When you walk into a contemporary art gallery, does the background distract you while you contemplate the artworks? Because if the answer is no, then you have probably walked into a white cube. Today, the chART squad will take a look at the most established design for a gallery ever since the early 20 th century. The first recorded use of white framing in order toremove background distractions at an art gallery was by American painter James Abbot McNeill Whistler in his 1883 show at London’s Fine Art Society. However, Bauhaus and the Stijl were the first movements to widely demand it in order for their works to stand out. Ever since, the white cube has sparked a long lasting debate about how should art be displayed. Do thewhite walls and discrete lighting enhance the power of an artwork, or is this neutrality an illusion caused by a modernist obsession to seek objectivity where it cannot be found? Tune into this episode to find out what we think about it!

 

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