The biennial Open Exhibition is selected by Gemma Tipton, journalist, writer and critic of contemporary art and architecture.

Arrival always implies a journey, but it doesn’t have to be physical. It can be arrival at an idea, or an insight, something finished, something understood. It’s about that moment when you suddenly just know you’ve got there – wherever “there” may be. Making art can be an arrival. So too can looking at it.
– Gemma Tipton

Our Learning Programme for Arrival is packed with lots of activites for all ages! Click here for more information.

Tour and Talk with Gemma Tipton

Thursday 7 December, 5.30pm Gallery, Level 3, dlr LexIcon

To mark the opening of Arrival, we are excited to have journalist, writer and critic of contemporary art and architecture, Gemma Tipton, to discuss the choice of theme and selection process for Arrival, while taking us on a short tour of the artworks.