Looking Back is the 16th edition of White Columns’ Annual exhibition, selected by New York–based curator and advisor Augusto Arbizo and presented across all gallery spaces. Drawing from artworks encountered in New York City over the previous year, the exhibition reflects Arbizo’s experience of sustained attention, intensity, and discovery, bringing together artists across generations to consider persistence, recognition, and the conditions of art viewing. Participating artists include: Pacita Abad, Igshaan Adams, Bettina, Lee Bontecou, Joe Brainard, Diana Cepleanu, Marsha Cottrell, Willem de Kooning, Kenichiro Fukumoto, Hardy Hill, Miranda Lichtenstein, Jacob Littlejohn, Brandon Morris, Dona Nelson, Yu Nishimura, Kent O’Connor, Joe Overstreet, Laura Owens, Karol Palczak, Jessi Reaves, Julia Rommel, Machteld Rullens, Mira Schendel, Sylvia Sleigh, Mary Stephenson, Kianja Strobert, Atsuko Tanaka, Salman Toor, Jack Whitten.
