WhiteBox

Specialties

WhiteBox is a non-​profit art space that serves as a platform for contemporary artists to develop and showcase new site-​specific work, and is a laboratory for unique commissions, exhibitions, special events, salon series, and arts education programs.

WhiteBox offers free and diverse programs for the surrounding communities including Chinatown, the Lower East Side, and international cultural tourism to experience an artist’s work in a meaningful manner.

History

Established in 1998.

WhiteBox was founded in 1998. Within its first two years, WhiteBox was nominated for «Best Group Show» by the International Art Critics Association for Plural Speech and for a survey of Viennese Actionists, Günter Brus and Hermann Nitsch. During its first decade, WhiteBox built a reputation for producing thought-​provoking exhibitions and initiatives that fostered engagement among a broad audience, including neighborhood low-​income housing communities and the Bayview Women’s Prison.

The organization of WhiteBox is at a pivotal transitional stage; building upon its sixteen year legacy of presenting contemporary art in the spirit of the avante-​garde, WhiteBox is expanding its mission to incorporate an annual salon series, increasing sustained support and exposure for artists.