Address: 144-152, Bermondsey St, London SE1 3TQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +442079305373
Rating: 4.6
based on 155 reviews.
Location & Accessibility
Pros:
"Not far from London Bridge station, it offers 3 rooms of varying sizes."
"The gallery is a 10min walk from London Bridge."
"Although, I would recommend using Google maps or a Car GPS to find the location amongst the dense urban landscape of Bermondsey."
"The location is perfect, just few-minute walking from London Bridge Station."
"Great space that’s easily walkable from London Bridge or nearby Borough."
"The White Cube is situated within a short walk (less than 15 mins) of London Bridge, Borough and Bermondsey stations."
"One of the best spots in London, magnificent space."
Cons:
"This gallery was closed even when google said it was open."
"It would be useful if the website shows you what's on now so that you can choose whether it's to your taste and therefore worth visiting at that time."
"Not my artistic palette. Not wheelchair accessible."
"No obvious art museum signs - the place needs to make the public more aware - to invite them in - free to explore and stimulate."
Exhibition Quality & Curation
Pros:
"Very spacious and well curated, lacks information of the art work (no labels)."
"The White Cube art gallery in London is seriously amazing! The collection is curated with such precision, offering a blend of innovative and thought-provoking pieces that will blow your mind."
"Visited to see the amazing new Anselm Keifer exhibition which is based on Joyce's Finnegans Wake. It is a brilliant exhibition and the care and time that has been put into both creating and exhibiting this show is amazing."
"Gorgeous gallery and the current Anselm Kiefer was incredibly though provoking."
"The rooms are wonderful and the three artists displayed were all so different yet fit together perfectly. A good mix of style."
"Current exhibition of work inspired by a combination of string theory and mythology is awesome."
"A beautiful space with sublime exhibitions."
Cons:
"The space is massive and has *so much potential* yet the artwork on offer was thoroughly basic and disappointing for me."
"The exhibitions seem to be a mix of interesting art and art that comes across as being outrageous for the sake of being modernist and trying to push sociological boundaries that no one really cares about."
"Pretentious and empty of soul, heart and feeling this is the very worst of art, modern or not."
"Sometimes some interesting items, but rarely anything great."
"Quite crowded on the last day for such a small exhibition."
"It was a little bit hard to understand or get the feel of it."
"Extremely tasteless modern art installations! Makes one wonder how some people can make a career of creating such monstrosities!"
Facilities & Services
Pros:
"Toilets are available just by the entrance."
"Free information sheets were available for each of the three exhibitions."
"The staff were lovely. They hung back but were there to answer questions."
"Staff are friendly and helpful."
"I loved the fact that you can simply scan the barcode to get all the information for each centrepiece."
"The bookshop has a great selection to choose from."
"Staff were great and accommodating!"
Cons:
"Come on White Cube, you can afford to print up the exhibition text and stick it on the wall."
"Very spacious and well curated, lacks information of the art work (no labels)."
"The only thing there was no explanation of any sort about the artist or pieces. Even a printed A4 would have helped to get a bit of basic information."
"They don't say hi, they don't tell you anything about what they have at the moment... They just talk between them and give you funny looks as if you were trying to touch the art pieces."
"Friend got told off by staff when he sat on the floor to admire one of the works lol."
"Favorite gallery in London with amazing exhibits. However, today I wanted to take pictures sitting near some of the artworks on free ground display... the red haired staff ran to me and told me off very rudely."
"Don’t dare sit down or they will tell you off."
Atmosphere & Experience
Pros:
"Minimalist and slightly pretentious art gallery in the heart of South East London."
"A vast contemporary art gallery converted from a former warehouse which dispatched The Radio Times back in the day."
"The building is a concrete cube (and stunning as an art space)."
"Amazing large, white spaces perfect for huge canvases in a suitably atmospheric part of London."
"The blend of metal glass and concrete seemed in fine balance."
"Entering, the space was rather clinical, but considering it a place to display art, it allowed the art to shine through rather than creep into the art."
"Brilliant spacious and bright gallery."
Cons:
"It’s a nice space with interesting exhibitions but best to go earlier close to opening. I find the staff is on edge and quite snarky when it’s peak hours."
"I am reviewing the expo I saw more than the place but in a way it is intrinsically linked. My issue with it is that the place and the staff is not really engaging."
"I wonder where the humanity has gone."
"Wispy staff waft around the building doing their best to look ethereal, mysterious."
"I felt the crowds could have been managed better."
"No café, but very clean toilet available."
"Could do with a little cafe there which would make it even better!"