
The Unseen Selected by Hurvin Anderson at Whitechapel Gallery
May 20, 2022 — Aug 7, 2022
Whitechapel Gallery jumped on the collab train. In their latest show, British artist Hurvin Anderson selected 25 works from the holdings of Norwegian collector Christen Sveaas. The starting point is the invisibility of the Black experience in art, a prevalent and pressing theme, but Anderson expands upon the assignment by including little-known Scandinavian artists, depictions of interiors, and works made from elusive materials like coal dust. By broadening the scope and meaning of the “unseen,” Anderson draws your attention to artists you’ve never heard of while urging a deeper understanding of what does and doesn’t get noticed in the vast sea of art.