galleries

Wilkinson Gallery

50-58 Vyner Street
London E2 9DA
020 8980 2662
info@wilkinsongallery.com
www.wilkinsongallery.com
Thu-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-6 or by appt
Tube Bethnal Green

The 6000 sq ft (560 sq m) building designed by Bobby Desai, Creative Director of Clarke : Desai, is the first purpose built gallery in E2 now famous for its thriving contemporary art gallery scene.
The conclusion of the 18 months project delivers to Amanda and Anthony Wilkinson two museum size gallery spaces for the main programme plus a project space for the development of a parallel programme of experimental one off projects and collaborations with other international public and private art organisations.
The Wilkinson Gallery was one of the first to open E2 in 1998, just a minute walk from the new space. Since then, the gallery has grown to represent international artists such as the acclaimed New York performance artist Joan Jonas and has also, over the last nine years, developed the careers of young artists, such as George Shaw, to international status.
Located on the site of a former single story factory, the initial idea was to refurbish the existing building. The team, however, decided to demolish this to make way for a new, bespoke two-story gallery. Careful development has ensured the original envelope is maintained at the rear, with a second story added to the Vyner Street side.
Project Designer Bobby Desai explains “It is essentially a black building externally, which gives the building mass a unique resonance and presence. Yet it still has formal references to the industrial heritage of the site. There is a deliberate rawness to some of the detail; this ensures that the internal spaces will always be subordinate to the contents.”

Exhibitions Some Have Eyes 21.Nov - 11.Jan.09, I Could Hit The Ceiling 21.Nov - 11.Jan.09, Unrelated 04.Jul - 10.Aug.08, Matthew Higgs: Art Is To Enjoy 04.Jul - 10.Aug.08, Marcin Maciejowski: Not Obvious 22.May - 29.Jun.08, Lia Perjovschi: Performances 1987 - 2007 22.May - 29.Jun.08, Joan Jonas: Infernal Paradise / The Juniper Tree 05.Apr - 18.May.08, Elizabeth Magill Chronicle of Orange / Jimmy De Sana 101 Nudes 23.Feb - 30.Mar.08, THE OBJECT IS THE MIRROR (PART II) 17.Jan - 17.Feb.08, Sung Hwan Kim 22.Nov - 06.Jan.08, Ged Quinn 22.Nov - 06.Jan.08, Unplugged (remix) 11.Oct - 18.Nov.07, Shimabuku: Fish & Chips 11.Oct - 18.Nov.07, Thoralf Knobloch 05.Sep - 07.Oct.07, On the Collective for Living Cinema 05.Sep - 07.Oct.07, The Last Show 23.May - 24.Jun.07, Jacob Dahl Jurgensen 01.Mar - 01.Apr.07, Dierk Schmidt 11.Jan - 25.Feb.07, Solo Show 30.Nov - 07.Jan.07, The grand & the commonplace 11.Oct - 12.Nov.06, Solo show 15.Jul - 13.Aug.06, Solo show 08.Jun - 09.Jul.06, Lightning, thunder, brimstone & fire 04.May - 04.Jun.06