Dream Cars Cutting-Edge Fashion Michelle Grabner What’s Blooming
MAY–AUG 2015
Contents
Destination IMA Dream Cars Michelle Grabner
04 05 10
Susie McKenna Managing Editor Dylan Remes Jensen Editor Glenda Kraemer Designer Tascha Mae Horowitz Photo Editor Robin Lawrence Anne M. Young Rights & Reproductions Front cover: Gorham Mfg. Co. (American, est. 1831), turtle soup tureen and tray (detail), 1890, gilt silver, Anonymous Lender. Photo by Eric Lubrick. Left: Tiffany & Co. (American, est. 1837), pair of candelabra (detail), about 1879, silver, copper and gold, Anonymous Lender. Pages 18–19: Voisin C-25 Aérodyne (interior detail), 1934. Designed by Gabriel Voisin. Courtesy of Merle and Peter Mullin, Brentwood, California. Photo by Michael Furman.
Cutting-Edge Fashion Documenting Modern Living Conservation in Clowes Pavilion Summer Nights Film Series What’s Blooming? Donor Profile: Kay Koch, Ph.D. Exhibitions Calendar Recent Events Upcoming Affiliate Events About the IMA
Laurie Gilbert Wood Project Manager Fiona Beckett Ken Gross Samantha Norling Tricia Y. Paik Niloo Paydar Scott Stulen Contributors Tascha Mae Horowitz Eric Lubrick Photographers The IMA Magazine is published by the IMA, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 462083326. Questions or comments may be directed to the staff at 317-923-1331. All reproduction rights are reserved by the IMA, and permission to sell or use commercially any photographs, slides, or videotapes must be obtained in writing from the Rights & Reproductions office.
12 16 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 35
© 2015 Indianapolis Museum of Art The IMA Magazine is printed on paper containing FSC® certified paper, is processed chlorine free, and is manufactured using biogas energy. (The FSC® trademark identifies products which contain fiber from well-managed forests certified to Forest Stewardship Council® in accordance with the rules of Chain of Custody.)
2
From the Director
Start your engines—Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas has arrived at the IMA! I am incredibly excited to share these breathtaking creations with you, especially during Indy’s bustling racing season! Concept cars aren’t the only new additions to the IMA. We recently rolled out our new campus enhancement program, featuring a new admission model, single campus entrance, improved walkways and signage, a new indoor “Garden Path” and an eco-friendly tram. I would like to thank everyone who attended the “Stakeholders” meeting, called in, wrote letters, commented on social media, and shared their thoughts on the changes in some other way. We value the opinions of our members, visitors, and the community, and your feedback was helpful as we implemented these changes throughout campus. The campus enhancements are just one way we’re taking the IMA to the next level, transforming the campus into a premier destination and vibrant community hub. The Museum is bustling with new and diverse exhibitions, trailblazing programs, and significant conservation projects. During your next visit you can admire sparkling silver by Tiffany and Gorham, explore cutting-edge high fashion, view the celebrated work of contemporary artist Michelle Grabner, watch conservation demos in the Clowes Pavilion, and experience the spirit of Japanese Kabuki Theater with the new exhibition, On Stage! This summer marks the 40th season of The National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series. To celebrate, we asked our visitors to select the final four films using a competition bracket. We will kick off the series with National Lampoon’s Vacation on June 5, followed by a lineup featuring pop-culture classics like Major League and Jaws. I always look forward to attending the films and seeing visitors enjoy the outdoors at the IMA! We have another anniversary coming up on May 5th, marking ten years since of the opening of the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion. The Pavilion has recently been home to exhibitions from contemporary artists such as Julianne Swartz, Spencer Finch, and Sopheap Pich, made possible by the Efroymson Contemporary Art Fund. Over the past few months, I’ve enjoyed watching visitors bring to life the unique One Minute Sculptures currently exhibited as part of Erwin Wurm: Euclidian Exercises. Whether it’s picnicking in The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, witnessing stunning masterpieces from Porsche, BMW and Bugatti, or visiting the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse to see the orchids in bloom, I hope to see you this summer at the IMA! Thank you.
DR. CHARLES L. VENABLE THE MELVIN & BREN SIMON DIRECTOR AND CEO
3
Destination IMA: Improving Your Experience
GETTING AROUND CAMPUS Our entire campus has been enhanced with new sidewalks, pedestrian walkways, garden plantings, and signage. As our guest, you’ll be able to more safely explore our 152-acre campus as there is no more vehicular traffic on the roads that weave through our gardens on your way to the Oldfields Estate. A new tram tour has begun as a unique way to explore our vast gardens. Tram tickets can be purchased at the Guest Services Desk inside of the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion. The tram pickup will be located directly outside of the main entrance. After entering our campus from 38th Street, you can come in the main building through the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion to purchase your tickets. If you are exploring the gardens, you will head towards The Toby Theater on a new “Garden Path” that will provide in-depth information on the gardens and historic Oldfields Estate. You will exit the building at the Showalter Pavilion to begin your outdoor
campus experience. The pedestrian entrance off of 42nd Street will be closed, but the canal towpath will remain open to provide pedestrian access to The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres. Parking is free across the entire campus.
NEW ADMISSION POLICY General Admission is $18 for adults, $10 for youth ages 6–17 and free for children 5 and under and allows you to explore not only our permanent collection, but also special exhibitions and our expansive gardens. IMA members, can visit the entire campus free of charge. Memberships start at less than $5 per month and also come with a full year of special invitations, discounts, and perks.
FREE DAYS AND COMMUNITY ACCESS For those without a membership, free general admission will be offered on the first Thursday of each month from 4–9 pm In addition, six Community Days will be free thanks to
The Hagerman Group. That equates to 305 free hours per year to explore our exceptional galleries, lush gardens, historic homes, and outdoor sculptures. Last October, the IMA became the ninth cultural institution to participate in the Access Pass program. This program provides admission to the Museum for $1 per family member per visit, for up to two adults and all dependents living in the household for Hoosiers who qualify for the following programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Stamps or Hoosier Healthwise Insurance. Visit the Guest Services Desk to obtain an application. We are eager to help you learn all the ways you can engage with the IMA. On your next visit, stop by the Guest Services Desk to learn how we are more than a Museum…so much more!
4
Free Admission Days: Tuesday, May 19: National Museum Day Saturday, June 20: Summer Solstice Saturday, September 19: Autumn Equinox Saturday, October 3: National Public Gardens Day Saturday, November 28: Silent Night Thursday, December 17: Winter Solstice Sunday, January 17, 2016: Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
May 3–August 23
DREAM CARS:
INNOVATIVE DESIGN, VISIONARY IDEAS Each car in this exhibition has a fascinating story... TEXT BY KEN GROSS GUEST CURATOR
5
Page 5: General Motors Le Sabre XP-8, 1951. Designed by Harley J. Earl and GM Styling Section staff. Courtesy of General Motors Heritage Collection. Photo by Michael Furman. Top: Norman Timbs Special, 1947. Designed by Norman Timbs. Courtesy of Gary and Diane Cerveny. Photo by Peter Harholdt. Right: Tasco, 1948. Designed by Gordon M. Buehrig. Courtesy of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Auburn, Indiana. Photo by Peter Harholdt.
In the immediate post-World War II period, General Motors’ lavish traveling Motorama auto shows toured the country, tempting and exciting huge audiences with fanciful one-of-a-kind cars that promised a better tomorrow. These exuberant, sleek, beautifully executed designs were inf luenced by contemporary jet aircraft, the emerging sciences of rocketry and space age exploration, even the sweeping hulls and rakish lines of high-speed yachts. Dreaming the impossible, predicting a brave future, unaffected by restrictive safety and emissions regulations, America’s postwar automotive stylists knew no bounds—and their bold creations ref lected a confidence that emerged after a deadly world war was decisively won, and millions of people couldn’t wait to resume living life to the fullest once again. Fortunately, a few of these special show cars have been preserved by their creators and by enthusiasts. Popularly known as “Dream Cars,” they serve as a wonderful reminder of the explosive mid-20th century period when America was at the peak of her power and creativity. General Motors started the concept car trend. Then Ford Motor Company and Chrysler stepped in to compete, each with more outrageous designs. The ‘50s were an era when the design chiefs of the “Big three” car companies decisively called the styling shots. There was no real competition from Europe, Japan, and Korea. Planned obsolescence meant that new car models were updated on an annual basis, driving an urgent need for change in order to beat the competition. Design was paramount: engineering innovations sparkled, fins sprouted and grew, Italian coachbuilders helped speed the process, and audiences flocked to shows to see the latest dreams on wheels. Legendary auto designers like Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, Virgil Exner, Gordon Buehrig, Alex Tremulus, Raymond Loewy, and Howard “Dutch” Darrin, created remarkable cars that still fascinate, intrigue and bewitch all who see them.
As a car-crazy kid, growing up in the early ‘50s, and an avid car magazine reader, I had seen photos of the GM Firebird I and Le Sabre show cars. The notion of a gas turbine-powered, jet fighter plane on wheels, like the Firebird, was just outrageous. The low-slung Le Sabre roadster, its slender shape accented with stunning fins, powered by a supercharged V-8 engine, running on methanol, and crowned with a rain-sensing top, was surely the ultimate convertible. I had to see these cars in person. After considerable begging and pleading, my Dad—who thought all cars were simply transportation appliances—took me to the 1956 GM Motorama at the Commonwealth Armory in Boston. I was mesmerized. Compared to other cars on the road, the radical Buick Centurion show car was dazzling. Its iridescent red finish, transparent roof, panoramic windshields front and rear, and boldly radiused wheel openings, drew me in like a moth to a f lame. Inside, the Centurion’s steering column was cantilevered like the controls of moved forward to ease rear seat access. But the biggest advance, to me, was a closed-circuit television screen in the console, which in conjunction with a tail-mounted TV camera, completely eliminated the need for rear-view mirrors! I made the decision right there, that somehow, some way, I would work in the field of automobiles. Dad thought I was crazy, but even he was fascinated with the “cars of tomorrow” on display. Later, as I studied automobiles in more depth, I realized that “Dream Cars” like these had existed many years before. Beginning in the 1930s, a few inventive carmakers and talented individuals wanted to show the world their futuristic visions on wheels. Dream Cars, Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas showcases 17 of these very special automobiles.
6
Above: Stout Scarab, 1936. Designed by William B. Stout. Courtesy of Larry Smith. Photo by Michael Furman. Right: Bugatti Type 57 Compétition Coupé Aerolithe recreation, 1935. Designed by Jean Bugatti and Joseph Walter; made by The Guild of Automotive Restorers. Courtesy of Christopher Ohrstrom. Photo by Joe Wiecha.
Here are just a few of their stories. 8
Edsel Ford, President of Ford Motor Company, imagined a racy two-seater reminiscent of cars that raced at the Indianapolis 500. He directed his chief stylist, Eugene T. “Bob” Gregorie, to design this car. The artisans at Ford Aircraft Division hand-crafted it out of aluminum at a cost of over $100,000 in Depression-era dollars. Henry Ford, Edsel’s puritanical father, frowned on such excessive displays, so Edsel hid the custom speedster at his estate in Grosse Pointe Shores. Sold after Edsel’s death, the car somehow made its way to California, was lost for decades, surfaced and was acquired by the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, who commissioned its complete restoration. Roger Willbanks first saw the Chrysler Thunderbolt in 1941 at a dealer preview in Denver, Colorado. He was five years old. Built to restore Chrysler’s tarnished styling image after its mid-‘30s streamlined Airf low models f lopped, this aerodynamic Ralph Roberts/Alex Tremulis design boasted disappearing headlights and America’s first folding metal top. Chrysler built just five of these cars (only four survive), and after their promotional tour ended, they were sold to the public. Years later, as a respected car collector, Willbanks had the chance to purchase the very car that had impressed him as a child. He didn’t hesitate. Residents in German-occupied Paris in 1942 must have been shocked when they saw Paul Arzens driving his tiny two-seater electric bubblecar. Battery-powered, the 770-lb, spherical Plexiglass-canopied two-seater was capable of covering 60 miles at 44-mph. Arzens called it L’Oeuf électrique—‘The Electric Egg.” Lightweight, fuel-efficient but impossible to produce in wartime because it utilized highly soughtafter aircraft materials, the eclectic Egg provided a brief moment of amusement in a war-torn and oppressive era. After the war, Arzens designed railway locomotives. Norman Timbs’ streamlined Special literally stopped traffic when he drove it on the streets of Los Angeles. Timbs, an engineer who’d designed Indy 500-winning racecars, built the rear engine roadster for his personal use. Its big Buick straight 8 engine was mounted behind the driver. A hydraulic ram was used to raise and lower the enormous aluminum hood. The Timbs’ brilliant Titian red finish was speckled with 14-karat gold f lakes. It cost twice as much to build as the price of a new Cadillac, and starred on the cover of Motor Trend magazine, but it attracted so much attention that Timbs sold it in frustration after driving just 5,000 miles. Discovered moldering in California’s high desert, the restored Timbs Special would dazzle crowds at the tony Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Jean Bugatti was just 25-years old when he designed the Bugatti Aerolithe. The name means ‘Meteor” in French, and at the time, the car looked as though it came from another planet. Although the family was Italian, Ettore Bugatti, himself an artist, and his talented son Jean lived in Molsheim, in Eastern France. Wanting to impress well-heeled sports car aficionados, working with draftsman Joseph Walter, Jean conceptualized a dramatically swoopy shape, and executed it exquisitely in lightweight magnesium. The new Type 57 Bugatti was easily the most modern design at the 1935 London and Paris Auto Shows. Its curvaceous alloy skin concealed a powerful engine that would later power Bugatti’s 24-Hour Le Mans race-winning models. Tragically killed testing a racecar on a public roadway, against his father’s wishes, Jean never lived to realize the promise of his ability. Whether it’s the sleek, jet-like Ghia “Gilda,” named for the voluptuous Hollywood star Rita Hayworth, and possessing functional fins that aided stability at high speeds; or the ultra-low Lancia Stratos HF Zero— developed in secrecy by Carrozzeria Bertone and then driven by Nuccio Bertone under the barrier at the gates of the factory in a
successful lone wolf effort to convince Lancia’s management that his firm was worthy of a contract; the Stout Scarab—the predecessor of the wildly successful minivan, and in its time, a car no one understood or wanted; the Tasco—a rather homely postwar sports car designed by Gordon Buehrig, the man responsible for one of the most beautiful designs of all time, the 810/812 Cord; or the Ferrari 365P “Tre Posti” a 180-mph, three-seat sports coupe, one of just two ever built, that helped convince Enzo Ferrari that his clients could indeed safely drive mid-engine sports models; each of the cars on display was the realization of a dream. Artwork accompanying the exhibit includes original designer sketches, airbrushed drawings and scale models, all of them a peek into future past. “Dream Cars” have excited and thrilled car show audiences for years. They still possess the power to entertain. Ken Gross is the IMA guest curator and former executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. An automotive journalist for more than 40 years, he writes for national publications including Playboy, American Car Collector and Old Cars Weekly, and collaborates with Jay Leno on authored columns for Popular Mechanics and AutoWeek. He’s been the guest curator for several exhibitions of automobiles in fine art museums. Ken is the recipient of the Automotive Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Citation.
Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas is organized by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in conjunction with the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Sarah Schleuning is the curator of Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas and decorative arts and design at the High Museum of Art. This exhibition is presented by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation and Ed Martin Automotive Group, with contributing support provided by Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Additional support is provided by ITT Technical Institute, Stutz Business Center, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Gregory & Appel Insurance, MacAllister Machinery Co., Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Lake City Bank, Fritz in Fishers, Stephen and Alice Tarr, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Harman International, Mahrdt Properties Inc., and Indiana Automotive. Interpretation materials and content were created with the support of an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
9
May 22–November 15 June M. McCormack Forefront Galleries
Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art
Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art is the artist’s first solo exhibition at an encyclopedic museum. Grabner is perhaps best known for her intricate, labor-intensive abstract paintings made with silverpoint and black gesso and others inspired by fabrics found in the domestic sphere. Working also in photography, drawing, video, sculpture, and installation, Grabner has consciously made her art ref lect her life, as she draws from her everyday experiences as artist, professor, curator, critic, as well as mother and wife. More than 20 years ago, Grabner began making her extensive series of “paper weavings.” These works have come to represent the rich interwoven nature of her overarching artistic practice, one that endeavors to work both in and outside of traditional networks and systems. She actively threads together the various roles she has undertaken in the art world, from co-curating the Whitney Biennial last year to managing a leading contemporary art space called The Suburban with her husband, artist Brad Killam, on the grounds of their home in Oak Park, Illinois. Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art, curated by Tricia Y. Paik, will feature painting, video, photography, a monumental installation of her weavings, plus sculpture made with Killam. The exhibition will also debut a new series of photographic work inspired by the Indianapolis Colts’ 2014 season. 10
TEXT BY TRICIA Y. PAIK CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Michelle Grabner, 2014, Installation view, James Cohan Gallery, New York.
Michelle Grabner, Untitled, 2014. Courtesy of James Cohan Gallery.
aa
Michelle Grabner, The Suburban, Oak Park, IL, 2010. Architectural Text by Lars Breuer. Window by Ethan Breckenridge. Courtesy of the artist.
Kick-off Event August 28 / 6–9 pm Free
Master Class with Michelle Grabner October 29 / 7 pm The Toby
ABOUT THE ARTIST Michelle Grabner (b. 1962, Oshkosh, WI) holds an MA in Art History and a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, as well as an MFA in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern University. Most recently, Grabner was featured in her first comprehensive solo museum exhibition at MOCA Cleveland (2013–2014). Other solo exhibitions have been held at INOVA, The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (2012); Ulrich Museum, Wichita (2008); and University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal (2006). She has been included in group exhibitions at Tate St. Ives, United Kingdom (2011); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2001); Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2009); and Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland (2008), among others. A professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1996, Grabner also served as chair of its Painting and Drawing Department from 2009 to 2013. She is a senior critic at Yale University in the Department of Painting and Printmaking. Her writing has been published in Artforum, Modern Painters, Frieze, Art Press, and Art-Agenda, among others. Last year she co-curated the 2014 Whitney Biennial.
MASTER CLASS WITH MICHELLE GRABNER
The Temporary Suburban Weekends, August 28–September 20 The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres Free
Artist Talk with Michelle Grabner August 29 / 2 pm The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres Free
THE TEMPORARY SUBURBAN The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres will also play host to Grabner’s work as the site for a special installation called The Temporary Suburban. At her family home in Oak Park, Illinois, Grabner, along with her artisthusband Brad Killam, has been running a leading alternative contemporary art space called The Suburban since 1999. Measuring only 10 x 10 feet, it was founded on the grounds of their home in a tiny building originally attached to their garage. The Temporary Suburban will be a spin-off tribute to Grabner and Killam’s Suburban that will inflect the same home-grown flavor and dynamic atmosphere of the original. Over four consecutive weekends from August 28 through September, four local artists will be presented in their own weekend-long solo exhibition. A festive and free kick-off event will take place on Friday, August 28. On Saturday, August 29, an outdoor conversation in 100 Acres (weather permitting) between Grabner and the IMA’s Curator of Contemporary Art, Tricia Y. Paik, will take place at 2 pm Both events are free and open to the public.
Michelle Grabner. Courtesy of the artist.
Continuing this unique engagement with the local arts community, a master class with Michelle Grabner will be held in The Toby on Thursday, October 29 at 7 pm All current BFA and MFA students and recent graduates from the state of Indiana will be invited to apply to be a finalist for the class. To the lucky seven finalists, Grabner will impart her knowledge, expertise, and advice drawn from her extensive experience as practicing artist, longtime professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and active curator and critic. Finalists will be invited to bring a work of art to be installed on stage, which audience members will be able to view an hour before the class begins, and which will be discussed during the class.
11
April 17, 2015–January 3, 2016 Gerald and Dorit Paul Galleries
Cutting-Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions TEXT BY NILOO PAYDAR CURATOR OF TEXTILE & FASHION ARTS
The IMA acquired its first vintage dress in 1917, and since then, thanks to the generosity of numerous donors, the fashion collection has grown to more than 3,000 pieces. In 1973, with the donation of five pieces from the estate of Indiana native Norman Norell (1990–1972), the IMA’s Indiana fashion design collection, which now includes over 500 works from Norell, Blass, and Halston, was established. In recent years one of the IMA’s collecting priorities has been to expand and acquire significant historic and contemporary couture creations.
Right: Callot Soeurs (French), Evening Dress, 1920s, silk velvet, metallic threads, faux pearls, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Gift of Amy Curtiss Davidoff, 2007.71. Page 13: Jeanne Lanvin (French, 1867-1946), Evening Dress (Robe De Style), Hiver (winter) 1926-1927, silk taffeta, silk chiffon, silk bobbinet, glass bugle beads, faux pearls, rhinestones (with metal settings), metal hooks and eyes, metal snaps, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Gift of Amy Curtiss Davidoff, 2007.70 © Jeanne Lanvin.
12
The exhibition Cutting-Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions brings together more than 60 exceptional garments by inf luential European, American, and Japanese designers that have recently been acquired by the Museum. Many shown for the first time, these garments, ranging in date from the 1920s through early 2000s, showcase the unique style of each designer and ref lect the trends and attitudes of their times. Acquiring fashions by female couturieres is one of the collecting priorities of the fashion arts department. In the early decades of the 20th century, female designers such as Chanel, Vionnet, Schiaparelli, and Lanvin were increasingly sensitive to the constraints of the corset. Their fashion creations not only exuded elegance and sophistication, but also were consciously designed to liberate the female body and provide ease of movement for active women. Among the highlights of the exhibition is an elegant couture evening dress by Jeanne Lanvin from 1926. Distinctly differing from the typical straight silhouettes of 1920s “f lapper” fashions, the unique bell-shaped skirt of this dress, inspired by the wide skirts of the 18th century, became one of Lanvin’s signature looks. Sumptuously decorated with rhinestones, bugle beads, and pearls, the decorations on this glamorous dress attest to Lanvin’s masterful use of embellishments. Another exquisite couture evening gown in the exhibition is from the French House of Callot Soeurs, which was famous for the use of exotic fabrics, antique laces, lavish beading, and delicate embroideries. The most striking feature of this brilliantly tailored classic 1920s silk velvet evening gown is its unusual long and wide train. The mermaid silhouette with its remarkably exaggerated fish tail is a tour de force in innovative cut and construction.
During the past century, there were numerous successful female fashion designers whose groundbreaking creations paved the way for their companies to break into a male-dominated industry. Shown in the exhibition are exceptional garments by Claire McCardell, Zandra Rhodes, Mary McFadden, Norma Kamali, Vivienne Westwood, and Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons that showcase their magnificent contributions. Among other new acquisitions is a group of dresses by one of America’s greatest fashion visionaries, Rudi Gernreich, who is best known for his notorious monokini, a topless bathing suit
13
that he designed in 1964. Gernreich challenged the rigid rules of construction and shape dictated by French haute couturiers by removing the conventional corsets and other undergarments that had been essential components of women’s clothing. His revolutionary body-liberating and youthful designs freed women of all constraints while blurring the divisions of gender, age, and class. Another priority of the Department of Textile & Fashion Arts is collecting 1960s fashion. Notable acquisitions featured in the exhibition are dresses by André Courrèges and Yves Saint Laurent. A significant addition is
14
an iconic 1968 safari-inspired tunic from Yves Saint Laurent’s ready-to-wear line “Rive Gauche.” Based on an African Safari theme, this look became a symbol of female power after supermodel Veruschka was featured in an issue of Vogue Paris, wearing an YSL front-lacing Safari tunic while holding a shotgun on her shoulders. In the last two decades of the 20th century, European fashion designers such as Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and Gianni Versace revived body-conscious fashion by presenting seductive and provocative collections. The extreme silhouettes of their sexy dresses with fitted bodices, low necklines, and cinched-in waists, enveloped the body like a second skin. One of the highlights of the exhibition is an impeccably cut and constructed suit by Thierry Mugler from the 1990s. With its enormous shoulders and narrow waistline, it’s a great example of what was often regarded as the ultimate in “power-dressing” that embodied the ideal sexy, powerful modern woman near the end of the 20th century. At the same time, Japanese designers challenged the ideals of Western fashion by creating avant-garde dresses that were almost considered anti-fashion. Their oversized proportions, monochromatic hues, and unconventional construction characterized by asymmetry and raw edges wrapped the body, concealing its contours. In direct contrast to the form-fitting, sexy European fashion collections, the Japanese approach to styling the female form was greatly inf luenced by the kimono and other traditional Japanese clothing worn by both men and women. Extraordinary garments by some of these truly avant-garde Japanese fashion designers such as Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons, and Yohji Yamamoto are presented
in the exhibition to showcase how innovative Japanese designs set new standards for shape and proportion. These fashions offered modern women alternative ways to combine style and elegance with comfort and ease of movement. A dress from Comme des Garçons “Bump” collection is among the highlights of the exhibition. Kawakubo challenged the traditional notions of the fashionable silhouette, while questioning the underlying principles of historic European fashion’s use of bustles, panniers, hip pads, and hoops. A groundbreaking visionary designer, Kawakubo believes that the dress and the body are integral to each other, and when worn—as the dress interacts with the curves and contours of the body—the two become a single, soft, abstract sculpture. The “bumps” were achieved by either placing hidden padded structures in unexpected areas beneath the dress, or by using an elaborate technique of cut and construction using irregular seams to create bulges in unexpected places. Presenting a variety of innovative approaches in manipulating and decorating the female body, this cutting-edge exhibition is devoted to the work of groundbreaking and prolific fashion designers, who have challenged the principles of fashion conventions and presented collections that are both original and modern. The Museum has purchased a number of gowns utilizing the Fashion Arts Society (FAS) Acquisitions Fund. Many individuals have generously donated their designer gowns to the IMA, which has immensely contributed to the growth of the collection. The IMA is indebted to the members of FAS and the numerous donors to the collection for their generosity, and for supporting the IMA’s mission of enhancing and expanding its Textile & Fashion Arts collection by acquiring significant works of art.
Above: Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, b. 1942), Ensemble (Bodice & Skirt) from “Bump” Collection, Spring/Summer 1997, polyester, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Fashion Arts Society Acquisition Fund, Deaccessioned Textiles Fund by exchange, purchased with funds provided by F. Timothy and Nancy Nagler, 2014.106A-B © Rei Kawakubo. Page 14: André Courrèges (French, b. 1923), Tunic and Hot Pants, late 1960s, early 1970s, wool, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Fashion Arts Society Acquisition Fund, 2013.62A-B © André Courrèges.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR PROJECT IMA First hosted in 2008, then subsequently in 2010 and 2012, Project IMA is a fashion show like no other. Showcasing local designers’ innovative works, Project IMA will be October 9, 2015. For more information visit imamuseum.org.
15
Documenting Modern Living: Digitizing the Miller House and Garden Collection TEXT BY SAMANTHA NORLING ARCHIVIST
The custom rug for the TV Room/Den is one of the most impressive of Alexander Girard’s many creations for the Miller House, due to the attention to detail that went into its design and the volumes that it speaks about the close personal relationship that formed between Girard and the Miller family. Design templates and color samples from the Miller House and Garden Collection in the IMA Archives give some insight into Girard’s design process for the rug. The “Bank” icon represents J. Irwin Miller’s position as chairman of the Irwin Union Bank, and each of the dozens of other symbols on the rug also have a special significance to the Miller family.
16
Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Indiana, is one of the country’s most highly regarded examples of mid-century Modernist residences. Miller House was designed by Eero Saarinen, with interiors by Alexander Girard and landscape design by Daniel Urban Kiley. In 2009 members of the Miller family donated the house and garden, as well as many of its original furnishings, to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. At the same time, the Miller Family and Irwin Management transferred the large and comprehensive records of the Miller House and Garden to the IMA Archives. Miller House and Garden archival collection documents the design, construction, history, and maintenance of the residence over a period of more than 50 years, from 1953–2009. The documents, photographs, architectural drawings, landscape drawings, and material samples that make up this unique collection reflect the work of its three main designers, as well as, the continuous involvement of J. Irwin Miller and his wife Xenia Simons Miller with their home and garden. In early 2012, the IMA was awarded a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize a large portion of the collection and to make it accessible online. During the past three years, the Documenting Modern Living: Digitizing the Miller House and Garden Collection project staff, with the support of the designers and developers of the IMA Lab, has been hard at work making this digital collection a searchable reality. While most of the physical archival material was digitized using standard f latbed scanners, large items and 3D objects had to be photographed. In completing this project, the IMA staff created more than 17,000 digital surrogates, each with a unique identifier. These were added to the IMA’s archival image database, along with detailed information, called metadata, about each image
The Conversation Pit is one of the most unique features in the Miller House. Textile samples for the pillows in this picture are being preserved in the Miller House and Garden Collection in the IMA Archives.
If the entire Miller House Collection were laid out end to end, it would lap the Indianapolis Motor Speedway twice. and full transcriptions of most documents, which will make searching through nearly 9,500 digital records convenient for both casual and scholarly researchers. Few archival collections of Modern architecture are available online, and even fewer can boast the wealth of materials and meticulous record keeping contained in the Miller House and Garden Collection. While most architectural archives present a single viewpoint—generally that of the architect or designer—the Miller House and Garden Collection
presents diverse perspectives including those of the client, architect, interior designer, landscape designer, photographers, contractors, and a number of close collaborators. Through projects like this, we hope to engage with scholars of various disciplines while also preserving these fragile archival materials for future generations of researchers. Over the past two years Library Services & Archives department staff members have shared many gems from this digitized collection, along with a behind-the-scenes
look into this large digitization project on our popular Tumblr blog. While it has been very rewarding to share these selections on the Tumblr blog, we are happy to announce that in May 2015 the entire Miller House and Garden digital collection will be available for scholarly research and viewing pleasure on the IMA website.
17
This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this (article, database, report, Web resource, etc.) do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Above: Jacopo Zucchi (Italian, 1540-1596), Mid-conservation treatment of Portrait of a Lady (detail), 1560s, oil on canvas, 48 x 37-3/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Courtesy of The Clowes Fund, C10015. Right: Clowes Conservator of Paintings, Fiona Beckett, working on Jacopo Zucchi’s Portrait of a Lady.
20 Fig. 1
Conservation in Clowes Pavilion: Treatment of Jacopo Zucchi’s Portrait of a Lady TEXT BY
FIONA BECKETT
CLOWES CONSERVATOR OF PAINTINGS
Fig. 2
Jacopo Zucchi’s 16th century Portrait of a Lady (attributed) portrays a wealthy woman in a red velvet dress, adorned in jewelry. With no coat of arms, inscriptions or other indications, the lady’s identity remains a topic of on going research by IMA scholars. The painter Zucchi apprenticed under well-known Florentine artist Giorgio Vasari, and both artists painted for various members of the affluent and powerful Medici family. The woman in the portrait may have been closely associated with the Medici family, a link that correlates well with her sumptuous clothing and precious jewelry. Technical analysis and examination of the pigments used in the composition further reinforce the woman’s wealth. For instance, vermilion, an expensive bright-red pigment typically reserved for delicate red hues in flesh tones, was used throughout the dress. Only the most prosperous of patrons could afford a portrait with such expensive paints, let alone the actual garments and jewelry. Ongoing research and technical analysis will hopefully provide clues to her identity as well as solidify the attribution.
VARNISH REMOVAL
RETOUCHING IN THE GALLERY
Portrait of a Lady suffered numerous damages in the past, and although previously restored on several occasions, the painting has remained unsuitable for display due to aesthetic reasons. In particular, the aged natural resin varnish present over the entire surface caused the painting to appear yellow and the woman’s complexion to appear an unnatural yellow-orange (Fig. 1). The painting was moved out of storage and brought to the Conservation Lab at the IMA, where it underwent analysis and treatment with the chief goal of restoring it to an exhibitable state. After thorough testing, the varnish was carefully removed using solvents during the first stage of the conservation process. Immediately following the varnish removal, the painting appeared much brighter, and the woman’s original pale complexion was returned. Along with the varnish, the old restorers’ paint was removed, since it too had discolored and no longer matched the original paint. At this point in the treatment, the painting revealed the true extent of past damages. The paint losses indicate that the painting likely suffered from being folded and from exposure to water. With the varnish and overpaint removed, the numerous damages, which interfered greatly with the interpretation of the composition, could be addressed.
In the final stage of treatment, the areas of paint loss and abrasion are visually reintegrated into the composition by a conservation process known as “inpainting” or “retouching” (Fig.2). A fine sable brush is used to gently apply stable conservation pigments in a synthetic medium to the damaged areas. This process is time consuming and requires precise blending of pigments to match those of the painting. This final step in the treatment will occur in the Clowes Pavilion, located on Floor 2. From April through June, Clowes Conservator of Paintings Fiona Beckett will finish retouching the painting in the gallery for guests to observe. Once the retouching is complete, a stable synthetic varnish will be applied to the surface of the painting to fully saturate the colors, as well as provide a layer of protection. Natural aging and cracking of the paint will remain visible as a testament to the painting’s age, which is approximately 500 years old. With the conservation process complete, the painting will once again, and for the first time in many years, be exhibited in the Clowes Pavilion.
21
The preservation, study, presentation, and interpretation of works in the Clowes Collection is supported by a generous grant from The Clowes Fund.
2015 The National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series June 5 National Lampoon’s Vacation Activities: Crowd-sourced awkward summer vacation photo slide show, road trip mixtapes and tourist attraction trivia.
June 12 Heathers (with LGBT Film Fest) Activities: 80s Preppy Night! Come dressed in Heather’s inspired attire, party to 80s music, pose in the 80s glamour shot photo booth, and win special prizes if your name is Heather.
June 19 Casablanca Activities: Bogart impressions and classic film trivia.
June 26 Psycho
Activities: Compete in Hitchcock trivia and get yourself taken in our psycho photo booth.
July 3 Jaws (in partnership with Indy Film Fest) Activities: Shark night! Lounge in inflatable pools, play with beach toys and participate in other shark, related games.
July 10 Flash Gordon Activities: Super Hero night! Dress and compete as your favorite superhero to win prizes!
July 17 Shaun of the Dead
Activities: Zombie Night at the IMA. Compete in a record throwing contest, zombie movie trivia and other undead activities.
July 24 Elf
August 7 The Big Lebowski (winner of Cult category) Show off your bowling skills while being a “Dude for the day.”
August 15 The Shining
Activities: Christmas in July with presents, carols, plenty of sugar, and lots of cheer.
(winner of Thriller/Suspense category) Show off your best axe-happy Nicholson impression in the “Here’s Johnny!” photo booth.
July 31 Major League
August 22 Singin’ in the Rain
Activities: Make your own baseball card, unleash your fastball in our pitching booth and test your knowledge of baseball trivia. Bring your glove and hat.
$1 off if you use The National Bank of Indianapolis credit or debit card.
22
(winner of Classic category) Enjoy a live musical performance before the show and join in giant sing-a-long prior to the show.
August 29 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (winner of 80’s category) Participate in a Pointillism staring contest, lip synch to Danke Schoen and celebrate a piece of Chicago in Indy.
MOVIE MADNESS In celebration of this anniversary season, we have asked you to select the final four films of the season. We began with a bracket of 64 films selected by local film experts, that were separated by genre into four “regions”— Classic, Cult, Thriller and 80s. Throughout the month of March thousands of votes were tallied weekly, ultimately selecting the final four films: The Big Lebowski, The Shining, Singin’ in the Rain and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
NEW TICKET PACKAGES
Past promotional materials for Summer Nights. IMA Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art.
40 Seasons of Summer Nights This summer marks the 40th season of what has become an Indianapolis institution. The first iteration of “Summer Nights” debuted in August 1976 and was billed as the “museum does drive-in movies.” The series was part of a summer celebration of “Golden Films of the Thirties”. The first half, comprised of Frank Capra films, took place in the DeBoest Theater, while the second half moved outdoors for a month of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers double features on the IMA Concert Terrace-Amphitheater. The series even included a pre-movie dance competition. Nearly four decades later, Summer Nights has delighted generations of audiences, screened hundreds of films while becoming an Indianapolis summer staple. This season, we are again thrilled to have the continued support of The National Bank of Indianapolis as our title sponsor. “We believe in enhancing our community through partnership, and being a part of a program such as Summer Nights is a way to demonstrate our commitment to our community. Supporting this program is a way to not only give back to the community in which we live, but also a way to connect to community members on an engaging, individual level,” remarked Ann Merkel, First Vice President and Manager of Nonprofit Services at The National Bank of Indianapolis. Building on last season, we intend to make the movie-going experience immersive, interactive, and even more fun with numerous activities, games and surprises planned. Sun King Brewery and King David Dogs are back to offer beer, wine, popcorn, and amazing hot dogs at each screening.
23
New this year, we are offering two different season ticket packages, both available to IMA Members only. The season ticket package, available for $70, includes one ticket to each film all summer long. Really love movies? Then become one of our inaugural “Film Buffs” with this membership add-on for $240. This package includes one ticket to EVERY film the IMA presents from June 2015 through May 2016. This includes all of The National Bank of Indianapolis Summer Nights Film Series, Winter Nights Film Series, special event screenings like Back to the Future in October, Cereal Cinema, B-Movie Bingo and everything else in between. The most important perk? Access to an exclusive, reserved tier of seats for all the summer films. Think of it as box seats for the summer and you can arrive any time you like prior to the film and not have to lineup early to claim a choice spot. But hurry, this package is limited to only a 100 Film Buff packages.
MAY Karen’s Azalea
MAY Grape Hyacinth
MAY Flowering Dogwood
Rapp Family Ravine Garden
Horticultural Society Overlook Garden
Karen’s Azaleas are as tough as they are beautiful. Very few azaleas thrive in Indiana, but these bloom heavily each year in the serene Ravine Garden.
Bulbs provide vibrant springtime color and these bright blue grape hyacinth are no exception.
Richard A. and Helen J. Dickinson Four Seasons Gardens You’ll discover numerous flowering dogwoods, a quintessential Indiana tree, across our campus.
What’s Bl To explore these plantings on our campus, pick up a Garden Map at the Guest Services Desk.
JULY “Fresh Look Orange” Plumed Cockscomb
JULY Oriental Lily
JULY Astilbe
Lucy and William Wick Cutting Garden
Southwest Border Garden
Lucy and William Wick Cutting Garden
Oriental lilies are not only beautiful but also deliciously fragrant in the summer air.
Astible thrive in moist soil and shade and are great perennials for cut flowers.
Cockscomb is the perfect annual to provide a fresh pop of color during the summer months.
24
JUNE Sadie Rae Mophead Hydrangea
JUNE Caradonna Perennial Sage
JUNE Sundown Coneflower
Oldfields-Lilly House
Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion
Garden for Everyone
“Sadie Rae” mophead hydrangea was originally found in northern Indiana and now it resides where the tennis courts were at Oldfields.
This sage sets the standard, which is why a large sweep of Caradonna welcomes you at the Museum’s front door.
Coneflowers are one of our IMA gardeners most beloved native plants. In particular, the “Sundown” hybrid has been one of the most reliable perennials in the gardens.
AUGUST Panicle Hydrangea
AUGUST Coleus and Fountain Grass
AUGUST Dahlia
Shrub Border Garden
Garden for Everyone
Lucy and William Wick Cutting Garden
This panicle hydrangea is one of the best summer flowering shrubs to use in the Midwest.
Coleus and fountain grass are used both for color and for adding texture to the Garden for Everyone.
Dahlias come in an amazing array of colors and forms. These long blooming beauties make great cut flowers.
ooming? 25
26
Donor Profile: Kay Koch, Ph.D. Volunteering as a Museum docent, Dr. Kay Koch is privy to many people’s imaginations and perspectives. One popular stop on the school-age tour is Paul Sérusier’s Bretons in the Forest of Huelgoat. To some, the painting, which depicts a seated woman holding an infant surrounded by a group of frowning girls, conjures theories like the escape from a burning house—or lava. Another stop, Carolus Duran’s Promenade in the Woods, often yields beliefs that the man and woman subjects are eloping. “Running away from something is always a common theme with school groups,” Koch says smiling. Dr. Koch, however, is firmly rooted at the IMA and in Indianapolis. Koch, who received her doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, was a research scientist at Eli Lilly and Company for 27 years. She has been a docent since 2006, and is a member of the various affiliate groups within the IMA. She is in her second term on the IMA’s Board of Governors and currently chairs the Collections Committee. The IMA has greatly benefited from the time she spends with IMA visitors, and the support she has given to such causes as the Museum’s Conservation Science Lab and the design of the Contemporary Design Gallery. Her dedication to the arts inspired us to learn more about her relationship with the IMA.
Gregory Crewdson (American, b. 1962), Untitled, 1998, C-print, 47-1/2 x 59-1/2 in. (image). Indianapolis Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Kay F. Koch in memory of Bryan B. Molloy, 2006.112 © Gregory Crewdson.
How did you become involved with the Museum? I first became interested in the arts while in graduate school, and when I worked in the Boston area I loved the cultural climate. When I arrived at Lilly, an older Lilly scientist, Dr. Norbert Nuess, who was active in the IMA’s Contemporary Art Society, encouraged me to become involved in arts and cultural organizations around Indianapolis.
Why do you support the IMA? My husband and I lived in Hendricks County for many years. We moved back to Indianapolis when he retired from Lilly. After his death in 2004, my attention turned to cultural organizations that make Indianapolis a great city. Luckily, I have both the time and the financial ability to make these institutions grow and prosper in Indianapolis.
Describe your role as Chair of the Collections Committee. It’s very exciting! Museum curators present a thorough agenda of pieces of art they’d like to acquire. After the committee learns about each item, we vote to accept them into the IMA collections. In fact, Untitled by Gregory Crewdson is a photograph I donated that was accepted and will be part of the upcoming Revved Up, Cars in Art exhibit in April (above).
What is your favorite piece at the IMA? I can’t pick a favorite—in fact I have favorites in every gallery-but in the Contemporary Galleries I love the simplicity of Untitled by Robert Irwin, and the complexity of Duvor (communal cloth) by El Anatsui, which is made from liquor bottles. Other favorites are Portrait of Booth Tarkington in the American Galleries. Oh, I could go on and on about favorites, and each time there would be new ones!
Photo by Eric Lubrick.
27
Exhibitions
Car Design Studio May 1–June, 2016 / Davis Lab / Floor 2 Learn about car design through videos, images and hands-on activities, including an iPad application. Younger visitors can participate in an interactive activity involving largemagnetic car parts to create their own custom car.
Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas May 3–August 23 / Allen Whitehill Clowes Special Exhibition Gallery / Floor 2 See page 6
Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas is organized by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in conjunction with the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. This exhibition is presented by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation and Ed Martin Automotive Group, with contributing support provided by Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Additional support is provided by ITT Technical Institute, Stutz Business Center, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Gregory & Appel Insurance, MacAllister Machinery Co., Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Lake City Bank, Fritz in Fishers, Stephen and Alice Tarr, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Harman International, Mahrdt Properties, Inc., and Indiana Automotive. Interpretation materials and content were created with the support of an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
28
Explore hundreds of years of art from around the world in these exhibitions. Tours occur daily. For full tour schedule, visit imamuseum.org/programs/tours. Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art May 22–November 15 / June M. McCormack Forefront Galleries / Floor 4 Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art is the artist’s first solo exhibition at an encyclopedic museum. This exhibition features painting, video, photography, a monumental installation of her weavings, plus a sculpture made with Killam. The exhibition is also the debut of a new series of photographic work inspired by the Indianapolis Colts’ 2014 season.
Elegant Vision: Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the Collection of Francine and Roger Hurwitz Through July 19/ Richard M. Fairbanks Suite of Asian Art / Floor 3 Explore precious Chinese and Japanese paintings from the 16th through 20th centuries collected over several decades by local Indianapolis Asian art aficionados Francine and Roger Hurwitz.
The Rise of American Modernism
Erwin Wurm: Euclidean Exercises
Through July 26 / Susan and Charles Golden Gallery / Floor 2
Through August 30 / Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion; Various Locations
See European masters’ influence on the American Modernist movement in this exhibition of prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs from the IMA’s collection. Included are works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Paul Cézanne, as well as Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and others.
Become a work of art! Through his well-loved One Minute Sculptures, Austrian artist Erwin Wurm invites the public to perform his unique and ephemeral “sculptures” with drawn instructions and the use of props. Installations will be presented in multiple galleries along with other works by the artist.
This exhibition is presented by June McCormack.
Continuing the Work of the Monuments Men
Tradition Reborn: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics July 31–July 17, 2016 / Richard M. Fairbanks Suite of Asian Art / Floor 3 This exhibition showcases a variety of functional contemporary Japanese ceramics that illustrate how artists have reinvented or revitalized age-old ceramic traditions. Objects featured are from the IMA’s own collection or promised gifts, including works whose creators are recognized in Japan as “Living National Treasures.”
On Stage! Through August 16 / Frances Parker Appel Gallery / Floor 3 Explore the dramatic facial expressions of Japanese Kabuki Theater and the ethereal spirituality of the Noh mask through prints from the 18th through 20th centuries..
Through November 22 / Steven Conant Galleries in Memory of Mrs. H.L. Conant, Clowes Pavilion / Floor 2 Channel the Allied soldiers in the 2014 film The Monuments Men as we examine one work from the IMA’s European collection revealing the complexities of provenance research, and the difficulties sometimes involved in reconstructing a painting’s history of ownership.
Cutting-Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions Through January 3, 2016 / Gerald and Dorit Paul Galleries / Floor 3 Featuring works by Rudi Gernreich, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Franco Moschino and others, this exhibition showcases pieces by fashion designers who constantly push the envelope and present collections that are ground breaking and artistic in nature.
Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 Through January 4, 2016 / Lilly House / Floor 2 Be dazzled by the sparkling wonder of some of the finest examples of American silver from the 19th and 20th centuries. Discover the advancements made by Tiffany & Co. and Gorham Manufacturing that led the way for America to become the foremost creator of silverware in the world.
This exhibition is presented by The Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
The Luxury of Tea and Coffee, Chinese Export Porcelain, Highlights from the Shirley M. Mueller Collection Through December 31, 2016 / Patrick O’Riley and Elizabeth Gilbert Fortune Gallery / Floor 2 Take in tea and coffee wares from the Shirley M. Mueller Collection, one of the premier private holdings in the United States. This installation of Chinese porcelain made exclusively for foreign markets in the 17th and 18th centuries illustrates the dynamic and prolific interaction between Asia and the West.
Revved Up: Cars in Art Through January 31, 2016 / Free / IMA Alliance Gallery / Floor 2 Learn how cars have fired the imagination of artists since their invention. An icon of modern American life, the automobile sparks strong cultural associations, from freedom, progress, mobility, speed, and adventure to danger, and sometimes even decay.
Left top: Chrysler Thunderbolt, 1941. Designed by Ralph Roberts and Alex Tremulis. Courtesy of Roger Willbanks, Denver, Colorado. Photo by Michael Furman. Left middle: Erwin Wurm, One Minute Sculpture, Earth Measure, 2015. Installation view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Courtesy Erwin Wurm, Vienna, and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong. Left bottom: Ingrid Calame (American, b. 1965), From #258 Drawing (Tracings from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the L.A. River), 2007, enamel paint on aluminum, 71 x 119 x 1-1/8 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Carmen & Mark Holeman Contemporary Fund, 2008.3 © Ingrid Calame.
29
Calendar of Events For detailed information on events, to RSVP, or to purchase tickets, please visit imamuseum.org or call 317-923-1331. Assistive listening devices are available for all Toby events and public tours. ASL interpretation available at Toby events where noted, and upon request by calling 317-923-1331, ext. 213. P: Public / M: IMA Members / S: Students
TOURS Collection & Exhibition Tours / Offered daily. Visit imamuseum.org for full schedule. Family Tours / 1st Sat of the month / 11:30 am & 12:15 pm / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator Meet Me at IMA: Alzheimer’s Tours / 4th Tue, 2 pm / Meet at Welcome Desk / Registration Required Touch & Audio Description Tours / for Blind / Low Vision Visitors / 3rd Sat of the month / 2 pm / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator Closer Look / 2nd Sat & 3rd Tues of the month / 2 pm/Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / Registration required Lilly House Tours / Fri, Sat & Sun/ 2–3 pm / Meet at Lilly House lobby Garden Tours / Sat & Sun / 1 pm / Meet at Horticulture Society Overlook Garden 100 Acres Tours / Sat / noon / Meet at Lake Terrace
RECURRING EVENTS Every WED Family Activity / wee Wednesday / Star Studio Classroom / 11 am–noon / $8 P, $5 M, Free for grown-ups & children under 2, Registration required Every FRIDAY Meditation Hikes/Meet at Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion/5:30 pm
THE NATIONAL BANK OF INDIANAPOLIS SUMMER NIGHTS FILM SERIES Fridays, June 5 – August 31 / Amphitheater / Preshow activities at 7 pm / Films Begin at Dusk / $12 P, $6 M
MAY 01 FRI Special Exhibition Tour / Continuing the Work of the Monuments Men / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm
02 SAT Family Activity / Family Day: The Great Outdoors / 10 am–3 pm / Included with Admission Family Activity / Hold It! Carts / Check in at the Welcome Desk for locations / 11:30 am–2 pm Tour / The IMA Experience / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours at 1 pm and 1:45 pm 03 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 05 TUE Special Exhibition Tour / Elegant Vision: Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the Hurwitz Collection / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm 07 THU Tour / The IMA Experience / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours starting at 6 pm and 6:45 pm 08 FRI Special Exhibition Tour / Continuing the Work of the Monuments Men / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm 09 SAT Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Tour / Closer Look Geometry and Beyond / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required 10 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 13 WED Performance / An Evening with Timbre / 7 pm / $15 P, $10 M 15 FRI Special Exhibition Tour / Continuing the Work of the Monuments Men / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm
16 SAT Touch & Audio Description Tour / For Blind or Low Vision Visitors / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration recommended
Special Event / Thursday Night Book Club: The Family Fang: A Novel by Kevin Wilson with guest Michael Dahlie / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 6:30 pm / Registration required
17 SUN ASL Interpreted Public Tour / Money Talks / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm
29 FRI Special Exhibition Tour / Elegant Vision: Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the Hurwitz Collection / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm
19 TUE Tour / Closer Look in Dream Cars / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required 20 WED Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 21 THU Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Revved Up: Cars in Art / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm 22 FRI Tour / The Eccentric Genius of Mr. Turner / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm 24 Sun SUN Special ExhibitionTour Tour/ /Cutting CuttingEdge EdgeFashion: Fashion: Special Exhibition Recent Acquisitions / Meet MEEt on Floor 2 at top of of escalator / 1 pm escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, andand the the Height of American 1840–1930 Height of American Silver,Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet/in Lilly Lily House House LobbyLobby / 2pm/ 2 pm 26 tue TUE Meet MeatatIMA IMA/ /Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Tour / Meet Meet Me Tour / Meet at at Welcome Desk//22pm pm/ Registration / Registration required Welcome Desk required through Alzheimer’sAssociation Association through Alzheimer’s 28 THU Special Exhibition Tour / On Stage!, The Art of Asian Theater / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm
30
31 /SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm
JUNE 02 TUE Special Exhibition Tour / Continuing the Work of the Monuments Men / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm Make Me at IMA / Studio 2 / 10 am–noon / Registration required through Alzheimer’s Association 04 THU Tour / The IMA Experience / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours starting at 6 pm and 6:45 pm 06 SAT Family Activity / Family Day: Revved Up/ Entire Campus/10 am–3 pm/Activities included with admission Special Event / Classic Car Show / Oldfields-Lilly House / 11 am–5 pm / Included with admission Family Tour / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours at 11:30 am and 12:15 pm Family Activity / Hold It! Carts / Check in at the Welcome Desk for location / 11:30 am –2 pm Tour / The IMA Experience / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours at 1 pm and 1:45 pm 07 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 10 WED Talk / ArtPrize Pitch Night / 7 pm / The Toby / Free
11 THU Talk / Innovative Museum Leaders Speaker Series with Colleen Dilenschneider / DeBoest Lecture Hall / 7 pm / Free / Sponsored by Lilly Foundation 13 SAT Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Tour / Closer Look Triumph or Tragedy? / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required 13 SAT Special Event / Avant Brunch / 10 am / $35 M, $50 P 14 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 16 TUE Special Exhibition Tour / On Stage!, The Art of Asian Theater / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Tour / Closer Look A Cut Above / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required 17 WED Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 18 THU Special Exhibition Tour/ Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Talk / Ken Gross, Dream Cars guest curator / The Toby / 7 pm 20 SAT Special Event / Community Day: Summer Solstice: Giant Picnic / 11 am–3 pm / Free Touch & Audio Description Tour / For Blind or Low Vision Visitors / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration recommended Special Exhibition Tour / Revved Up: Cars in Art / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm 21 SUN ASL Interpreted Public Tour / Before They Were Artists / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 23 TUE Meet Me at IMA / Alzheimer’s Tour/Meet at Welcome Desk / 2 pm / Registration required through Alzheimer’s Association 25 THU Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm
26 FRI Tour / The Eccentric Genius of Mr. Turner / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm 28 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm
JULY 02 THU Tour / The IMA Experience / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours starting at 6 pm and 6:45 pm 05 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 07 TUE Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm 11 SAT Special Exhibition Tour / On Stage!, The Art of Asian Theater / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Tour / Closer Look Reflections from the Hood / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required Film / IBE Film Festival / The Toby / noon / Free 12 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 15 WED Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840-1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 16 THU—25 SAT Film / Indy Film Fest / Visit indyfilmfest.com for times and prices 18 SAT Touch & Audio Description Tour / For Blind or Low Vision Visitors / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration recommended Special Exhibition Tour / Revved Up: Cars in Art / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm 19 SUN ASL Interpreted Public Tour / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm
23 THU Special ExhibitionTour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm 26 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm
16 SUN ASL Interpreted Public Tour / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm
28 TUE Meet Me at IMA / Alzheimer’s Tour / Meet at Welcome Desk / 2 pm / Registration required through Alzheimer’s Association
18 TUE Tour / Closer Look: How Dark the Night / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required
AUGUST 01 SAT Family Activity / Family Day: Field Day / 100 Acres / 10 am–3 pm / Free Family Tour / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours at 11:30 am and 12:15 pm Family Activity / Hold It! Carts / Check in at the Welcome Desk for location / 11:30 am–2 pm Tour / The IMA Experience / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours at 1 pm and 1:45 pm 02 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 04 TUE Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm 06 THU Tour / The IMA Experience / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 30 minute tours starting at 6 pm and 6:45 pm 08 SAT Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm Film / 48 Hour Film Festival / The Toby / 6, 8 & 10 pm / $10 per show Tour / Closer Look / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required 09 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 15 SAT Touch & Audio Description Tour / For Blind or Low Vision Visitors / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 1 pm / Registration recommended Special Exhibition Tour / Revved Up: Cars in Art / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm
21 TUE Tour / Closer Look On a Clear Day / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm / Registration required
31
19 WED Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 20 THU Talk / Auto-America: The Automobile and American Art, 1900–1950 with Jerry N. Smith / DeBoest Lecture Hall / 7 pm / Free 22 SAT Special Event / Hummingbird Banding: Catch and Release / Garden for Everyone / 8:30–11:30 am / Included with Admission 23 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm 25 TUE Meet Me at IMA / Alzheimer’s Tour / Meet at Welcome Desk / 2 pm / Registration required through Alzheimer’s Association 27 THU Special Exhibition Tour / Cutting Edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions / Meet on Floor 2 at top of escalator / 2 pm Talk / The Lost Art of Dress / The Toby / 6 pm / Free 28 FRI Special Event / Temporary Suburban Opening / 100 Acres / 6–9 pm / Free Special Event / Grown Up Summer Camp / $125 M, $150 P 29 SAT Talk / Public Conversation with Michelle Grabner and Tricia Paik / 2 pm / Free 30 SUN Special Exhibition Tour / Tiffany, Gorham, and the Height of American Silver, 1840–1930 / Meet in Lilly House Lobby / 2 pm
Recent Events
1
2
32
(Page 32 Top Left) #IndyWelcomesAll (Page 32 Top Right) Monster Drawing Rally (Page 32 Middle) Horticulture Symposium 1. Dr. Douglas W Tallamy 2. Jim McCormac, Kevin Tungesvick, Douglas Tallamy, Irvin Etienne (Page 32 Bottom) Spring Equinox: Go Fly a Kite (Page 33 Top) New Years Eve 1. Brooke Hawkins and Josh Ratliff 2. Darcy and Edward Harlamert 3. Stephen, John, Carter, Thea, Dee, Patricia and Jim LaCrosse
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
33
(Page 33 Left Bottom) Wurm Opening 1., 3. Tricia Paik, Erwin Wurm 2, 4. Erwin Wurm, Carry the Curator, performance, January 15, 2015. Photos by: Photos by Eric Lubrick. (Page 37 Bottom Right ) Family Day Unless otherwise noted, Photos by Nathaniel Edmunds Photography.
To see more images of programs at the IMA, visit flickr.com/imaitsmyart
Upcoming Affiliate Group Events Art, Design, and Nature Interest Groups IMA affiliate groups offer members unique opportunities to become more involved with the IMA by exploring their own interests. Affiliate group members can participate in exclusive tours of the IMA’s permanent collection and special events related to the mission of each group. May 20: Annual Meeting PATRON CIRCLE AND SECOND CENTURY SOCIETY Patron Circle and Second Century Society members are at the forefront of annual giving at the IMA. Each year, this important group of donors advances the Museum’s mission through their generous philanthropic leadership. An Artful Evening with Ann King An evening of art, food and conversation Thursday / June 11 / 6 pm Exclusively for Patron Circle and Second Century Society members Curator’s Choice Wednesday / August 12 / 5:36 pm Join the IMA curators and conservators for an evening of special talks, demonstrations or tours followed by a cocktail reception. Exclusively for Patron Circle and Second Century Society members
THE ALLIANCE The IMA’s longest established affiliate group develops and supports activities and projects that stimulate public interest in the Museum, its educational programs, and its collection. Alliance Annual Membership Meeting & Luncheon May 14 / 11 am / $35 Meridian Hills Country Club The IMA Alliance Book Discussion Group: The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt, 2014 May 21 / 1 pm RSVP by May 18 to Ann McKenzie, anntm@me.com, 401-397-7446 or Sandy Lawlis, s_lawlis@yahoo.com, 317-291-5623 Alliance Bus Trip to Wakefield Scearce Galleries June 11 / 8 am / $55 Alliance Tour of Eskenazi Art and Rooftop Garden June 25 / 1–3 pm
ASIAN ART SOCIETY (AAS) AAS offers its members the opportunity to learn more about Asian art, history, and cultural traditions, and socialize with others who share a deep interest in Asian art. Curator John Teramoto on “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics” May 7 / 5:30 – 7 pm (Cash bar and buffet dinner); 7 pm (Program)/ Woodstock Country Club/ $40 M, $45 P Please call Nancy Inui, 317-917-9715 for more information.
CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY (CAS) CAS is a dynamic group that promotes the understanding of and appreciation for contemporary art through educational programs, social events, and community collaborations. CAS support has improved the quality and scope of the IMA’s contemporary art collection.
Private CAS Reception with Michelle Grabner May 21 / Sutphin Fountain Room / 6 pm Temporary Suburban Opening August 28 / Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres / 6 pm Public Conversation with artist Michelle Grabner and curator Tricia Y. Paik August 29 / Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres / 2 pm Public Conversation with artist Richard Wentworth CAS Reception to Follow September 24
DESIGN ARTS SOCIETY (DAS) DAS works to promote a greater awareness of the central role design plays in our daily lives and also to help establish the IMA as an important center for design arts in the US. DAS Annual Meeting June 18 / The Toby / 6 pm Lecture by Ken Gross Curator of Dream Cars / 7 pm / The Toby / Free Join DAS to celebrate the past year in Design at the IMA. President, Marika Klemm will speak about programming highlights, recent acquisitions and new initiatives. The Nominating Committee, chaired by Tom Vriesman, will present a slate of new officers and board members for 2015–16. After the business meeting please stay for a lecture by Ken Gross, curator of the IMA special exhibition Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas. RSVP to Lauren Lucchesi, LLucchesi@imamuseum.org Film: Sign Painters September 3 / The Toby / 7 pm
34
FASHION ARTS SOCIETY FAS seeks to promote awareness and appreciation of textile and fashion arts through the study of haute couture and cloth. Members also help facilitate the expansion and enrichment of the IMA’s fashion and textile arts collection. FAShion Arts Society’s 5th Anniversary Celebration FAShion Hall of Fame Induction May 5 / Gerald and Dorit Paul Galleries / 5:55 pm / $50 M, $60 P RSVP to Lauren Lucchesi, llucchesi@imamuseum.org Talk: Linda Przybyszewski “The Lost Art of Dress” August 27 / The Toby / 6 pm / Free
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (HORT SOC) The Horticultural Society celebrates the art of gardening at the IMA by helping to develop, enhance, and maintain the gardens, and Greenhouse through volunteer and financial support. The Society also maintains an extensive horticultural library on the IMA campus. Horticultural Society Book Group The Not So Little Book of Dung by Caroline Holmes May 8 Sissinghurst, An Unfinished History: The Quest to Restore a Working Farm at Vita Sackville-West’s Legendary Garden by Adam Nicolson August 5
To learn more about these events or how you can join one of these interest groups, contact Andra Walters, at awalters@imamuseum.org or 317-923-1331, ext. 434.
About the IMA ADMISSION
TOURS
SHOPPING
MEMBERSHIP
IMA Members: Free Adults: $18 Ages 5 and under: Free Youth ages 6–17: $10
The IMA offers free public tours of its galleries, The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, Lilly House, and gardens. For a complete schedule, including tour themes, visit imamuseum.org.
Museum Store Books, jewelry, and Museuminspired merchandise. 317-923-1331, ext. 281
Memberships to the IMA start at as low as $55.
GETTING HERE Location The IMA is located at 4000 Michigan Road in Indianapolis. The main entrance is on 38th Street. By IndyGo Bus From downtown Indianapolis: #38 Lafayette Square From Michigan Road: #34 North or South Visit indygo.net/tripplanner to plan your trip. Parking Parking is free.
HOURS Museum, Gardens, and Lilly House Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat: 11 am–5 pm Thur: 11 am–9 pm Sun: noon–5 pm Museum and Lilly House are closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, 100 Acres Open daily from dawn to dusk.
ACCESSIBILITY The IMA strives to be accessible to all visitors. • The Museum building and Lilly House are accessible for wheelchair users. • Open captioning is available on in-gallery videos; closed captioning available with select public programs. • Assistive listening devices are available for all public tours and Toby events. • ASL interpretations during select public programs and tours or by request. Call 317-923-1331 at least three weeks prior to event. • Service animals welcome. • Family restrooms and nursing mothers room available. For more information: imamuseum.org/connect/accessibility or 317-923-1331.
DINING IMA Café IMA Café offers delicious snacks and inexpensive meals set in a chic cafeteria setting.
Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse Rare and choice plants, gardening supplies, and gifts. Museum hours except April–December closes Thur at 8 pm. 317-920-2652 Shop online 24 hours a day at imamuseum.org/shop.
IMA LIBRARIES Eleanor Evans Stout and Erwin Cory Stout Reference Library A non-circulating research library that consists of thousands of resources on the visual arts. 317-920-2647 By appointment only. Horticultural Society Library A non-circulating collection of books and videos on gardening and related topics, open to the public. Located at Newfield. 317-923-1331, ext. 429
For more information, call 317-920-2651 or visit imamuseum.org/membership
AFFILIATES For more information about IMA art interest groups and clubs, contact affiliates@imamuseum.org.
VOLUNTEER For more information about how you can get involved, contact volunteer@imamuseum.org or 317-923-1331, ext. 263.
CONTACT THE IMA 317-923-1331 (Main) 317-920-2660 (24-Hour Info Line) imamuseum.org
Tue, Wed, Sat: noon–3 pm
FACILITY RENTAL The IMA offers a variety of spaces to rent—perfect for any occasion from cocktail parties to weddings to business conferences. For more information: imamuseum.org/special-events or 317-923-1331, ext. 419
General support of the IMA is provided by the Arts Council and the City of Indianapolis; by the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and The Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr., Memorial Foundation.
35
4000 Michigan Road Indianapolis, IN 46208 317-923-1331 imamuseum.org
NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
INDIANAPOLIS, IN PERMIT #2200
Exclusive Dream Cars merchandise is now available in the Museum Store, Gallery Shop and online. Products include an exhibition catalog, custom silk ties and scarves, poster prints and postcards, apparel, kids items and Patricia Locke jewelry exclusively made for the IMA.