Jack White's art show at Newport Street Gallery panned as 'nonstarter'

A review of Jack White's exhibition 'These Thoughts May Disappear' at Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery in London dismisses the musician's visual art as amateurish, comparing it to a 12-year-old visiting Tate Modern. Despite collaborations with Ai Weiwei and Damien Hirst—who contributed customised amplifiers—the show lacks creative spirit. Ai Weiwei's amp features the F-word in buttons, a cynical gesture that highlights the exhibition's absence of danger or nihilism. White, famous as half of the White Stripes with Meg White, continues a successful solo career. The catalogue includes an interview with curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.