White Cube facts for kids
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White Cube is a well-known contemporary art gallery. It was started by Jay Jopling in London in 1993. This gallery shows modern art from many different artists.
Today, White Cube has several locations around the world. You can find its galleries in London, specifically White Cube Mason's Yard and White Cube Bermondsey. There is also White Cube Hong Kong in Central, Hong Kong Island, White Cube Paris in France, and White Cube Seoul in South Korea, which opened in 2023.
In October 2023, White Cube also opened new spaces in New York City. These are located on the Upper East Side at 1002 Madison Avenue. Some older White Cube locations have closed, like the one in Hoxton Square in 2012, São Paulo in 2015, and West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2023.
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History of White Cube
How White Cube Began
The White Cube gallery was founded by art dealer Jay Jopling. He opened the first gallery in May 1993. It was a small, square room on Duke Street in St James's, London. This street is famous for art galleries.
The gallery quickly became known for showing new artists. Many of these were part of a group called the Young British Artists (YBAs). Artists like Tracey Emin and Gavin Turk had their first solo shows at White Cube.
Hoxton Square Gallery (2000-2012)
In April 2000, White Cube moved to a larger building in Hoxton Square. This area in Hoxton/Shoreditch was popular with young artists. The new gallery had a big exhibition area downstairs. It also had a smaller space upstairs for different artists.
Sometimes, art was even shown outside in Hoxton Square. One example was a large sculpture by Damien Hirst called Charity. It showed a girl with a leg brace holding a charity box. The White Cube Hoxton Square gallery closed at the end of 2012.
London Galleries: St James's and Bermondsey
In September 2006, White Cube opened a second London gallery. This one was at Mason's Yard, close to the original Duke Street location. This new gallery was the first building built in the St James's area in over 30 years. It had about 1,022 square meters (11,000 square feet) of space.
In October 2011, White Cube Bermondsey opened. This gallery was made from an old warehouse. It became Europe's largest commercial gallery at the time. It has about 5,388 square meters (58,000 square feet) of space inside.
White Cube Around the World
White Cube started to open galleries outside the UK. White Cube Hong Kong opened in March 2012. It was the first international White Cube gallery. Many famous artists, including Gilbert & George and Damien Hirst, have shown their work there. The Hong Kong gallery has two floors and a high ceiling.
White Cube São Paulo in Brazil opened in December 2012. It was in a converted warehouse. Artists like Tracey Emin and Anselm Kiefer exhibited there. This gallery closed in 2015.
In 2018, White Cube opened an office in Manhattan, New York. People could visit by appointment. In 2019, the gallery also started a presence in Paris, France. By 2023, White Cube announced plans for a new space in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. This gallery is in the same building as the Horim Art Centre. White Cube opened its first public gallery in New York City on Madison Avenue in October 2023.
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Artists at White Cube
White Cube works with many living artists. Some of them include:
- David Altmejd
- Michael Armitage
- Christine Ay Tjoe
- Georg Baselitz
- Julie Curtiss
- Tracey Emin
- Cerith Wyn Evans
- Theaster Gates
- Gilbert & George
- Antony Gormley
- Louise Giovanelli
- David Hammons
- Mona Hatoum
- Damien Hirst
- Anselm Kiefer
- Rachel Kneebone
- Ibrahim Mahama
- Dóra Maurer
- Tiona Nekkia McClodden
- Julie Mehretu
- Beatriz Milhazes
- Sarah Morris
- Gabriel Orozco
- Virginia Overton
- Eddie Peake
- Howardena Pindell
- Doris Salcedo
- Cinga Samson
- Raqib Shaw
- Danh Vo
The gallery also helps manage the art collections of artists who have passed away. These include:
- Bram Bogart
- Lynne Drexler
- Al Held
- Richard Hunt
- Isamu Noguchi
- Takis
White Cube has also worked with other artists in the past, such as:
- Jake and Dinos Chapman
- Itai Doron
- Gary Hume
- Marc Quinn
- Marcus Taylor
- Gavin Turk
See also
In Spanish: White Cube para niños
- Brian O'Doherty, a writer who discussed the idea of a "white cube" in art galleries.
