Exhibitions & Programming

Artworks displayed across several white walls in a gallery. On the left wall are three framed photographs hung in a horizontal line; above the framed works is a long, unframed photograph that stretches across the entire left wall and extends onto the rear wall. A sculpture of a rectangular piece cut out of a car rests on a pedestal in the corner. To the right on the rear wall are three framed black and white photographs hung in a vertical line. Further to the right is a freestanding wall covered entirely in a vinyl photo mural of a man cutting into a graffiti-covered van with a blowtorch. A vitrine containing ephemera is positioned against this wall.

March 20–May 17, 2025

GORDON MATTA-CLARK:
NYC GRAFFITI ARCHIVE 1972/3

GORDON MATTA-CLARK: NYC GRAFFITI ARCHIVE 1972/3

A painting of three naked people leaning back on their arms on grass looking out across the water at several mountains. The painting is done in thick, heavy brushstrokes so that the people’s shapes can barely be made out. The colors are muted, dark indigo and green.

April 2–May 14, 2025 Online

White Columns Online #32:
Haven
curated by 5b

White Columns Online #32: Haven curated by 5b

Frontal view of a small rectangular silver plaque on a wood bench. The plaque is engraved with three lines that read, “ALICE COLTRANE. 1937-2007. INFINITELY HUMMING ALONG WITH THE UNIVERSE.”

Dedicated by Jessi Reaves

The New York Artists’ Memorial Garden

The New York Artists’ Memorial Garden is a collaborative project created for Jackson Square, set in a neighborhood that has a long-standing history with New York’s arts communities.

The New York Artists’ Memorial Garden

Coming up

Closing event for GORDON MATTA-CLARK: NYC GRAFFITI ARCHIVE 1972/3:
White Columns and the Whitney Museum of American Art present:

Gordon Matta-Clark and NYC Graffiti Culture, 1972–1973

Saturday, May 17, 2025
2pm at the Whitney
Buy tickets

White Columns at Independent

May 8-11, 2025
Spring Studios
50 Varick Street
New York, NY 10013

2025 White Columns Benefit Auction
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Buy tickets + view participating artists

Archive

The White Columns Archive spans fifty years of archival holdings from White Columns. The initial contents of the Archive In Progress will continue to be augmented with current materials as well as further historical materials, in the hope of being a comprehensive reflection of our actual physical history.

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