In the Gallery: Louise Neri on El Anatsui at White Cube Hong Kong and White Cube Seoul
White Cube has launched El Anatsui’s first solo exhibitions in Hong Kong and Seoul, titled “MivEvi” (Fragrant Harbour) and “LuwVor” (Soul City), respectively. The shows mark the Ghanaian‑born sculptor’s debut in the two Asian markets and underscore his lifelong engagement with material transformation. The exhibitions trace the evolution of Anatsui’s signature bottle‑cap installations, a practice that began in the late 1990s when he collected discarded caps from a plastic bag on a Nigerian street. Over decades he has cut, folded, crushed and linked the soft aluminum caps into massive, textile‑like panels, later expanding the palette with reclaimed newspaper printing plates. Highlights include the early “Man’s Cloth” and “Woman’s Cloth” pieces now in the British Museum, a new work that juxtaposes a pearlescent mosaic of cap interiors with a cloud‑streaked sky, and the double‑sided format that lets each sculpture serve as both wall‑mounted relief and free‑standing sculpture. Brand logos and references to Ghanaian liquor further embed local narratives into the global dialogue. By turning waste into monumental art, Anatsui reinforces the market’s appetite for sustainability‑driven narratives while expanding his cultural footprint across Asia. The shows signal a growing collector interest in socially conscious, material‑focused sculpture and position White Cube as a conduit for African contemporary art in the region.
In Focus: Alia Ahmad, ‘In Time, A Bloom 2’ (2026) | ﻣﻊ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺗﺰﻫﺮ ٢, at White Cube Hong Kong
Alia Ahmad’s solo show “In Time, A Bloom 2” opened at White Cube Hong Kong, centering on a large horizontal canvas that references the scroll format of traditional Chinese landscape painting. The work unfolds in layered pastel washes that generate a fluid,...
In the Studio: Shao Fan | White Cube
In this White Cube studio interview, Chinese artist Shao Fan reflects on the design and philosophy of his 2004 studio, describing it as a space that “grows naturally” and can only be understood by moving inside it. He explains his creative...
Matteo Norzi Reflects on Sara Flores’s Work at the Peru Pavilion at La Biennale Di Venezia 2026
Matteo Norzi’s commentary frames Sara Flores’s installation at the Peru Pavilion of the 2026 Venice Biennale as a rare convergence of contemporary art and Shipibo‑Konibo tradition. Flores, described as a master of Kene, employs the indigenous visual language to render...
In the Gallery: Katharina Grosse at White Cube Bermondsey | White Cube
Katharina Grosse’s new solo exhibition, “I Set Out, I Walked Fast,” opens at White Cube Bermondsey, presenting a series of large‑scale, colour‑driven installations that blur the line between painting and sculpture. Grosse explains that she works without sketches, letting an instant...
Sam Seungho Park on Park Seo-Bo's, ‘Newspaper Ecritures’ at White Cube Paris
Sam Seungho Park examines Park Seo‑Bo’s “Newspaper Ecritures” show at White Cube Paris, highlighting the Korean master’s Parisian practice from the mid‑1970s to early‑80s. The discussion centers on how the artist used winter breaks to work in modest hotels, turning discarded...
'Katharina Grosse: I Set Out, I Walked Fast' At White Cube Bermondsey
The video captures Katharina Grosse’s conversation at White Cube Bermondsey, where she explains the philosophy behind her large‑scale, site‑specific paintings. She emphasizes that her work emerges from a direct encounter with structure, without preliminary sketches, and that thought and action...
In the Gallery: Sarah Morris at White Cube Mason’s Yard | White Cube
Sarah Morris’s new White Cube show, "Snow Leopards and Skyscrapers," juxtaposes the elusive snow leopard with towering corporate architecture to interrogate the hidden forces shaping modern urban life. Morris populates her large‑scale canvases with recognizable symbols—from Cambridge Analytica and Palantir to...
Conversations: Klára Hosnedlová and WangShui with Sam Bardaouil | White Cube
The White Cube conversation brings together Klára Hosnedlová and WangShui to interrogate what it means to speak through material in contemporary art. Both artists examine the tension between representation—recognizable imagery—and perception, a mode of sensing that destabilises the image,...
In the Studio: Leslie Diuguid on Printing Cinga Samson’s ‘Oonomboyi 4’ | White Cube
Leslie Diuguid, owner‑operator of Du‑Good Press, discusses his collaboration with South African painter Cinga Samson on the screen‑printed work “Oonomboyi 4,” produced for White Cube. The conversation highlights how the press tailors its process to the artist’s vision, treating each print...
#Shorts: Sarah Morris: In the Studio, Part I
Renowned contemporary artist Sarah Morris is preparing a solo exhibition at White Cube’s Mason’s Yard in London. New paintings created in her New York studio are being shipped to the gallery ahead of the show. The exhibition, titled “In the...
In the Gallery: Klára Hosnedlová ‘Echo’ at White Cube Bermondsey | White Cube
The White Cube Bermondsey gallery opened Klára Hosnedlová’s solo show “Echo,” a series of installations that interrogate how memory and perception reverberate in physical space. Set against the gallery’s stark white walls, the works employ mirrored panels, translucent fabrics, and...
Conversations: Jessica Rankin and Gemma Rolls-Bentley | White Cube
In a recent White Cube conversation, artist Jessica Rankin discusses how she navigates a fluid, improvisational workflow that blurs the line between painting and embroidery. Rankin explains that she never received formal training in either medium, which she credits for the...