Historical Consideration on the Non-White cube Gallery Space

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22520111
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Aesthetics/Art history
Research Institution	Musashino Art University
Principal Investigator	TANAKA Masayuki 武蔵野美術大学, 造形学部, 教授 (70290872)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	美術史 / 美学 / 芸術諸学 / 博物館学
Research Abstract	This study focuses on the design of gallery spaces for modern art, investigating especially the non-white cube gallery space, which runs counter to the prevalent white cube spaces. By analyzing the historical development of gallery design for modern art, both white cubic and non-white cubic, this study also deals with the influence of space design on the meaning of the works displayed. The special attention is paid on the most important example of the non-white cubic type, El Lissitzky’s “Abstract Cabinet” in Hannover, Germany.