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Tracey Emin, The Ship, 2019

Whitechapel Gallery announces Tracey Emin as the Art Icon 2022 recipient

January 14, 2022January 27, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 87 Views 0 Comments News 2 min read

The East London based artist is known for her autobiographical and expressive artwork that has been featured in Charles Saatchi’s

The infectious smile of Rahemur Rahman, sitting inside the installation he created with collaborating artists.

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My Home, My Bari: Rebuilding the loss of home through community

December 30, 2021January 5, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 118 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

British-Bangladeshi fashion designer Rahemur Rahman’s My Home My Bari exhibition explores the theme of home, what it means to be

Shot of the Bell Foundry entrance, Whitechapel Road.

This picture depicts a high street shot of the entrance on 32–34 Whitechapel Road. Although the windows are on display, it seems as though the premise is empty, almost as though nothing exists past the door, echoing its consequential end. © John Claridge, 1982

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Photographer John Claridge: remembering the Whitechapel Bell Foundry

December 10, 2021December 16, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 147 Views 0 Comments Features 3 min read

Remembering the legacy of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry through photographer John Claridge’s photos taken in 1982 and 2016. The manufacturing

My Home, My Bari room installation featuring 1970s interior design, by Rahemur Rahman and his students.

The main installation features wallpaper designed by the students using block printing and screen printing, and traditional Bengali bangles hung side-to-side. © Kois Miah

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My Home, My Bari exhibition: Celebrating the British Bangladeshi experience in London

December 2, 2021January 5, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 231 Views 0 Comments News 2 min read

Walk into a 1970s British-Bengali home through the immersive My Home, My Bari exhibition created by local fashion designer, Rahemur

Taj Stores butcher at his work station, cutting up some meat, as he poses for the camera, Brick Lane, Whitechapel.

The warm smile of the Taj Stores butcher Muhammed lights up the room as its neon signs do. © Gulistan Elidemir

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A day in the life of Taj Stores butcher Muhammed Khalilur Rahman

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 83 Views 0 Comments Features 3 min read

Working at one of Banglatown’s staple locations, Taj Stores, butcher Muhammed Khalilur Rahman gives us an insight into his working

Plates full of Korean food crowded on a table top.

A Korean feast featuring kimbap, fried seaweed rolls, vegetable dumplings, kimchi chips and kimchi. © Gulistan Elidemir

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Bento Bab food review: the Kpop decorated Korean street food restaurant

November 19, 2021December 13, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 157 Views 0 Comments Reviews 6 min read

From viral TikTok videos to Kpop stars plastered across its interior, Bento Bab has been serving Whitechapel authentic and halal

The Banglatown decorated lamp post in focus with the curry houses blurred behind it.

A Banglatown lamp post covered with stickers with the curry houses residing in the background. © Gulistan Elidemir

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A trip through Brick Lane’s Banglatown in the midst of its changing landscape

November 12, 2021December 19, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 167 Views 0 Comments Guides 8 min read

Exploring what has become of Brick Lane’s Banglatown by taking a trip through its famed curry houses, the Brick Lane

Portrait of photographer Syd Shelton. © Syd Shelton

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Photographer Syd Shelton on the vanishing East End and what it is becoming today

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 155 Views 0 Comments Features 8 min read

Syd Shelton shares his ‘lifelong commitment’ of trying to ‘reinvent the caricature of East Enders’ through his photographs The streets

Street view of The Buxton pub and restaurant, Brick Lane, Whitechapel.

The Buxton pub lit up during an evening, highlighting its Victorian architecture. © CLERKENWELLBOYEC1

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The Buxton pub and restaurant reopens its doors after a lengthy lockdown

October 22, 2021October 26, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 135 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

First opened in 2019, The Buxton bistro and hotel experienced setbacks in its services due to the lockdown. After a

An illustration of the Covid memorial garden planned by TfL for Aldgate, Whitechapel.

A design of the proposed memorial garden for Braham Street, Aldgate.

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Memorial garden in Aldgate to commemorate transport workers victims

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 123 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

Remembering the lives lost to the pandemic through the healing design of a Covid memorial garden Transport for London (TfL)

A black and white photo of Petticoat Lane Market in history on a busy day in Whitechapel, East London, 1920.

Petticoat Lane Market captured on a busy market day in the 1920s, East London.

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Petticoat Lane Market – one of the oldest markets in London

October 18, 2021January 12, 2022 Gulistan Elidemir 147 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

From the Tudor Times to the bombing of World War II, this is the story of Petticoat Lane Market’s refusal

The East London Mosque on Whitechapel Road, East London.

London’s largest mosque is found at the heart of Whitechapel on its busy high street.

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A tour of the most notable mosques that adorn Whitechapel

October 8, 2021October 12, 2021 Gulistan Elidemir 210 Views 0 Comments Guides 2 min read

Being home to the famous East London Mosque, mosques in Whitechapel contribute to the area’s diverse urban architecture. Whitechapel is