the building itself is fantastic, located in a quiet little square it barely fits into down some back street.
When Shawn took me there, we were fortunate enough to enter a fantastic exhibit from one of our joint favourites, who received plenty of referencing in our a-levels, Anthony Gormley and his fantastic "Test Sites" exhibition.
In the upper gallery, there were several structures referencing the human form that Gormely is known for, but with a refreshing new twist, constructed of blocks and perculiar angles. It was a pleasing experience to walk among the constructs, even though they obviously portray an abstract form it is not hard to relate with the characters and their hauntingly humane presence.
In the downstairs gallery I was taken away by something that reminded me of his White Light installment in London several years ago (relateable in it's cube forms, it's monolithic nature as part of an installation), but was still breath-taking and unique - lead through a dark corridor until this monolithic construct was revealed to us, these photo's don't really do it justice as in real life the room is pitch black and all that is apparent to you is the glowing contruct - the darkness of the room means that your perspective can only be established using the contours of the constructs.
The White Cube may only be small, but the quiet, personable and minimal nature of the gallery only helps bring a sense of how humble the gallery is and how any artwork might seem to fill the space.
for more on the white gallery, visit their website
http://www.whitecube.com/
On the off hand, Shawn also mentioned he had recently visited an exhibit of Anselm Kiefer's at the White Cube. I really wish i had been there to see it, Kiefer is possibly my favourite artist ever. I can only imagine how his vast and epic creative expressions will have filled the peaceful "void" of the White Cube.
gutted i didn't see it.
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