Ando Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Sources checked October 2026
- Year
- 1992
- Architect
- Tadao Ando
- Type
- Museum gallery
- Access
- Gallery within the museum's Department of Asian Art
Completed in 1992 at the Art Institute of Chicago, this room designed by Tadao Ando lies in a spare half-light reminiscent of a traditional Japanese interior. Sixteen pillars evoke a forest, and between them one views Japanese folding screens, pieces of ceramic and further works of art.
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History
The room, also called the Ando Gallery, was completed in 1992. It is presented as the first gallery Tadao Ando designed on commission in the United States.
Architecture
The mood is dark and minimal, echoing the look of a traditional Japanese interior. Sixteen pillars evoke a forest through which the displayed objects are viewed. The lighting is subdued, benches offer a place to sit and the acoustics are unusually quiet.
Use today
The gallery shows Japanese screens, ceramics and other objects from the museum's Japanese collection.
Visiting
The room is Gallery 109, set in a far corner of the museum's Japanese collections.
41.88° N, 87.62° W
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