijs Preiss. These select few are among the twelve artsits chosen from over 600 submissions.About Whitechapel Gallery
Designed in a distinctive Arts and Crafts architecture style by Charles Harrison Townsend, the Whitechapel, Britain's first purpose-built arts gallery, is renowned both for the beauty of its light, airy space and for embracing the local community in its work. Founded in 1901, extensive refurbishment saw the gallery, reopened in April 2009, double in size. More about Whitechapel Gallery
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Gilian WearingGilian WearingTurner Prize winner Gilian Wearing is famed for her fly-on-the-wall documentaries, reality TV and the techniques of theatre used to explore how we present ourselves to the world. With a subtle approach to art, Wearing has stuck to the traditional portraiture format since graduating from Goldsmiths College in 1990. The exhibition begins with Dancing24th May 2012Sunday 17th June 2012
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TIMES 28th March 2012 to 17th June 2012 PRICING £9.50, concession £7.50
Turner Prize winner Gilian Wearing is famed for her fly-on-the-wall documentaries, reality TV and the techniques of theatre used to explore how we present ourselves to the world. With a subtle approach to art, Wearing has stuck to the traditional portraiture format since graduating from Goldsmiths College in 1990. The exhibition begins with Dancing... More about this event
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