Cube Gallery By Christian Richters
The order in which these galleries are listed is not relevant. Also, these are obviously not ALL the galleries with boxes and cubes, I assume, because my google search is very basic (just first two pages of the search result) and I'm not that patient..
Boxes:
White Box NY
http://www.whiteboxny.org/
Online Gallery Box
http://www.gallerybox.com/
Parker's Box Gallery
http://www.parkersbox.com/
Box Portrait Gallery
http://www.boxgallery.net/
Box Gallery
http://www.boxgallerysf.com/
The Box - Gallery
http://www.boxboxbox.com/
Box Heart Expressions Art Gallery
http://www.boxheart.org/
Alabaster Box Art Gallery
http://alabasterboxartgallery.com/
Cubes:
Cube Gallery (Ottawa)
http://www.cubegallery.ca/
Cube Gallery (Bristol)
Cubegallery.com
http://www.cubegallery.com/
The CUBE
http://www.cube.org.uk/
White Cube
http://www.whitecube.com/
Evisu Cube Gallery (blog/project)
http://www.evisu.com/blog/tag/cubegallery
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In my opinion, Boxes' simplicity and abstract minimalism bring out the maximum contrast and attention that is beneficial to the exhibited art works. A box functions as a blank, white canvas. Its functionality is also related to the contrast and relationship between the "non"-colors: black and white. They are also clean and sleek. They look nice.
However, I am kind of getting sick of this trend in contemporary art. Do not get me wrong, I LOVE boxes and minimalism. But most "prestigious" or/and common contemporary art is incorporating this kind of aesthetics some way or another, and I don't like it when things are getting overused. I love the beginning of a trend, but never towards the end.
I'm glad boxes and art happened because it does make sense and has worked out quite well. But I guess I'm looking for something else, now.
...I always do this thing where I complain about something but never give a solution. Perhaps a possibility for a new exploration.
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