London Mosque. 1956 – This is Tomorrow exhibit 1958 – American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock 1961 – Mark Rothko. The installation of his work at the Whitechapel becomes his template for all subsequent shows 1961 - Recent Australian painting, Whitechapel Gallery, London (including John Olsen) 1964 – The New Generation – Painting – showcasing the work of John Hoyland, Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney, Paul Huxley, Alan Jones and Bridget Riley 1965 – The New Generation – Sculpture – showcasing the work of Philip King, David Annesley, Michael Bolus, Tim Scott, William Tucker, Isaac Witkin 1970 and 1971 – David Hockney retrospective, first major shows of Gilbert & George and Richard Long 1982 – Frida Kahlo 1986 Victor Willing, a retrospective exhibition 1993 – The Whitechapel Gallery showcases Lucian Freud 2001 and 2002 – Liam Gillick and Nan Goldin stage their first major solo shows in the UK 2008 – Cornelia Parker's film Chomskian Abstract, featuring Noam Chomsky 2009 – Retrospective of Isa Genzken's work and solo shows for Sophie Calle and Elizabeth Peyton 2010 – Survey of Alice Neel's portraits in Britain 19–20 January 2011 the gallery hosted the inaugural Northern Future Forum gathering of prime ministers. 2011 – First UK survey of German artist Thomas Struth, one of the photographers of the late 20th century 2012 – A comprehensive survey of Turner Prize winning British artist Gillian Wearing 2013 – The first major solo exhibition in London for YBA artist Sarah Lucas 2014 – Five decade survey of North American Richard Tuttle, which was presented in conjunction with a major installation in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall and a solo show for Dada pioneer Hannah Höch 2015 – The first show in Britain on Arab Modernism "Imperfect Chronology: Arab Art from the Modern to the Contemporary", from the Barjeel Art Foundation collection 2016 – A new commission by feminist activism art group Guerrilla Girls and a major retrospective of British artist Eduardo Paolozzi 2017 – A major retrospective of German artist Thomas Ruff and solo show for British artist Benedict Drew 2018 – A solo show for Mark Dion and the first major UK survey of artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset Education Since 1923, the gallery has run a not-for-profit educational charity, and has pioneered artists' residencies in schools and other education innovations that have been adopted as models across the UK and internationally. The current education programme focuses on