A major exhibition of works by American musician and designer Jack White will open at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery in London. The show marks the first time White has publicly presented his visual art.
Bringing together sculptures, installations and furniture design, the exhibition highlights White’s long-running engagement with making beyond music. Many of the works incorporate found materials and reclaimed objects, with several pieces designed to be interactive.
Among the centrepieces will be a new version of White’s 2015 sculpture The Red Tree, which transforms a decaying tree into a sculptural object while retaining the original work’s focus on renewal and preservation.
Born in Detroit in 1975 and now based in Nashville, White has long worked across disciplines. Known internationally for his music career, he has also maintained a parallel practice rooted in craft and design. Early influences include mid-century modern design and Detroit’s Cass Corridor artists such as Gordon Newton and Robert Sestok.
White’s connection to making began with upholstery. In 1996 he opened Third Man Upholstery in Detroit, developing a hands-on approach to materials and fabrication that continues to inform his sculptural work today.
While much of this output has remained largely private over the past two decades, White has continued exploring design through the wider ecosystem of Third Man Records — shaping everything from interiors and printed material to photography, film and industrial objects.
At Newport Street Gallery, that broader practice comes into focus for the first time, revealing a body of work driven by the same DIY ethos and material curiosity that has defined White’s career.
Jack White, THESE THOUGHTS MAY DISAPPEAR, 29th May — 13th September 2026, Newport Street Gallery
The exhibition has been arranged in association with HENI.
About the artist
Jack White’s visual practice is significantly shaped by the city of Detroit, where he was born in 1975 — particularly his time in Southwest Detroit and the Cass Corridor — and draws inspiration from the urban environment, mid-century modern furniture designs, and De Stijl and Dada movements. White describes his work as “Hardware Store Art”, a synthesis of carpentry, upholstery, assemblage and reappropriation using materials ranging from resins, paints and epoxies to utilitarian materials and found objects. His sculptures are constructed upward and outward rather than carving into a material, emphasising addition over reduction while retaining a minimalist approach. Tools and weapons frequently appear encased in epoxy, rendered static and immoveable, whereas handmade axes and hatches sometimes remain portable.
Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, Jack White re-examines the commercialisation of art through the Third Man Records universe, the vinyl-focused independent record label he founded in 2001. From digital graphics and photography to vinyl production and functional audio equipment, White’s practice continues to explore the intersection of art, design, and music production.
Throughout his career as a musician, record producer and artist, White has embraced collaborations, including reimagining 1960s guitar amplifiers with Cass Corridor artist Gordon Newton and a mural commission by Robert Sestok for Third Man Records. For this exhibition, Jack White collaborates with Damien Hirst and other artists connected to the Third Man Records universe.
This exhibition marks White’s first public showing of his art.
