White Cube is a conversation starter about diversity – and more precisely the lack there of – in the art world, focussing on institutes permanent collections. Over the last few years we have seen a rise of temporary exhibitions of more diverse artists. However, this doesn’t translate into structural change. Diversity and representation is seen as a trend, something you can only commit to short-term. This creates a progressive veneer, a cosmetic performance even, that hides underlying conflicts regarding systematic oppression.
In White Cube the temporality of diversity is highlighted by translating it in a literal manner through restricting the
accessibility to the exhibitions in an exaggerated manner. Daily, a different exhibition takes place by a different curator. However, these exhibitions are only available for 15 minutes a day. To transform the temporary show of diversity in to something more permanent, the visitor is able to print a physical translation of the exhibition in the form of a poster. By means, performing an act of archiving, while simultaneously creating a personal, permanent collection. Additionally, visitors can create a zine containing more information about diversity in the art world and the forces that uphold the discriminatory and oppressive system.
Title | Author | |
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01 | Professional Ideologies and Patterns of 'Gatekeeping': Evaluation and Judgment Within Two Art Worlds. | Liah Greenfeld |
02 | Who Keeps the Gate? Digital Gatekeeping in New Media | Karolina Pałka-Suchojad |
03 | The Gatekeepers and Tastemakers Who Decide What We Call “Art” | Kyung An & Jessica Cerasi |
04 | A Reconsideration of Power Structures in the Art Community | Matt Stromberg |
05 | As Museums Desperately Try to Diversify Their Collections, They Now Face Another Problem: How to Pay for It in a Financial Crisis | Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella |
06 | Diversity in the Art World: Where are we at now and what's being done? | JR Atkinson |
07 | Artists in 18 Major US Museums Are 85% White and 87% Male, Study Says | Hakim Bishara |
08 | LGBTQ Art and Artists | Tara Burk |
09 | African American Artists Are More Visible Than Ever. So Why Are Museums Giving Them Short Shrift? | Julia Halperin & Charlotte Burns |
10 | Why Is Work by Female Artists Still Valued Less Than Work by Male Artists? | Taylor Whitten Brown |