chisenhale.org.uk Chisenhale Gallery was founded by artists. The same Chisenhale gallery experimental vision and spirit of possibility that changed an empty veneer factory and brewery warehouse into an art believes in artists gallery guides our work today. We commission and produce contemporary art, supporting international and UK-based artists to make their most ambitious work to date by pursuing new directions in their practices. We are committed to our audiences having access to the energy and ideas of an ever- expanding artist community. Chisenhale Gallery has an award-winning, 38-year history as one of ’s most innovative forums for art production and presentation. With a reputation for identifying new artistic talent, we believe in making cultural impact through working with artists. We develop ideas with artists over a one-to-two year incubation period, from concept to completion. Located in a dynamic and creative residential neighbourhood in the heart of London’s East End, where many cultures converge, Chisenhale Gallery is an evolving space for experimentation, transformed by each artist’s commission. Chisenhale Gallery is a registered charity, part of ’s National Portfolio. The gallery fundraises for the programme in its entirety, as well as for more than half of all core costs, through trusts, foundations and individual donations. All of our exhibitions are free.

Cover image Installation view of Thao Nguyen Phan’s exhibition, Becoming Alluvium, 2020. Photo: Andy Keate. Left Opening of Banu Cennetoğlu’s exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery, 2018. Photo: Mark Blower. “Chisenhale Gallery is really 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

“Chisenhale is the showing space every artist wants to work with, the freedom to take risks in a place which pushes you to your creative and intellectual limits in conversation with audiences who are eager to be stretched is priceless.” Lubaina Himid, Artist

“It is this refusal to compromise that makes Chisenhale such a provocative and generous workspace. Chisenhale is staunchly invested in the idea of a non-exclusive public space, a determined path towards collectivity and freedom. To know that the conversations and friendships that cemented around my own commission are still cherished parts of my daily life, is a continuation of the simple fact that Chisenhale Above Installation view of is an inimitable space.” Camille Henrot’s exhibition, The Pale Fox, 2014. Helen Marten, Artist and Chisenhale Gallery Trustee Photo: Andy Keate. Chisenhale Gallery creates exciting works of art

We bring artworks into being. Many of the artists that have come to define the late 1980s through to our present moment have had breakthrough exhibitions commissioned by Chisenhale Gallery. The resulting artworks go on to be exhibited and collected by significant institutions worldwide. Our process starts when we identify an exciting artist to work with, who often has not exhibited in London. We hold conversations and studio visits so that we get to know artists’ practices in depth. We listen to their ideas, ambitions and hopes. Working collaboratively towards the creation of new work, every commission is a process of discovery, asking how something can be realised that hasn’t existed before. The gallery is reinvented with each exhibition; adapted for every artist’s needs. The range of enquiry presented means we are working simultaneously on realising film production, live performance, sculptural and sound installation, or exploring new directions in painting and photography. Artists working with Chisenhale Gallery address the most important questions of our contemporary moment. In recent years, these have included: access and public space; re-imagining Black presence in painting; and listening as a form of asking who among us gets to be heard. The 2021 Commissions Programme comprises three solo exhibitions by artists Yu Ji, Abbas Akhavan and Rindon Johnson. Working within and beyond the walls of the gallery, the artists each address urgent issues about individual responsibility in our natural and built environments. Above Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Greenfinch, 2012. Photo: Marcus Leith. “Being invited to present a solo exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery developed and pushed my practice in unprecedented ways. Unlike other commissions, this one felt made-to-measure. Everything started with the art and my vision for the show.” Paul Maheke, Artist and Chisenhale Gallery Trustee

Left Opening of Paul Maheke’s exhibition, A fire circle for a public hearing, 2018. Photo: Mark Blower. Installation view of Anthea Hamilton’s exhibition, Gymnasium, 2009. LEGACY: the artists’ art gallery

Chisenhale Gallery is where artists come to see and support the work of their peers, mentors and friends. Influential group shows at Chisenhale Gallery include Yellow Peril: New World Asians and Essential Black Art, which featured artists Rasheed Araeen, Sonia Boyce and Mona Hatoum, among others. In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the gallery produced the first solo exhibitions in the UK with Lubaina Himid, , , and . The gallery has commissioned major new works by artists including Faisal Abdu’Allah and David Adjaye, Anthea Hamilton, , Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Ed Atkins, Helen Marten, and Camille Henrot. More recently, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Ima-Abasi Okon, Imran Perretta and Thao Nguyen Phan have all produced critically acclaimed commissions with Chisenhale Gallery. Artists participating in the recent programme have been awarded or nominated for the , the Deutsche In 1991, Cornelia Parker’s explosive Börse Photography Foundation Prize, Future Generation Art sculpture laid bare the extraordinary Prize and the Prix Fondation d’entreprise Ricard. Chisenhale nature of a frozen moment. alumni have also participated in major international exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, New Museum Triennial, Liverpool Biennial and documenta.

Above Installation view of Cornelia Parker’s exhibition, Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View, 1991. Courtesy of the artist and Frith Street Gallery. Photo: Hugo Glendinning. Wolfgang Tillmans staged a version of the world he wanted to live in through previously unseen new photography in 1997.

Right Wolfgang Tillmans, Kate, sitting, 1997. Courtesy of the artist. PARTNERSHIPS

Partnerships enable Chisenhale’s production of ambitious projects. Through our unique commissioning model, we create strategic collaborations with UK and international institutions to share resources. Artworks commissioned by Chisenhale Gallery reach up to 1,000,000 people annually through international circulation and public exhibitions. Commissioning and production partners include: Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis; Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam; Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane; EMPAC, New York; Spike Island, Bristol; BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead; The Whitworth, University of ; Void, Derry~Londonderry; Institute of Contemporary Art, London; BBC Arts; Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona; WIELS, Brussels; and SculptureCenter, New York. 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 , a network of museums and galleries across the UK, set up to strengthen the contemporary visual arts ecology by sharing knowledge.

Right Imran Perretta on set with cast and crew during filming of the destructors, 2019. Photo: Lenka Rayn H. Above The List of 34,361 documented deaths of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who have lost their lives “The seeding ground of bright young artists.” within or on the borders of Europe since 1993. Documentation as of 5 May Charlotte Higgins, 2018 by UNITED for Intercultural Action. Facilitated by Banu Cennetoğlu. This edition of The List was produced by Chisenhale Gallery and Liverpool Biennial. Presented at Great George Street, Liverpool Biennial 2018. Photo: Mark McNulty. Installation view of Faisal Abdu’Allah’s exhibition, The Garden of Eden, 2003. Produced in collaboration with David Adjaye. “It was a true privilege to work so intimately with an intellectually rigorous team with a rare level of personal investment beyond the commission, which I will treasure.” Mandy El-Sayegh, Artist

“Working with Chisenhale Gallery has been an amazing, formative experience and I will forever be grateful for their support in helping me to realise my most challenging and ambitious moving image work to date. The level of mutual trust, care and communication Above Installation view of Mandy El-Sayegh’s exhibition, over the course of my two year commission allowed me Cite Your Sources, 2019. to really push the scope of my work and gave me the Photo: Andy Keate. confidence to take risks, achieving something I couldn’t Right Installation view of Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s have imagined at the start of the journey.” exhibition, Earwitness Theatre, 2018. Photo: Andy Keate. Imran Perretta, Artist A neighbourhood gallery with an international reach

Chisenhale Gallery initiates a broad range of activities in tandem with each new exhibition, including artist talks and community partnerships. Every exhibition allows us to share free resources such as interviews with the commissioned artists and a recommended list of related books, articles and films to read, listen or watch. All of this material contributes to Chisenhale Gallery’s growing online archive. Community-building

We care about sustaining relationships with fellow community- based organisations. As our locality’s needs change, we look to develop ongoing projects and collaborations accordingly. Working in partnership with schools and community groups across the East End in Tower Hamlets and Hackney, we aim to uncover inspiring connections to everyday life through art.

Above right Ima-Abasi Okon in conversation with Marina Vishmidt at the gallery as part of Our visitors consistently let us know they feel welcome: Ima-Abasi Okon’s exhibition Infinite Slippage: nonRepugnant Insolvencies “Lovely to be able to have a chat after seeing the show, T!-a!-r!-r!-y!-i!-n!-g! as Hand Claps of M’s usually you go to galleries and the gallery staff do not Hard’Loved’Flesh [I’M talk to you.” irreducibly-undone because] — Quantum Leanage- Complex-Dub, 2019. Photo: Sam Nightingale. “I’ve never felt so present in a space experiencing art. Right Paul Maheke leads I had a lot of assumptions about this place. I’m really a movement workshop glad I have come and been able to connect with you.” for young people at Chisenhale Gallery, 2018. Photo: Sam Nightingale. Installation view of Helen Marten’s exhibition, Plank Salad, 2012. Photo: Andy Keate. Inspiring the next generation of creative thinkers, doers and makers

Chisenhale Gallery is committed to enabling the greatest possible access to the arts in our local area. In 2020, this meant allocating our Schools resources to embed an artist within our neighbouring primary school for the whole of the 2020-21 school year, having developed a remarkable collaboration with peer charity Artis Foundation whose mission is to transform young lives through the arts by creating magical, high quality learning opportunities to help children flourish. The gallery’s dedicated programmes ensure participants are the decision makers and producers, opening up the institution to younger voices. New Creatives is a series of commissioning opportunities for emerging artists aged 16–30 who work with audio or moving image, produced in partnership with the Institute of Contemporary Arts, BBC Arts and Arts Council England. We offer local secondary school students and young people the opportunity to hear from a broad range of professionals about pursuing future pathways in the arts and creative industries. A unique collaboration between Chisenhale Gallery, Barbican and Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) has evolved this model into the 2021 Visual Arts Open Forum where individuals can ask questions virtually and also share what they envision as the next generation of arts workers.

Right Creative Careers Day, 2019, hosted by London Metropolitan University’s School of Art, Architecture and Design. Photo: Sam Nightingale. “The weekly creative sessions build confidence, resilience and creativity while providing a beacon of fun within a school day.” Sarah Nyes, Key Stage 2 teacher, Chisenhale Primary School

Above Artist Julia Couto leads a workshop with Key Stage 2 children at Chisenhale Primary School, autumn term 2020. Photo courtesy of Artis. how to support

Chisenhale Gallery has an international reputation for identifying the most exciting artists working today and ensuring that those artists flourish. The gallery is just as committed to making a real difference in our local borough through community collaborations. Chisenhale Gallery is a registered charity and part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio. We fundraise for 100% of the artistic programme through trusts, foundations and individuals. Charitable giving directly enables the gallery to keep all exhibitions and most events free. You can support Chisenhale Gallery through buying a limited edition, making a one-off donation, joining as a Friend Friends & Patrons or Patron, and by helping to realise an artist’s commission or community programme. Every donation makes a genuine Programme cultural impact. The consistent support of Friends and Patrons is the reason Chisenhale can produce artworks by extraordinary artists. Chisenhale Gallery Friends and Patrons give an annual contribution* of:

Director’s Circle Patron: £2,500 Patron: £900 Friend: £250 Above right Opening of Sidsel Meineche Hansen’s exhibition, Welcome to *This contribution includes membership benefits and a End-Used City, 2019. voluntary donation that will be eligible for Gift Aid. Photo: Mark Blower. For more information please see our online Support page: Right Friends & Patrons event in association www.chisenhale.org.uk/support with BERTHOLD, for Mandy El-Sayegh’s Chisenhale Gallery exhibition, 2019. Photo: Mark Blower. commissions fund

Chisenhale Gallery’s Commissions Fund directly supports our annual major commissions. The Fund underpins the gallery’s independent approach to programming; ensuring artists can experiment, take risks and make bold new work. Commissions Fund members support annually with £10,000; for a minimum of two years, and form a dynamic group of our most committed enthusiasts. You can also support specific 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 ways to support Chisenhale Gallery, please visit our website or email Ioanna Nitsou, Development Manager: [email protected].

Above Installation view of Imran Perretta’s exhibition, the destructors, 2020. Photo: Andy Keate. Left Installation view of Ima-Abasi Okon’s exhibition, Infinite Slippage: nonRepugnant Insolvencies T!-a!-r!-r!-y!-i!-n!-g! as Hand Claps of M’s Hard’Loved’Flesh [I’M irreducibly-undone because] —Quantum Leanage- Complex-Dub, 2019. Photo: Andy Keate. Installation view of Toby Ziegler’s exhibition, Enter Desire, 2005. Chisenhale editions

Chisenhale Gallery commissions and produces exclusive limited edition artworks, which are kindly donated by the artists. Chisenhale Editions offer an opportunity to acquire affordable artworks by artists such as Mandy El-Sayegh, Camille Henrot, Paul Noble, Eddie Peake, Amalia Pica, Jordan Wolfson and Clare Woods.

All funds raised make a direct contribution to the artistic programme, supporting the next generation of artists.

For more information and to buy an edition, please visit our online shop at www.chisenhale.org.uk/shop or email [email protected].

“I never know what to expect from Chisenhale Gallery, which is why I love it. The one thing I do expect is to be intrigued,

excited and challenged by whatever I find there... For anyone who is passionate about discovering new directions in contemporary art, there is no better place to go, or to support.” Alice Rawsthorn, Author and Design Critic, Chair of Chisenhale Gallery’s

Above right A gallery visitor Board of Trustees views Mandy El-Sayegh’s editions Editorial Works, 2019. Photo: Mark Blower. Right Helen Marten, Low Temperature Civics, 2018. Edition of 12. Photo: Lewis Ronald. TRUSTEES Supporters Circles Shane Akeroyd, May Calil, Mark Godfrey, Andrew Haigh, Andrew Hale, Paul Maheke, Burger Collection, Hong Kong; Laura and William Burlington; May Calil; Nicolette Cavaleros Helen Marten, Keir McGuinness, Alice Rawsthorn (Chair), Sam Talbot. & Christine Delivanis; Sadie Coles HQ; Alastair Cookson; Pilar Corrias Limited; Delfina Foundation’s Network of Asia-Pacific Patrons; Amrita Jhaveri; Jessica Morgan; Chisenhale Council ; Alexander V. Petalas; Adam Prideaux; Alex Sainsbury & Elinor Janz; - Pauline Daly, Jennifer Ellis, Milovan Farronato, Joseph Green, Sonja Junkers, Eva Langret, Luiza Teixeira de Freitas; Navann Ty; UK China Connections through Culture Grants Kimiya Minoukadeh, Sibylle Rochat, Everette Taylor, Angelina Volk. and ; Ms Xuanqiao Che.

CORE FUNDER DIRECTOR’s circle patrons Belmacz; Laura & William Burlington; Mariana & Adam Clayton; Jed Donnelly; Kevin D. Johnson & Karen Jenkins-Johnson; Edouard Malingue Gallery; Hollybush Gardens; Helen Marten; Dale Mathias; Keir McGuinness; Mato Peric; Pilar Corrias Limited; Frances Reynolds; Erica Roberts; Sadie Coles HQ; Jack Shainman Gallery; Sprüth Magers; Maria & Malek Sukkar; Julia Stoschek; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac; Tiwani Contemporary; Programme supporters Mercedes Vilardell; ; Lynette Yiadom-Boakye; David Zwirner. The Chisenhale Curatorial Fellowship 2021-22 is supported by the Frieze x Deutsche Bank Emerging Curators Fellowship. PATRONS A.I; Estelle Akeroyd Hunt; Vasiliki Antonopoulou; The Approach; Blackwall Green; The 2021 Asymmetry Curatorial Writing Fellow is hosted by Chisenhale Gallery. Brian Boylan; Elisabetta Buonaiuto; May Calil; Nicolette Cavaleros & Christine Delivanis; Sophie Chrichton Stuart; Corvi-Mora, London; Thomas Dane; Tom Dingle; Emma Donnelly; Chisenhale Gallery’s Schools’ Programme 2020-21 has been made possible through the Emalin; Dr Paul Ettlinger & Raimund Berthold; Laurie Fitch; Jane & Richard Found; generosity of Headline Supporter Goodman Gallery. With additional support from the Thibault Geffrin; Aphrodite Gonou; Taymour Grahne; Andrew Haigh; Heloisa Genish; Schools’ Programme Supporters’ Circle. Amrita Jhaveri; Tracey Josephs; Frith Kerr; Natalia Kurakina; Imogen Kwok; Jimi Lee; Jona Lueddeckens; Kate MacGarry; Faisal Mahmood; Antonia Marsh; Massimo de Carlo; commissions fund Kimiya Minoukadeh; Mouktar Mohammed; Jessica Morgan; ; Emilie Pastor; Shane Akeroyd, Alastair Cookson, Emma & Fred Goltz, Fabiana Marenghi Vaselli Bond, Alexander V. Petalas; Andrea Phillips; Adam Prideaux; Alice Rawsthorn; Roberts Projects; Patrizia Memmo, Oscar Murillo, Donald Porteous, & Emily King, Sibylle Rochat; Alex Sainsbury & Elinor Jansz; Amanda Sharp; Bina von Stauffenberg; Everette Taylor, Ms Yan Du. Thames & Hudson Ltd; Vassan & Jyoti Thavarajah; Caragh Thuring; Milan Tomic; Russell Tovey; Berna Tuğlular; Ming Ying. Exhibitions & projects supporters Lead Supporters Friends Shane Akeroyd; Concrete Projects; The London Community Foundation and Cockayne – Association of Women in the Arts; Carmen Blanco Santos; Hymie Dunn; Sarah Lee Elson; Grants for the Arts. Reece Ewing; Hauser & Wirth; Marcelle Joseph; Sonja Junkers; Tim Le Breton; Madragoa, Lisbon; Gregorio Magnani; Andrea Luca Mina; mother’s tankstation; David Noonan; Headline Supporters Julie Oxberry; Anna Shields; Anne Wynne. Brian Boylan; Concrete Projects; Marie & Joe Donnelly; Sarah Lee Elson; Goodman Gallery; The Henry Moore Foundation, Alice Rawsthorn; The Donald R Sobey Foundation, And all those who wish to remain anonymous #iwill programme. Correct as of February 2021. VISIT us

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“It’s really nice to be asked about your experiences. In general, in urban spaces, that doesn’t happen often. Thank you.” Chisenhale visitor feedback Above “A hugely influential crucible for Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, The tremble part of The contemporary art.” tremble, the symptom, the swell and the The hole together, 2017. Photo: Mark Blower. Left Chisenhale Gallery entrance. Photo: Andy Keate.