The exhibition “These Thoughts May Disappear” presents more than 100 sculptures, paintings, photographs, and furniture pieces by Jack White, mixing rare archival works with new creations. The artworks appear gaudy and Burton-like at first glance, but reward close looking through color-coded references to White’s back catalog and nods to his early life as a Detroit upholsterer. White frames the art as part of his long-standing creative universe and describes the show as inviting people into his “shop.” He also warns that audiences who know him for music may resist other art forms. The project grew from an off-hand suggestion by Damien Hirst after White opened a Third Man Records shop near Hirst’s Soho studio.
"“This has always been part of my universe,” he told me during a walkthrough of the show's installation. “I'm just letting people come into my shop a little bit.” White is wary, however. “When people get to know you for music, they might not want you to do any other art form,” he said. “It can leave a bad taste in people's mouth.”"
"At first glance, White's artworks are gaudy, Tim Burton-esque inventions, but they invite closer looking. Keen-eyed visitors will feast on color-coded references to his beloved back catalog or nods to his much-fabled start as a Detroit upholsterer across this impressive group of more than 100 sculptures, paintings, photographs, and pieces of furniture."
"Titled “These Thoughts May Disappear,” the exhibition features a mix of rare archival gems and new work. It remains on view at Damien Hirst's vast Newport Street Gallery in London through September 13."
"The exhibition has been many years in the making, having emerged from an off-hand suggestion by Hirst, who White met in 2021, after opening a London branch of his Third Man Records shop just opposite the artist's Soho studio."
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