THE WHITE BOX

Introducing The White Box, located directly in front of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square’s lobby. Being the first of its kind in the Nobu Hotels’ collection, this stunning space serves as a beautiful canvas for art exhibits, a space to celebrate special moments or those looking to create an intimate event. During the day, our White Box space is illuminated with natural light with floor-to-ceiling windows for pedestrians to admire through and come evening time, soft lighting warms the space from our hotel lobby.

 Gavin Mitchel : Stranger Things Have Happened

STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED: GAVIN MITCHELL

According to contemporary artist Gavin Mitchell, the phrase that best describes his work is ‘mixed up’. From his inspirations to his processes to his use of materials, all the way to the finished product, Mitchell’s aesthetic is determined by an idea of disorder and deconstruction, pulling apart the ordinary to put it back together in extraordinary ways.

In this show Gavin challenges cultural norms by confronting our preconceived notions of Japanese culture. The layered images offer investigations into how East and West aesthetics can juxtapose and at the same time harmonise.

Annya Sand is a contemporary multimedia artist known for her signature abstract art.

DISCOVER ANNYA SAND ABSTRACT ART

Annya Sand is a contemporary multimedia artist known for her signature abstract art. She is a third generation artist like her father and grandfather before her and has had her work exhibited in renowned international art fairs and governmental institutions, from The Houses of Parliament in London to the UN headquarters in New York. Annya has also displayed her art at global museums and private collections worldwide.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

• Supported by UNESCO, Andorra, Paris, Venice | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
• Supported by The United Nations, New York, Geneva
• Supported by Zilliard Art Foundation | Private, non-profit institution created to promote art worldwide.
• Supported by Ratiu Family Foundation | London, under the patronage of Sasha Ratiu.

Previous residency : Exclusive launch of (Carbon + Gold)  C+ Au Curated by Mark Beattie & Rod McIntosh, the show is a collaborative and experimental exhibition which brings the artists together after 10 years of mastering their craft

THE LAUNCH OF CARBON + GOLD ( C+ Au) CURATED BY MARK BEATTIE & ROD MCINTOSH

‘C + Au’ (Carbon + Gold) is the first collaborative exhibition by artists Mark Beattie and Rod McIntosh. The pair have come together to co-create a series of new works which have a focus around their individual approach to capturing gesture, line making and exploring each of their materials. At this exhibition they debut a new series titled ‘Alchemic Flow’.

After 10 years of mastering their craft, Beattie and McIntosh have a confidence in their individual line making, a maturity of combining physicality, flow and form. Although working in different mediums, there is a synergy between their work that comes through beautifully in the collaborative artworks on show at ‘C + Au’, supported by a curated selection of current work.

PREVIOUS RESIDENCY: Exclusive launch of The Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability in The White Box, Nobu Hotel Hotel London Portman Square

THE LAUNCH OF LOUIS ROEDERER PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

The Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability was established in 2021-2022 to support contemporary photographers with an interest in shining a light on sustainability and environmental issues.

Champagne Louis Roederer are passionately committed to sustainability, and for more than 20 years, they have been engaged in ‘renaissance viticulture’ using practices that respect the living environment to allow the nuances of the Champagne terroir to be fully expressed. They use practices inspired by the permaculture model, which allow the ecosystem to self-regulate. These include organic farming, the use of biodynamic composts, allowing the land to lie fallow for long periods, maintaining hedgerows and low stone walls, growing fruit trees and installing beehives. Louis Roederer’s eco-friendly ethos is rooted in their history and yet looks to the future.

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Previous Residency: Noble Panacea Treatments in The White Box, Nobu Hotel Hotel London Portman Square

THE LAUNCH OF NOBLE PANACEA TREATMENTS

Noble Panacea is a skincare science masterpiece and sustainable brand founded by Nobel Laureate Chemist Sir Fraser Stoddart. Harnessing his groundbreaking OSMV Technology, the state-of-the art skincare formulas deliver 200%* better penetration through a controlled, long-term release of protected active ingredients for efficacy of up to tenfold*. The unparalleled results truly highlight authentic beauty in rejuvenated, radiant, youthful-looking skin.

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Ram Shergill in The White Box, Nobu Hotel Hotel London Portman Square

MULTISPECIES PHENOMENA BY RAM SHERGILL

Introducing ‘Multi-species Phenomena’ by Ram Shergill, an exhibition exploring the notion of ‘becoming’ through collectively producing phenomena visualised through the lens of Ram Shergill’s photography. 

A unique experience for The White Box at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square, Shergill’s collection will showcase the study of philosophical and scientific aspects of the conscious and unconscious experience. Contending the light refracted off an object when taking a photograph contains more than one observable species, colour, and wavelength. The constructed image consists of a spectrum of colours, light diffractions, aura, unique lifeworlds, persona, and physiochemical life forces relating to human and nonhuman existence.

Exhibit available from 14 February

Previous Residency: REVIV

REVIV – IV Drip Therapies & Booster Shots

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square’s December residency with REVIV & Grown Alchemist in The White Box. Alongside our new facial and body treatments in Nobu Wellness, guests were welcomed to get ready for the party season with REVIV’s intramuscular booster shots and stand-alone IV drip therapies.

Previous Residency: Grown Alchemist

THE LAUNCH OF GROWN ALCHEMIST SKINCARE LAB & TREATMENTS

Our brand-new three month residency with Grown Alchemist in The White Box. One of Australia’s top beauty and lifestyle brands are launching in the UK, showcasing their new products and brand-new treatments exclusively in Nobu Wellness. Expect the unexpected, combining our brands with style and luxury in mind, and bringing an incredible experiential aspect to The White Box for all to enjoy.

Previous Residency: Stephanie Campos, The Living Studio

STEPHANIE CAMPOS, THE LIVING STUDIO

In preparation for her upcoming solo exhibition at Thompson’s Gallery London, local artist Stephanie Campos will undertake the final and largest painting in the series, using The White Box as a “living studio” for three weeks.

Campos’s prodigious painting talents captured the attention of Dame Phyllida Barlow in the 2020 RA Young Artist of the Year Awards. Her approach is both innovative and autobiographical, often drawing upon photographs, vignettes, and memories.

Previous Residency: The Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability

THE LOUIS ROEDERER PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Nobu London Portman Square are pleased to announce the latest exhibition in The White Box, a showcase of the shortlisted pieces from The Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability.

Out of 26 talented photographers, the top 3 have been selected as finalists by a panelist of 5 internationally-known judges in the art world. From 9 May, we will celebrate the photographers and their works will be showcased in The White Box for you to discover.

Previous Residency: ‘Feelscape Interactive Exhibition’

EXPLORE ‘FEELSCAPE’: MATT JUKES

A unique concept, ‘Feelscape’ uses a specially designed AI camera to turn each viewer’s emotions into a personalised piece of art, whilst empowering the viewer to stop and reflect. Visitors are then invited to the The Lounge for a cocktail meticulously crafted in collaboration with House of Suntory, inspired by one of these emotions.

With ‘Feelscape’ the camera is turned onto the viewer as their personal emotions are used to form a piece of art. As the user is encouraged to picture their future, a camera using AI locates 148 points on the individuals face. Jukes has assigned a colour to seven emotions including joyful, surprised, worried, indignant, sad, fearful and angry, to transform each viewers’ emotions into a colourful, personalised ‘Feelscape’ piece of artwork acting as a reminder of the future they can create. Each user will be able to download their own Feelscape onto their mobile device or purchase a personal art print in various size.

Guests can enjoy cocktails including the Sakura 75, a vibrant, fruity effervescent cocktail inspired by the feeling of happiness combining Suntory Haku Vodka with Japanese yuzu citrus and Champagne, the spirit forward and verdantly fresh Japanese Julep that combines mint and citrus notes with subtle surprises of Suntory Toki whisky, shiso and yuzu or the Genmaicha Old Fashioned, a slow sipping cocktail inspired by mindfulness.

Previous residency: Ruinart x David Shigley

MEET THE ARTIST: DAVID SHRIGLEY

David Shrigley has applied his unique take on Maison Ruinart across an ensemble of 36 artworks; five of which are displayed in the hotel’s experiential gallery space The White Box until 18^th October and will be the only exhibition of these works outside of Frieze within the UK – free to enter and open to the public. Known for his distinctive drawing style, David Shrigley’s works make satirical comments on everyday situations and human interactions and, through this collection, he allows us to rediscover Ruinart with his quirky and uncompromising humour shining a new light on the vineyards, heritage and savoir-faire of the Maison.

Previous residency: Tyrone Deans

MEET THE ARTIST: TYRONE DEANS

Tyrone Deans is a chartered architect balancing fine art practice from various studios between Jamaica, Sweden and England. Born into a Jamaican family, Dean’s work is deliberately material and inquisitive, exploring concepts of identity, culture and class with every layer applied to the surface. Deans weilds mixed media purposefully, intergrating elements such as Ghanaian Kente fabric and found historical documents to drive conversation beyond formalism. As colourful as they are complex, Deans’ paintings are inviting and open-ended by nature acknowledging that history is formed by both those who have power and those without, and that both sides are of equal importance to remember and understand.

Previous residency: Rod McIntosh

MEET THE ARTIST: ROD MCINTOSH

Rod McIntosh is an artist with his studio in the midst of the English countryside of rural Kent. He works between Kent and London as an exhibiting artist and is represented by several galleries and consultants working together to build a national and international profile for his work.