The first gallery my group visited was not only one of the most memorable ones, but it also had a visibly different design and play on the “white cube.” The exhibit was called ACA galleries and it was located on 529W. and 20th street. The building was very big and there were about two galleries on each floor. My group found the ACA gallery very intriguing because it did not stick to one design. One wall would just have a huge painting, while another would have multiple works of art. Another would have works all from the same artist, while there would be one which broadcasted a wide range of local artists. What amazed me the most was the color change between the walls. Although each wall used the “white cube” design as described by O’Doherty, they contrasted in the color of the artwork. As shown in the pictures, one wall just focused on artwork with reddish colors, while another focused on artwork with greenish and bluish colors.

The artwork that stood out the most to me in this gallery was a piece created by Joseph Peller. The piece, called “After Hours Club”, was stunning and I think the “white cube’ style layout added to the painting. Although the “white cube” design is supposed to create this emptiness so that people are purely focused on the artwork, it has a sort of different purpose for this artwork. I believe this particular design adds to the wide range of colors seen in the painting. I think the lack of color in the room almost makes the painting seem even more bright and flashy then what it would look like on a normal wall. The “white cube” makes the painting more visually appealing and makes it seem as though it is more colorful than what it really is. 

The next gallery I found very interesting was the Sato Sakura gallery. I also found it a bit funny because it had pretty much the same design as the “white cube”, although the its walls were colored black. The works of art are still in the middle and there was still a spotlight on each painting. The only real difference in design between the previous galleries and this particular one were the wall colors. Even though there was this slight difference in design, I believe it made a big difference when looking at the artwork. The “white cube” design made the color in the piece by Joseph Pelle stand out, while this “black cube” design not only did that but it also made the artwork almost blend in with the wall. As shown in the picture below the black design did make the white elephants stand out, but it also blended in with the edges of the artwork which are also black. It almost made it seem as though you cannot tell where the walls end and the artwork begins. 

My favorite art piece in this exhibit was called “Monet’s Pond” and it was designed by an artist called Reji Hiramatsu. Similarly to the previous art piece, the lack of color in the room made the work of art stand out even more. Furthermore, I think the gold and black frame added to the painting and added a contrast to the blue and different shade of gold in the art piece. What I thought to be the most interesting part about the gallery was that near the work of art, there was the stone used to make the art piece. Sadly the pictures do not show the glow and the brightness of the crystals, but you can still see the purplish color of the crystals which are in the work of art. I have not seen an art gallery yet that not only shows the work of art but also shows the material it is made of.