Archive

White Columns is pleased to release its Archive, a digital resource reflecting the archival holdings of White Columns. In January 2009 White Columns celebrated the start of its fortieth year of continuous operation with the exhibition: From The Archives: 40 Years / 40 Projects—an exhibition celebrating the forty year history of White Columns and 112 Greene Street / 112 Workshop inc. The exhibition focused on one exhibition, event, or project that took place at the gallery for each of its forty years, represented by a combination of archival materials and original artwork. The resulting interest and critical support for this exhibition encouraged us to find a way to make the historical documents included in the exhibition (exhibition materials, reviews, out-of-print publications, and un-published images and other materials) available to both researchers and the broader public.

2020s
A person sitting in a bathtub as a pair of hands belonging to another person dyes their hair with black hair dye.
June 18–September 12, 2020

White Columns Online:
‘Private Behavior’
curated by Lauren Marinaro
Various bottles and jars with handwritten labels on blue tape, filled with organic materials and liquids and arranged on the stairs of a fire escape.
November 14, 2019–January 11, 2020

White Columns Online:

Wise Child

curated by Zhoe Granger

 
Eight large works installed on walls in a gallery. In the lower left corner, a partial view of a table on which similar, much smaller works are laid out in groups.
November 14, 2019–January 11, 2020

Wilder Alison

Slit Subjects
Two figures gambling with dice against a background decorated with card suit symbols. The figure on the right smokes a cigarette. They wear colorful clothes with gold detailing.
September 22–December 12, 2020

White Columns Online:
‘El que busca, encuentra…y sigue encontrando’
curated by Danny Baez
Several illuminated neon signs installed along the walls of a gallery with three columns. The rest of the space is empty except for a table to the left with postcards displayed on stands.
September 22–December 12, 2020

Maya Stovall

LUX
The large triptych Gumiho Reaper (RIP Yu Gwan Sun + Na Hye Sok), 2017. Scenes depicting an oil barrel, a body bag, police tape and a large fox-like mechanical monster.
January 23–March 7, 2020

Kim Westfall

Splendid Bitch
Three paintings installed on white walls. Entrée, 2019 is installed on the left wall, while Collections Permanentes, 2019 is on the right and Gratuite, 2019 at the back.
November 14, 2019–January 11, 2020

Esteban Jefferson

Petit Palais
Five pieces of significantly differing sizes installed on adjacent walls.
January 23–March 7, 2020

Anne Minich
Five paintings installed on gray walls. In the foreground, two found object sculptures lie on a pedestal.
September 22–December 12, 2020

Diane Kotila
A close-up of a person’s face painted with red, blue and green splotches over a white base, framed by orange, blue and blond hair of varying textures. Red liquid dribbles from their mouth.
April 25–June 17, 2020

White Columns Online:
‘Strange Days: Hit Pause’
curated by Jackie Klempay
Four works installed on walls in a small room. On the back wall is a bulletin board case in which twenty four uniformly sized drawings are installed in a four by six grid.
January 23–March 7, 2020

Adam Opet
2010s
Seven framed works on paper installed in a row along three adjacent walls. All are rendered in a somewhat cubist style, often incorporating bright colors and extravagant settings.
September 9–October 21, 2017

White Room: Helen Rae
Will Sheldon_Install 8
September 9–October 21, 2017

White Room: Will Sheldon
Seventeen works installed on white walls in a gallery. All are abstract works on paper. In the foreground, printed ephemera is displayed inside a vitrine table.
January 17–March 9, 2019

Rhoda Kellogg – organized by Brian Belott
Psychic Hank Hivnor The Kiss
September 9–October 15, 2011

Perfect Man II – Curated by Rita Ackermann and Parinaz Mogadassi
Marlon Mullen Untitled
March 3–April 14, 2012

Marlon Mullen
Installation detail from "White Room: Malcolm Mooney"
February 5–March 5, 2011

White Room: Malcolm Mooney
Ten hand-built ceramics are arranged on a white shelf, mixing together figurative and abstract designs. Vessels of various colors and shapes are on the left and a white-ground teapot, plate, and handheld mirror are on the far-right.
March 4–April 19, 2014

Project Room: Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
Judith Scott Untitled [#1], N.D.
June 11–July 17, 2010

White Room: Judith Scott
Brier Patch, 2018, a set of six carved wooden school chairs with attached desks. Numerous long, twisting branches extend out of them, nearly engulfing the sculpture.
April 24–June 2, 2018

Hugh Hayden
A work composed of hand-written text in capital letters on blue poster board. The bottom right corner of the piece is marked “PAGE 10.” The text reads: “KENNY IS A GOOD GUY AT KROGER (DALE WONDER WOMAN (BUICK LESABRE FOUR DOOR HARDTOP (TWA JETPLANE STAR STREAM 707 880 GONE FROM THE AIRPORT FOR YEARS (AQUA MAN (THE SUPER FRIENDS (GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE BIG GUYS NOT ME (THE BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE CAPITOL RECORDS I GOTTA PLANE TO LAND THE MOVIE AIRPLANE IF I EVER SEE IT AGAIN IT BE TO SOON THE END-”
September 10–October 22, 2016

Dale Jackson
2000s
Michele O'Marah, video still from "Valley Girl" (2002)
February 4–March 12, 2005

White Room: Michele O’Marah
Installation view of "Aurie Ramirez," 2005
May 6–June 11, 2005

Aurie Ramirez
Video still from "Wednesday Afternoon"
September 9–October 15, 2005

White Room: Simon Martin
Video still from "Gargoyles" (2005)
June 17–July 23, 2005

White Room: Greg Smith
John Stezaker, "Film Portrait (Incision) VI"
February 3–March 13, 2006

White Room: John Stezaker
Installation view of "Other People's Projects: Mark Hogancamp," 2006
May 5–June 10, 2006

Other People’s Projects: Mark Hogancamp – presented by ESOPUS Magazine
Installation view of 'The Perfect Man Show' L to R: Marianne Vitale, Hanna Liden and Klara Liden, Spartacus Chetwynd, Emily Sundblad
January 9–February 10, 2007

The Perfect Man Show, curated by Rita Ackermann
Embah Hymnal
June 2–July 14, 2007

Embah
Nancy Shaver Blue box, yellow line
September 10–October 25, 2008

Begin Again Right Back Here, curated by B. Wurtz
Installation view of "The Bulletin Board: Karl Holmqvist"‘Sympathy For The Devil Lyrics’
January 10–February 16, 2008

Karl Holmqvist
Dan Miller Untitled
September 12–October 27, 2007

Dan Miller
1990s
Installation view from "Casual Ceremony"
December 13, 1991–January 13, 1992

Casual Ceremony
Installation view from "White Room: Tom Burr"
January 17–February 9, 1992

White Room: Tom Burr
Installation view of "White Room: Rachel Feinstein"
March 19, 1999

White Room: Rachel Feinstein
Installation view from "White Room: Jack Pierson"
January 17–February 9, 1992

White Room: Jack Pierson
Installation view from "White Room: Glenn Ligon"
September 13, 1991

White Room: Glenn Ligon
Installation view from "White Room: Bill Doherty"
April 24–May 17, 1992

White Room: Bill Doherty
Installation view from "Wall Work"
June 5–July 12, 1998

Wall Work
Photo from "Twisted Sisters: Drawing the Line"
January 19–February 18, 1996

Twisted Sisters
Installation view from "The Other Museum"
May 18–June 10, 1990

The Other Museum
Invitation for "Stonewall 25: Imaginings of the Gay Past, Celebrating the Gay Present"
June 9–July 23, 1994

Stonewall 25: Imaginings of the Gay Past, Celebrating the Gay Present”
1980s
Installation view from "White Room: Karl Jones"
March 10–24, 1984

White Room: Karl Jones
Installation view of "White Room: Eve Laramée"
November 6–15, 1986

White Room: Eve Laramée
Installation view from "White Room: Emily Cheng"
January 19–February 2, 1985

White Room: Emily Cheng
Invitation postcard for "Overtalk"
March 17, 1987

White Room: Curtis Mitchell
Installation view from "White Room: Babette Holland"
December 10–24, 1983

White Room: Babette Holland
Installation view from "White Room: Anita Curtis"
March 26–April 6, 1985

White Room: Anita Curtis
Installation view from "Update 1985-86"
June 10–28, 1986

Update 1985-86
Installation view of "The New Capital"
December 4, 1984–January 5, 1985

The New Capital
Event photo of "Noise Fest/The Big Beat"
June 16–24, 1981

The Big Beat
Installation view from "Structures"
December 4, 1985–January 4, 1986

Structures
1970s
Installation view of "Tina Girouard: Patterns," 1973
December 29, 1973–January 10, 1974

Tina Girouard
Patterns
Installation view of "Sandy Moore: The Lives of Firecrackers" featuring the artist
April 15–22, 1979

Sandy Moore: The Lives of Firecrackers
Installation view for "Richard van Buren: Off the Wall," 1973
February 24–March 8, 1973

Richard Van Buren
Off the Wall
Installation view for "Mom-moon, Mom-me, Stones, Knives," 1973
December 15–17, 1973

Larry Miller
Mom-moon, Mom-me, Stones, Knives
Jeffrey Lew with friends at his "Drawerings" installation
January 25–February 6, 1975

Jeffrey Lew: Drawerings
Installation view of "Inaugural Group Show," 1970
October–November 1970

Inaugural Group Show
Contact sheets of installation views for "Everyday Business: A Benefit Exhibition"
February 12–March 2, 1979

Everyday Business: A Benefit Exhibition
Installation view from "Carol Parker: Counterstance with Drawing"
October 30–November 11, 1976

Carol Parker: Counterstance with Drawing
Installation view of "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971
May 26–June 9, 1971

Alice Aycock
Sand/Fans
Village Voice listing for "Elaine: A story of lost love"
December 9, 1978

4 Films by Popular Request