The Kenny Schachter conTEMPorary space opened in June of 2001. Drawing influence from Frederick Kiesler's design for Peggy Guggenheim’s Art of This Century gallery, Schachter and Vito Acconci conceived a dynamic, morphing gallery space that would challenge the white box paradigm. Acconci's final design resembles a Moebius strip moving through the two stories of a building. Executed in steel, various metal elements move and change to accommodate the needs of individual exhibitions and provide seating.

Recently re-located to London’s East End, Rove’s mission continues to be to cultivate raw and wonderful talents that grow from the ground and fall from the sky - despite the trends and trials of today's art market. While older, more established artists are shown, the gallery persists in bringing attention to the work of young, unrepresented, or marginalized artists.

The inaugural shows in the London spaces feature works by Melissa Brown, Brendan Cass, Misaki Kawai, Benjamin Butler and Richard Woods - exhibited across two locations. Rove 1 sits close to Jay Jopling’s White Cube on Hoxton Square, in a building that will soon be the location for architect Zaha Hadid’s first UK based project - and a permanent home for Rove Projects. Rove 2 finds a temporary home at 19-23 Kingsland Road before opening at the beginning of 2005 on Britannia Street WC1 in a space renovated by Vito Acconci, and located just opposite the Gagosian Gallery.