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 The resulting interest and critical support for this exhibition encouraged us to find a way to make the historical documents included in the exhibition (exhibition materials, reviews, out-of-print publications, and un-published images and other materials) available to both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

Karen Asher Dye JoA person sitting in a bathtub as a pair of hands belonging to another person dyes their hair with black hair dye.A person sitting in a bathtub as a pair of hands belonging to another person dyes their hair with black hair dye., 2015 C-Print 25 x 25 in. Courtesy of the artist. (A photograph depicting a pair of hands dying a woman's hair in the bathtub.)

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

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

September 9–October 15, 2011

Perfect Man II – Curated by Rita Ackermann and Parinaz Mogadassi

March 3–April 14, 2012

Marlon Mullen

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

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

May 6–June 11, 2005

Aurie Ramirez

September 9–October 15, 2005

White Room: Simon Martin

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

June 2–July 14, 2007

Embah

September 10–October 25, 2008

Begin Again Right Back Here, curated by B. Wurtz

January 10–February 16, 2008

Karl Holmqvist

September 12–October 27, 2007

Dan Miller

1990s

December 13, 1991–January 13, 1992

Casual Ceremony

January 17–February 9, 1992

White Room: Tom Burr

March 19, 1999

White Room: Rachel Feinstein

January 17–February 9, 1992

White Room: Jack Pierson

September 13, 1991

White Room: Glenn Ligon

April 24–May 17, 1992

White Room: Bill Doherty

June 5–July 12, 1998

Wall Work

January 19–February 18, 1996

Twisted Sisters

May 18–June 10, 1990

The Other Museum

June 9–July 23, 1994

Stonewall 25: Imaginings of the Gay Past, Celebrating the Gay Present”

1980s

March 10–24, 1984

White Room: Karl Jones

November 6–15, 1986

White Room: Eve Laramée

January 19–February 2, 1985

White Room: Emily Cheng

March 17, 1987

White Room: Curtis Mitchell

December 10–24, 1983

White Room: Babette Holland

March 26–April 6, 1985

White Room: Anita Curtis

June 10–28, 1986

Update 1985-86

December 4, 1984–January 5, 1985

The New Capital

June 16–24, 1981

The Big Beat

December 4, 1985–January 4, 1986

Structures

1970s

December 29, 1973–January 10, 1974

Tina Girouard
Patterns

April 15–22, 1979

Sandy Moore: The Lives of Firecrackers

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

October–November 1970

Inaugural Group Show

February 12–March 2, 1979

Everyday Business: A Benefit Exhibition

October 30–November 11, 1976

Carol Parker: Counterstance with Drawing

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