For a major new London exhibition, the Polish painter Wilhelm Sasnal draws on everything from the Holocaust to family life. Anything can serve as inspiration, he says... more
Paul Graham was criticised for his 'unreal' use of colour and left Britain to work in New York. Now he is back with a retrospective at the Whitechapel Gallery... more
Have chips had their day? With thick-cut, salt-encrusted or pan-fried potatoes tried and tested, deep-fried artichokes, aubergines and courgettes are now the side order of the day... more
Angela Hartnett is to take over the restaurant at the Whitechapel Gallery in her first new venture since breaking her links with Gordon Ramsay in October... more
CultureLine, a partnership of 10 museums along the new London Overground East London Line, will host a Summer Discovery Weekend between 6-8 August.... more
She rose to fame in her native America after painting Andy Warhol but remained unknown in the UK. Yet artists all over the world pay tribute to her work and feminists to her life — so who was Alice Neel?... more
For her Whitechapel Gallery show, Rachel Harrison pulls together a junkyard of elements to create one of her exotic installations — but there’s more to it than rubbish, says Ben Luke.... more
The fact that fewer restaurants than anticipated closed down in 2009 may be a blessing, at least for the owners, but the real crunch, I suspect, is still to come, says Fay Maschler... more
The people's gallery of the East End got royal endorsement when Prince William officially inaugurated the Whitechapel Gallery after its £13.5 million revamp and extension
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With the re-opening of the birthplace of British Modernism visitors can feast their eyes and indulge their appetites at the Whitechapel Gallery.... more
Guy Ritchie gave the Collins twins their break on screen — now they have moved behind the camera to tell the story of their real-life gangster dad.... more
A copy of Picasso's anti-war painting Guernica which is normally on show at the United Nations in New York is being installed at the Whitechapel Gallery... more
Film-making duo Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla have taken a special interest in an island off the Puerto Rican mainland but the films they have produced are imeasurably tedious.... more
Electric landlady Piney Gir hosts a special edition of her monthly night, the Eve club is encouraging sartorial sin and expect something suitably swashbuckling from Pete and the Pirates.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do