History and Locations
White Columns was founded in 1970 in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City by Jeffrey Lew and Gordon Matta-Clark. It was then known as 112 Workshop/112 Greene Street.
In 1979 it relocated to Spring Street, in SoHo, and was renamed "White Columns". Directors of "White Columns" have included Josh Baer, Tom Solomon, Bill Arning, Paul Ha, Lauren Ross, and current director Matthew Higgs.
In 1991 it moved to Christopher Street in Greenwich Village and then in 1998 to its present location on the border of Greenwich Village and the Meat Packing District in Manhattan.
White Columns is credited with having exhibited artwork from artists including Tyler Turkle and many others.
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