Mike Nelson selects from the V-A-C collection

9 Sep — 30 Nov 2014 at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, United Kingdom

4 September 2014

Constantin Brâncuși (1867- 1957), The First Cry (1917), Bronze, 26 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection

The Whitechapel Gallery launches the first exhibition of works from the V-A-C collection in the UK, selected by renowned British artist Mike Nelson (b.1967).

For this display at the Whitechapel Galley, Nelson imagines returning works from some of the 20th century’s greatest sculptors to an environment suggestive of an artist’s studio, naturally lit under the gallery’s skylight.

Historic and contemporary figurative works by artists including Pawel Althamer, Louise Bourgeois, Constantin Brâncusi, Alberto Giacometti, Sherrie Levine, Henry Moore and Willem de Kooning will be displayed on a reclaimed wooden floor filling the space.

The V-A-C collection is owned by the V-A-C Foundation, a not for profit private institution founded in Moscow in 2009. This presentation of the V-A-C collection is part of the Whitechapel Gallery’s ongoing programme opening up important public and private collections for everyone.

Whitechapel Gallery

For over a century the Whitechapel Gallery has premiered world-class artists from modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo to contemporaries such as Sophie Calle, Paul Noble, Thomas Struth, Sarah Lucas and Mark Wallinger.

Gallery profile

Location

London, United Kingdom

Founded in

1901

Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Large Torso 1974, Bronze, 91.4 х 78.7 х 67.3 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection

Alberto Giacometti (1901 – 1966), Femme debout 1957, Bronze, Height: 71 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection

Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Large Torso 1974, Bronze, 91.4 х 78.7 х 67.3 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection
Alberto Giacometti (1901- 1966), Buste de Diego (1959), Bronze, Height 39.6 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection
Alberto Giacometti (1901 – 1966), Femme debout 1957, Bronze, Height: 71 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection

Alberto Giacometti (1901- 1966), Buste de Diego (1959), Bronze, Height 39.6 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection
Alberto Giacometti (1901 – 1966), Femme debout 1957, Bronze, Height: 71 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Large Torso 1974, Bronze, 91.4 х 78.7 х 67.3 cm, Image courtesy V-A-C collection