Work — JOHN MONACO

Elegant Poetic Fearless Exhibition Design

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INTERACTIVE MUSEUM AND GALLERY TOURS

FRANCESCO CLEMENTE

I wanted to create a sound recording chamber in which everyone would be feel comfortable with their own voice.

OM LAB

BECOMING ANOTHER

The challenge: designing for the encapsulation of sound with all of its unseeable qualities and mysteries.

THE WORLD IS SOUND

KNOWN/UNKNOWN MUSEUM OF SEX NYC

Curatorial intent: The overlap of Eastern and Western philosophies of object making.

GRAIN OF EMPTINESS

This project required scaling the gallery to meet the intimate size of the objects and to flesh-out the Catholic undertones in the work.

GENESIS BREYER P-ORRIDGE

Although all of the objects are authentic, this space was built as a type of stage set to mimic the interior of a Tibetan home shrine.

SACRED SPACES

To facilitate cohesiveness in this exhibition, I landed on a strategy of pairing objects in non-conventional ways.

RADICAL TERRAIN

A fundamental exercise in repetition; this exhibition highlights 54 richly detailed paintings.

ALL KNOWING BUDDHA

The question: How to explain the figuration of divinities across cultures through design?

EMBODYING THE HOLY

MARC RIBOUD

The challenge was to show traditional thanka paintings rarely been shown from both sides.

FLIP SIDE

There was a need for great drama with this exhibition, yet telling very intimate stories.

REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL DIE

TRADITION TRANSFORMED

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