Exhibition Design for None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the
@gitteryelencollection @JapanSociety . This exhibition displays over 400 years of Zen Buddhist art from the Edo Period to the twentieth century.
Many of the artworks in None Whatsoever date from the 17th and 18th centuries. Exhibition visitors are able to see the works unframed without a barrier. Due to the fragility of the art, it was necessary to create an implied boundary to maintain an appropriate distance for viewing. Our design uses an indigo carpet that contrasts with the concrete floor to communicate the walkable areas of the installation, delineating a one meter boundary in front of each piece. We created custom cushions in the same material, providing seats for meditation and contemplation. The emptiness of the room coupled with the acoustic dampening provided by the carpeting creates a quiet atmosphere.
The wall graphics, designed with
@daviddanielwalsh and
@data_orbit , are screen printed on brown packing paper and pasted directly to the walls, referencing the application of the ink paintings to the scrolls. Excess ink was used during the printing process to achieve a wet and blurred appearance.
None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and curated by Bradley Bailey, The Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Curator of Asian Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Yukio Lippit, The Jeffrey T. Chambers and Andrea Okamura Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University. The presentation at Japan Society is organized by
@t.lambert , Curator, Japan Society.
Photography:
@n_kubota
Exhibitions Manager:
@daqiancao
Curatorial Assistant: Stefani Oh
Exhibition design and fabrication:
@ransmeier_inc
Graphic Design:
@ransmeier_inc with
@daviddanielwalsh and
@data_orbit
Installation:
@carpettimenyc ,
@wittsart , DaSign Guy
Special Thanks to
@anscoopr , Mathias Wagner,
@theodoresimon.dsgn ,
@_liammonaghan and
@daviddanielwalsh 
