The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

White Columns

Location
New York, NY
Grant Cycle
Fall 2019
Amount
$80,000
Type of Grant
Multi-year Program Support
Website
whitecolumns.org ↗

White Columns is New York’s oldest alternative art space. It was founded in 1970 by a group of artists including Jeffrey Lew and Gordon Matta-Clark as an experimental platform for art. White Columns presents an ongoing program of exhibitions, projects, talks, screenings, and events. Additionally, it has a record label ‘The Sound of White Columns’ that releases vinyl-only recordings by artist-performers. The organization is a consistently vital supporter of emerging and under-recognized artists, especially those with disabilities and has endeavored to make the art world more inclusive and diverse.


Installation view of Anne Minich at White Columns, January 23 - March 7, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and White Columns. Photography by Marc Tatti.
Installation view of Anne Minich at White Columns, January 23 - March 7, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and White Columns. Photography by Marc Tatti.
Still from Bailey Scieszka, ‘Fighting History with Lightning’, Video, Duration: 7 mins 32 sec. Courtesy of the artist and included in White Columns Online: ‘Strange Days: Hit Pause' curated by Jackie Klempay, April 25 - July 17, 2020.
Diane Kotila, ‘Untitled’, 2020. Oil on linen wrapped panel. 30” x 40”. Diane Kotila at White Columns, September 22 – December 12, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and White Columns
Diane Kotila, ‘Untitled’, 2020. Oil on linen wrapped panel. 40” x 40”. Diane Kotila at White Columns, September 22 – December 12, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and White Columns.
Installation view of Kim Westfall at White Columns, January 23 - March 7, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and White Columns. Photography by Marc Tatti.
Installation view of Kim Westfall at White Columns, January 23 - March 7, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and White Columns. Photography by Marc Tatti.
Maya Stovall, ‘1966 (1526 NASDAQ: FAANG), no. 25, 2019’. Archives, buttercream neon, and FAANG fonts. Maya Stovall ‘LUX’ at White Columns, September 22 – December 12, 2020. Image courtesy of Maya Stovall and Reyes | Finn. Photography by Clare Gatto.
Maya Stovall, ‘2019 (1526 NASDAQ: FAANG), no. 45’, 2019. Archives, buttercream neon, and FAANG fonts. Maya Stovall ‘LUX’ at White Columns, September 22 – December 12, 2020. Image courtesy of Maya Stovall and Reyes | Finn. Photography by Clare Gatto.

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“We strive to support institutions that share our artist-centered values. The small grassroots arts organizations as well as the museums that comprise our grantees provide invaluable opportunities for artists to express their unique perspectives on the pressing urgencies of the day. We hope that our grants help to amplify artists’ voices within their communities, in national discussions and debates, and across platforms in the international contemporary art world.”

Joel Wachs, President