Chisenhale Gallery commissions and produces contemporary art, supporting international and UK-based artists to make their most ambitious work to date. For audiences, the gallery provides opportunities to experience this process of art production through participation and critical reflection. Chisenhale Gallery has an award winning, 35-year history as one of ’s most innovative forums for contemporary art. With a reputation for identifying new talent, the gallery is committed to engaging diverse audiences with a particular focus on young people. Chisenhale Gallery was founded by artists in the 1980s in a former veneer factory and brewery building, located in the heart of London’s East End. The gallery continues to place artists at the centre of its activities, operating alternately as a production agency, exhibition hall, research centre and community resource. Chisenhale Gallery is a registered charity and part of ’s National Portfolio. The gallery fundraises for “Chisenhale continues to push beyond the parameters the artistic programme in its entirety through trusts, foundations of convention, it does so in a manner that is both and individual donations. All exhibitions and the majority of events are free. joyful and infectious. Whether at the point of urgent new discovery, or looking back to refresh more established positions, Chisenhale never wavers in its commitment to critical engagement and provocation.” Helen Marten, Artist and Chisenhale Gallery Trustee

Above Installation view of Maria Eichhorn’s exhibition, 5 weeks, 25 days, 175 hours, 2016. Photo: Andy Keate.

Right Opening of Yuri Pattison’s exhibition, user, space, 2016. Photo: Mark Blower.

Cover image Installation view of Alex Baczynski-Jenkins’ exhibition, The tremble, the symptom, the swell and the hole together, 2017. Photo: Mark Blower. Commissions

At the heart of the Chisenhale Gallery programme is a remit to commission and produce new work, supporting artists from project inception to realisation. Chisenhale Gallery produces four major commissions each year presented as exhibitions, alongside intermittent offsite and online commissions and residencies. The Chisenhale Gallery programme represents an inspiring and challenging range of voices and art forms, based on extensive research and strong curatorial vision. Artists are chosen for their desire to explore pioneering new forms and discourses. Chisenhale Gallery’s 2018 commissions programme comprises exhibitions by Lydia Ourahmane, Paul Maheke, Banu Cennetoğlu and Lawrence Abu Hamdan. Working with video, performance, sound and installation these artists explore how knowledge is produced, exchanged and consumed. Their work also raises complex questions concerning the effects of geographic borders on bodies and how systems of governance “The seeding ground of bright young artists.” influence everyday experience. Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, November 2016 Chisenhale Gallery’s 2018 commissions expand on themes raised in the gallery’s 2017 programme, which addresses In the 1990s Chisenhale Gallery produced first representation, the ethics of care and collaboration, and the institutional solo exhibitions with artists such body as a site of political enquiry. as , , , , Pipilotti Rist and Thomas Hirschorn.

Artists who have participated in the recent exhibitions programme include: Ed Atkins, Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, Hannah Black, Maeve Brennan, Helen Marten, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, , Camille Henrot, Jumana Manna, Maria Eichhorn, Yuri Pattison and Luke Willis Thompson.

Above Installation view of Artists participating in the recent programme Cornelia Parker’s exhibition, have been awarded or nominated for the Turner Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View, 1991. Courtesy of the artist Prize, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for and Frith Street Gallery. Artists, the Jarman Award, the Max Mara Art Photo: Hugo Glendinning. Prize for Women and The Future Generation

Left Interim performance, Art Prize. Chisenhale Gallery artists have also JESSICA LLEWELLYN participated in major international exhibitions TIMOTHY DWAYNE such as the Venice Biennale, Whitney Biennial WOJCIECH YUNUEN, 2015. Photo: Irene Moray. and documenta. Engagement

The Engagement Programme at Chisenhale Gallery comprises a broad range of activities and attracts diverse audiences. Public discussion is at the centre of Chisenhale Gallery’s commissioning process, and each project generates debate around contemporary art and culture. The programme creates opportunities to discuss themes that recur throughout the gallery’s commissions, address key questions raised by each artist’s work and explore timely social, political and formal issues.

Left Luke Willis Thompson in conversation with Polly Staple, Director of Chisenhale Gallery, 2017. Photo: Sam Nightingale.

Right Symposium, part of Maria Eichhorn’s exhibition, 5 weeks, 25 days, 175 hours, 2016. Photo: Mark Blower.

The Engagement Programme encompasses public talks “Very informative, thorough, generous… and events at the gallery and offsite, alongside seminars and A fantastic resource.” discussions with visits from schools, higher education institutions Visitor feedback, 2017 and local community organisations. Chisenhale Gallery also produces contextual material for each exhibition, including interviews with exhibiting artists and reading lists of books, articles and films all expanding on ideas within the artists’ work. All of this material contributes to Chisenhale Gallery’s growing online archive, which features print as well as audio and video recordings, providing a significant resource. Please visit the gallery’s website to find out more, www.chisenhalegallery.org.uk. Current and recent partners include: Create, London; Spike Island, Bristol; Lismore Castle Arts; The Whitworth, The University of Manchester; Biennale of Sydney; Sharjah Art Foundation; Malmö Konsthall; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the East End Women’s Institute, London; MUBI; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; Modern, London; Goldsmiths, University of London; and University of East London.

Chisenhale Gallery is a founding member of Common Practice, London, an advocacy group for the contemporary visual arts sector in the capital. Chisenhale Gallery is also a member of Plus Tate, a network of museums and galleries across the UK, set up by Tate to strengthen the contemporary visual arts ecology by sharing resources.

Right Installation view of Luke Willis Thompson’s exhibition, autoportrait, 2017. Photo: Andy Keate.

Below right Installation view of Yuri Pattison’s exhibition, user, space, 2016. Photo: Andy Keate.

PARTNERSHIPS

Partnerships are central to Chisenhale Gallery’s activities, enabling the production of ambitious projects. Works commissioned by Chisenhale Gallery go on to be shown in new national and international contexts, extending the reach of the gallery’s programme. Through collaboration with partner organisations, Chisenhale Gallery shares resources and develops new networks. “Chisenhale was a wonderful experience for me on all fronts. I appreciated very much the team’s dedication […] it’s rare to have such a caring team following through a production from its early phases to the end, and it made a huge difference. I can only hope to have another experience as good as this one soon!” Jumana Manna, Artist

“Chisenhale is a space that allows an artist to go to another level of their practice or step out of it and renew it.” Camille Henrot, Artist

“Working with Chisenhale Gallery was, quite frankly, wonderful […] it was my first institutional show, and I couldn’t have hoped for a more considerate working relationship, or a more serious and enthusiastic stage. Its impact has been inestimable for me.” Above left Installation view Ed Atkins, Artist and Chisenhale Gallery Trustee of Camille Henrot’s exhibition, The Pale Fox, 2014. Photo: Andy Keate.

Above right Installation view of Alex Baczynski-Jenkins’ exhibition, The tremble, the symptom, the swell and the hole together, 2017. Photo: Mark Blower. Young People

Chisenhale Gallery is committed to enabling greater access to contemporary art by engaging with new audiences, particularly young people. Stop Play Record is a three-year initiative (2015–18) for young people aged 16–24 years, who live in London and are interested in experimental film. Chisenhale Gallery is working with six young artists on the production of new short films. Talks and workshops run throughout the programme, offering young people access to expert-led activities and the opportunity to meet their peers and share ideas.

Chisenhale Gallery continues to be an essential resource for the local education sector. Chisenhale Gallery Presents is a series of presentations delivered by commissioned artists, in collaboration with curatorial staff, at local secondary schools. These events directly connect artists with students, and establish a link between gallery and classroom.

“The sessions with Chisenhale Gallery are inspirational for the students. It helped them to think quickly and out of the box, and express thoughts and ideas in a way that they might not usually be able to.”

Above right Students from Samantha Hill, Head of Art, St Paul’s Way Trust Secondary School St Paul’s Way Trust School participating in Chisenhale Gallery Presents, delivered by Milo van der Maaden and Imran Perretta, 2016.

Right Ayo Akingbade, Tower XYZ, 2016. Film still. Curatorial Trainee Programme

Chisenhale Gallery’s Curatorial Trainee Programme provides outstanding training, structured mentoring and professional development for emerging curators. This programme consists of two full-time, 12 to 18-month posts per year that are paid and open to all. Previous Chisenhale trainees have gone on to secure prestigious roles within arts organisations in London, nationally and internationally. In 2014, Chisenhale Gallery’s director, Polly Staple was awarded the Genesis Prize in recognition of her work as ‘an outstanding mentor of artistic talent’ across the artistic programme, and support of emerging curators.

“Everything I know and apply in my current position I learned at Chisenhale, […] I am thankful to Chisenhale for working hard on keeping these two traineeships as fully paid positions. This is one of the few opportunities of its kind in the UK.” Kasia Wlaszczyk, Exhibitions & Events Trainee 2015–16, currently Assistant to the Director, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut

“Finding a way to gain important skills and experience early on in your career is very difficult.

Above Curatorial trainee The Chisenhale Gallery Curatorial Trainee Eliel Jones introduces Luke Programme is a unique opportunity.” Willis Thompson’s exhibition, autoportrait, 2017. Tommie Introna, Offsite & Education Trainee 2015–16, currently Photo: Sam Nightingale. Peckham Experiment Coordinator at the South London Gallery, London Right Milo van der Maaden and Imran Perretta’s 21st Century commission, Pale News in Victoria Park, London, 2016. Photo: Sam Nightingale. How to Support Chisenhale Friends &

Chisenhale Gallery is a registered charity and part of Arts Patrons Programme Council England’s National Portfolio. The gallery fundraises for the artistic programme and curatorial traineeships in their Chisenhale Gallery Friends and Patrons are a group of the entirety, as well as more than half of all core costs, through gallery’s most committed supporters. Exclusive benefits of trusts, foundations and individual donations. All donations joining the Friends and Patrons Programme include private directly support the production of new work by artists, while viewings; opportunities to attend bespoke events, such as studio enabling the gallery to keep all exhibitions and the majority visits with artists; previews of all new Chisenhale Editions; and of events free. acknowledgement on our website and in the entrance of the There are a number of ways you can support Chisenhale gallery. The most significant benefit is supporting the artistic Gallery, from making a one-off donation to joining as a programme itself. Friend or Patron, or helping to fund an artists’ commission, a programme or organisational initiative. All donations are Chisenhale Gallery Friends and Patrons give an annual greatly appreciated. donation of:

Director’s Circle Patron: £2,500 Patron: £900 Friend: £250 You can also support particular exhibitions or projects by becoming a Lead Supporter (from £10,000), Headline Supporter (from £5,000) or joining a Supporters Circle (from £2,500).

For further information about how to support Chisenhale Gallery please visit our website or email [email protected].

Chisenhale EDITIONS

Chisenhale Gallery commissions and produces exclusive limited edition artworks. All funds raised make a direct contribution to the artistic programme, supporting the next generation of pioneering artists. Recent Chisenhale Editions include works by Wolfgang Tillmans, Camille Henrot, Mark Leckey, James Richards and Park McArthur.

For more information and to buy an edition, please visit our Above Gallery visitor views Chisenhale Editions, 2015. online shop at www.chisenhale.org.uk/shop or email Photo: Mark Blower. [email protected]. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Director’s Circle PATRONS Shane Akeroyd, Ed Atkins, William Burlington, Stephen Escritt, Mark Godfrey, Sirine & Ahmad Abu Ghazaleh; Shane Akeroyd; Belmacz; Bistrotheque; William Andrew Haigh, Andrew Hale, Helen Marten, Keir McGuinness, Jessica Morgan, & Laura Burlington; Mariana & Adam Clayton; Alastair Cookson; Pilar Corrias; Andrea Phillips, Alice Rawsthorn (Chair), Luiza Teixeira de Freitas. Jed Donnelly; Alexandra Economou; Fletcher Gallery Services; Emma & Fred Goltz; Dr Martin Hatebur; Mark Hix; Maja Hoffmann; Kvadrat; Fabiana Marenghi Vaselli Development Committee Bond; Keir McGuinness; Kamel Mennour, Paris/London; Patricia Moraes & Pedro Barbosa; Greene Naftali; Yana & Stephen Peel; Mariela Pissioti; May Calil (Chair), Milovan Farronato, Rodolphe von Hofmannstahl, Sonja Junkers, Beatriz Quintella & Luiz Augusto Teixeira de Freitas; Frances Reynolds; Ringier Jimi Lee, Luiza Teixeira de Freitas. Collection Switzerland; Erica Roberts; Sadie Coles HQ; Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo; Silvie Fleming Collection; Simon Lee; Sprüth Magers; Julia Stoschek; CORE FUNDERS John Studzinski; SUTTON; Maria & Malek Sukkar; Helen Thorpe; White Cube; Lynette Yiadom-Boakye; Zabludowicz Collection.

PATRONS Chisenhale Gallery’s Commissions Programme 2017 – 19 is supported by Renee Aguiar-Lucander, The Approach, Arabeschi di Latte, Blackwell Green, the LUMA Foundation. Sara Blonstein, Brian Boylan, Jeffrey Boone & David Wong, Beverley Buckingham, Chisenhale Gallery’s Curatorial Trainee Programme 2016 –18 is supported by Aisha Butt, May Calil, Nicolette Cavaleros & Christine Delivanis, Niamh Coghlan & Sirine & Ahmad Abu Ghazaleh. Richard Saltoun, Eleanor Congreve, Coriander Studios, Tamara Corm, Thomas Dane, Chisenhale Gallery’s Talks & Events Programme 2017 is supported by Tom Dingle, Sarah L Elson, Emalin, Stephen Escritt, Dr Paul Ettlinger & Raimund Helen Thorpe. Berthold, Alessandra & Ricardo Ferrari, Danae Filioti, Laurie Fitch, Found Art, Candida Gertler, Aphrodite Gonou, Taymour Grahne, Judith Greer, Georgia Griffiths, Andrew Haigh, Stephanie & Andrew Hale, Herald St, Hollybush Gardens, EXHIBITION & PROJECT SUPPORTERS Tracey Josephs, Frith Kerr, Emily King & Matthew Slotover, Katharine Kostyál, Lead Supporters Jimi Lee, Helen Marten, mother’s tankstation limited, Gregor Muir, , Shane Akeroyd, Sirine & Ahmad Abu Ghazaleh, Creative New Zealand Toi Emilie Pastor, Alexander V. Petalas, Andrea Phillips, Charlie Porter, Adam Prideaux, Aotearoa, Gaia Art Foundation. Alice Rawsthorn, Eugenio Re Rebaudengo, James Richards, Sibylle Rochat, Alex Headline Supporters Sainsbury & Elinor Jansz, Amanda Sharp, Southard Reid, Bina von Stauffenberg, The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Fabiana Marenghi Vaselli Bond, The Cranford Russell Tovey, Navann Ty, Petri & Jolana Vainio, David Zwirner, Burcu Yüksel. Collection, Henry Moore Foundation, Mark Hix & HIX Restaurants, Lismore Castle Arts, Yana & Stephen Peel, Alice Rawsthorn, David & Libby Richwhite, Julia Friends Stoschek, Jan Warburton Charitable Trust, Ernest Cook Trust, Elephant Trust, Muriel Curt Marcus Gallery, Hymie Dunn, Hauser & Wirth, Marcelle Joseph, & Freddy Salem. Sonja Junkers, Priya Khanchandani, Gregorio Magnani, Zain Masud McGetrick, Supporters Circles David Noonan, Julie Oxberry, The Royal Inn on the Park, Anna Shields, Arcadia Missa, Joumana Asseily, May Calil, Alexandra Economou, John & Jo Gow, Luiza Teixeira de Freitas, Vassan Thavaraja, Sigrid Wilkinson. Josephine Green, Stephanie & Andrew Hale, Marcelle Joseph, Lismore Castle Arts, Emilie Pastor, Danae Mossman & Simon Robinson, Sibylle Rochat, Matthew And all those who wish to remain anonymous. Slotover & Emily King, Jenny & Andrew Smith, Stephan Tanbin Sastrawidjaja. Correct as of July 2017 VISIT

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Mile End: 10-minute walk/ 277, 425, 339 or D6 bus Bethnal Green: 12-minute walk/ 8 or D6 bus

Gallery opening hours during exhibitions Wednesday to Sunday 12 – 6pm

Office opening hours Monday to Friday, 10 – 6pm

First Thursdays In conjunction with late night gallery openings across East London, during exhibitions Chisenhale Gallery is open until 9pm on the first Thursday of each month.

Admission is free.

“One of the best public institutions in the UK – it gives artists an opportunity to be ambitious and test what’s possible.” Visitor feedback, 2017

“Diverse and thought provoking, the programme impacts what is read, Design discussed and shown more broadly.” – Studio Frith Visitor feedback, 2017