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
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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Installation view of "Inaugural Group Show," 1970
Exhibition October–November 1970

Inaugural Group Show
Installation view detail of Betsy Damon's "Ancestors" from "A Lesbian Show"
Exhibition January 21–February 11, 1978

A Lesbian Show
East Village Eye review of "Speed Trials"
Exhibition May 4–8, 1983

Speed Trials
"Resistance (Anti-Baudrillard)" panel discussion transcript zine
Exhibition February 6–28, 1987

Resistance (Anti-Baudrillard)
Installation view of "ACT-UP at White Columns"
Exhibition June 25–July 31, 1988

ACT-UP at White Columns
Exhibition catalog for Food (detail)
Exhibition January 23–March 1, 1998

Food
Exhibition September 13–October 20, 2002

Gloria: Another Look at feminist Art in the 1970s
Installation view of "Post No Bills," 2005
June 17–July 23, 2005

Post No Bills
Curated By Matthew Higgs
Seven T-shirts with poems printed on them, installed along three adjacent walls. From left to right, the poems read: WE GAVE A PARTY FOR THE GODS AND THE GODS ALL CAME, IT DOESN'T GET BETTER, EATING THE SKY, SPACE FORGETS YOU, IT’S NOT WHAT HAPPENS IT’S HOW YOU HANDLE IT, LIKE AN AUTO ACCIDENT YOU CAN’T KEEP YOUR EYES OFF IT, and LIFE IS A KILLER.
Exhibition June 21–August 5, 2017

I [heart] John Giorno
View of cats up for adoption
June 14–July 27, 2013

The Cat Show