LONDON - The Whitechapel: Modern Art Showcase Expands
Posted on December 9, 2008 at 6:11 PM.
The Whitechapel was London's first showcase for many of the world's greatest postwar and contemporary artists. Its embrace of American art runs deep. In 1958 it held the first major show in Britain of Jackson Pollock's work; in 1961 it presented Mark Rothko's art; and in 2002, that of the photographer Nan Goldin. (It also was the first place in London to exhibit the work of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and British artists like David Hockney...
Modern Art Showcase Expands, Hoping to Revitalize a London Area (New York Times)
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