White Cube

The white cube is a project room for contemporary art.
It is one of the smallest exhibition spaces in Europe but also a very influential commercial gallery. The main idea was to create an intimate space where the artist could present a single important work or a couple of works.
At the white cube an artist can only exhibit once. This is the only commercial gallery who has that rule. Many international and British artists have had an exhibition there, among which: Damien Hirst, Luc Tuymans, Anselm Kiefer and Antony Gormley.
Personally I think it is a very nice exhibition space. The rooms are spacious and bright.

stumbled on this place after looking forever. it was raining and we had to wait outside :(but it was worth it. it’s an interesting space and could make john singer sargent look hip. i saw the hirst skull here and that awesome all in all a great gallery to visit. the director or curator has excellent taste in placement

The names Jack, Union Jack. Don’t you forget it. Well no chance, Gilbert and George won’t let you.
I managed to escape work early today, and walked in the LDN sunshine just like that Lilly Allen song, to catch the Gilbert and George exhibition ‘Jack Freak Pictures’. Half the exhibition is split between this Mason’s Yard gallery and the other half is in its big brother Hoxton gallery.
This is the largest series of work made by the East London artistic duo, and as suggested it features the Union Jack everywhere. From geometric motifs, to the patterns on the street floor, and rather impressively on Gilbert and George’s suits.
These are then overlayed with medals, maps and photos of the East-​End, and with images of the artists themselves, creating dense multilayered pictures. Looking like stained-​glass angels, I worshiped at the feet of G and G.
Set on both the ground and basement floors, the large basement gallery really showed the huge vibrant coloured works off to maximum effect. I particularly liked Street Party, as it evoked a sense of London’s past, present and future all at once — something I thought only the future 2015 Marty McFly could do.
I was slightly nervous about heading into a commercial gallery as I was feeling and looking rather hot and uncomfortable, but the staff and the space itself did not feel intimidating. As well as hosting some interesting exhibitions (yer know? art stuff) the White Cube is a good place to go if you need somewhere to escape the crowds of Piccadilly, and have a quiet sit down. Just remember to pretend to look up at the pretty pictures every now and again.

The sister gallery of the White Cube in Hoxton this gallery is situated close to Piccadilly tube station and is a little bit tricky to get to, a tip is to walk through saint James Church and turn right after the pub on the corner then walk down the lane way. I’m sure there is a more straightforward way of coming here but this is how I usually get there.
The last show I saw here was Sam Taylor Wood, she showed a series of photographs of landscapes in the main space and downstairs was a video piece of a performance. The space downstairs is quite large and it’s an interesting building.
At private views they give free beer which is nice.

The White Cube in Mason’s Yard opened in September 2006, on a site that was previously an electrical sub-​station. Located off a quiet street, near Green Park, the gallery is in a prime spot in West London.
With well lit exhibition spaces on two floors, the White Cube has shown work by a large number of influential artists, including the Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Gregory Crewdson.
It’s not an intimidating space in my opinion, and is always worth the trip West to have a look at the current show.

The White Cube in Masons Yard is an extension of the other White Cube gallery in Hoxton Square. It’s a good extension, too: the space is large and the artists shown here are extremely well-​known. Definitely worth the hassle to find it to have a look around, it’s a fairly unlikely space in a notoriously vintage area.