UNBUILT CHICAGO EXHIBIT
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 2004

Exhibition design for Kisho Kurokawa Gallery at The Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition features approximately 90 drawings and 7 models of architectural projects intended for Chicago that were never realized. The show opened on April 3, 2004 and will continue to January 16, 2005.

Curator: Martha Thorne, Art Institute of Chicago
Graphic Design: Jeff Wonderland, Art Institute of Chicago

Photos by Jun Fujinuma, Wheeler Kearns Architects

Entry

Entrance to the Kurokawa Gallery, located by the grand staircase of the museum

Gallery Plan

The long, narrow, and curved gallery space was spliced into two areas: dark corridor and bright exhibition space. The visitor will explore the space from the compressed entrance to the open galleries as if to find out the hidden treasure of the lost Chicago.

Entry Vestibule

Introductory vestibule to the exhibition.

Corridor

The dark tones of the encircling corridor contrast with the lightfilled gallery entries.

Niches

Artificially lighted niches hold the rhythm

Gallery Panorama

A panorama of one of the galleries.

Gallery View

Two symmetrical gallery panoramas. (East and West side).