White Cube in New York
White Cube came to New York in 2023 with its first permanent space in the United States. The gallery represents more than 60 international artists and already had rooms in several of the world’s art capitals; the Upper East Side was a natural next address.
The building is a former bank from the 1930s, reworked inside as a contemporary gallery. There are three floors and some 8,000 square feet of exhibition space, two of the floors lit by daylight, with private viewing rooms planned so that nothing competes with the work.
The gallery began in 1993 in a single small room on Duke Street, London. Its founder, Jay Jopling, did much to build the careers of Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas, part of the generation known as the Young British Artists, who defined London art in the 1990s. Over the years White Cube has also opened temporary spaces in places such as Aspen and West Palm Beach.
On Madison Avenue the old bank and the new work sit well together. The proportions of the 1930s give the art a certain gravity, and the art keeps the building from feeling like a monument.
1002 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10075
PHOTOS A. SAKAE
Featured photo Nicholas Venezia / Courtesy of White Cube. The art showcased above in Photos 1 and 2 is from the inaugural exhibition “Chopped & Screwed,” curated by Courtney Willis Blair, running from October 03, 2023 until October 28, 2023. Please note the colors in the photos may not accurately represent the true colors of the artworks. The photos have been processed for this publication.
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Tina Nekkia McClodden, The Lover, off the road (after Barbara), 1972-2021; Julie Mehretu, Rubber Gloves (O.C.), 2018; Theaster Gates, Civil Color Spectrum, 2023.
