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7/9/2000

Concerted Compassionism

White Columns, New York

Curated by Paul Ha.

Concerted Compassionism presents the work of three artists who are addressing the problem of homelessness. Rather than merely raising the issue, these artists are making an attempt to assist homeless people through direct action and service.

Bradley McCallum presents documentation and examples of on-site shelters and mobile carts he has created for homeless people in various cities; Michael Rakowitz exhibits portable beds for use on the sidewalk, designed to inflate with the hot air expelled from building vents; Christoph Buchel transforms the gallery into a "Homeless Depot," a parody of one-stop-shops that offers merchandise for the homeless, including models for shelters, money-earning aids, and objects for entertainment.

White Rooms (solo exhibitions for artists unaffiliated with a New York gallery):

Miranda Maher - Maher presents selections form three different works-on-paper series: Constellations, which charts stellar forms on the sidewalks of New York City; Verso/Recto condensing entire book texts into a single image; and Mark and Name: Mother and Father exploring physical and emotional genealogy.

Aida Ruilova - short videos loosely imitating the style of music videos present odd characters and fantastical scenarios with quick takes and unusual vocal soundtracks.

White Columns consists of an ongoing program of culturally diverse exhibitions and services for visual artists. It is a not-for-profit gallery which is open to the public, free of charge, eleven months per year and presents new exhibitions every six weeks. We commission new large-scale installations by emerging artists, and publish both artists books and limited editions. Many of this country's most prominent artists received their first major exposure through a White Columns show. These artists include Gordon Matta-Clark, Alice Aycock, William Wegman, and more recently, Lorna Simpson, Andres Serrano, Ashley Bickerton, Cady Noland, Richard Phillips, Sean Landers, and John Currin. Our reputation has grown tremendously over the years as we have continued to occupy a unique place in New York's cultural arena. In March of 1998, we relocated and expanded the organization to further meet the demand for quality visual arts programs. Our new custom-built space near the Meat Packing District enables us to exhibit the works of dozens of artists each year and draws an average of 1,200 visitors each month.

White Columns is New York's oldest alternative art space. It was founded in 1969 to present and uphold the most challenging and creative visual arts by under-supported artists. Today this commitment continues with an ongoing exhibition and review program. The Executive Director personally meets with and advises more than 800 artists each year. Slide File artists from many locations throughout the U.S. bring artwork and other documentation to our gallery for their 30-minute interview. Through this unparalleled program, hundreds of young artists get their start, and the public can visit exhibitions of new painting, sculpture and photography never before seen in the New York community.

Our mandate is to represent the best work being done today by emerging and under-supported artists. Although we concentrate on local artists, we try to represent a number of artists from other regions in the U.S. by traveling to other locations such as Chicago or Los Angeles to make studio visits, and by accepting proposals from out-of-town artists. To do so requires a tremendous amount of responsibility to the artists who approach us. Unlike most other galleries, we accept and review slide submissions all season, and make studio visits with hundreds of artists each year. We currently exhibit approximately 200 artists each year and meet with many more. Our slide file includes over 2,000 selected artists and is used frequently by curators, writers, and dealers looking for new art. Our exhibitions program consists of extensive main-gallery shows, which include thematic group shows and commissioned installations, and the White Room Program, a series of introductory solo shows by emerging artists who have no gallery representation in New York City.

White columns - 320 West 13th Street - New York, NY 10014 - tel (212) 9244212 - fax (212) 6454764

hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 6 pm

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