Rachel Whiteread Frieze

Whitechapel Gallery unveils a newly commissioned artwork for its façade by Rachel Whiteread.

Rachel Whiteread Frieze at Whitechapel Gallery

When the Whitechapel Gallery was built in 1901, a space was left for a frieze on its façade.

Finally, more than 100 years later, that space is being filled by a new artwork, commissioned by the gallery from Turner Prize-winning British artist Rachel Whiteread in partnership with the London 2012 Festival.

Artist Rachel Whiteread's New Frieze

Rachel Whiteread is best known for her white box installation in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall and House, her plaster cast of the interior of an entire Victorian house.

For her new frieze, Whiteread takes inspiration from the Whitechapel Gallery's "tree of life" motif, which currently decorates the Grade II-listed building.

Rachel Whiteread is also one of the 12 British artists commissioned to design an official Olympic and Paralympic poster for London 2012.