ArtBabble: 100 Acres

Indianapolis Island Tour

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:36:41 +0000

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About 20 feet in diameter, Indianapolis Island is a fully inhabitable experimental living structure that examines the daily needs of contemporary human beings. Each summer, the island will be occupied by one or two commissioned residents who are local art students. They will collaborate with Zittel by adapting and modifying the island’s structure according to their individual needs.

Type A

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:28:28 +0000

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Team Work

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

New York-based artist collective Type A, consisting of Adam Ames and Andrew Bordwin, employs a variety of media to create artwork that playfully explores the nature of collaboration and competition. Working together since 1998, their work looks closely at tensions inherent to these interactions. This documentary showcases their work by examining their relationship as both friends and collaborators, and how their humor and thoughtfulness shape their approach to art. Featured is Type A’s project developed for 100 Acres: The Virginia B.

100 Acres Opening Performance

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:04:48 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

On June 19, 2010 the IMA celebrated the opening of 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park. Watch a special performance by Shara Worden, Dayna Kurtz and Liz Janes.

IMA TV: Funky Bones

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:48:45 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

IMA TV chats with Sarah Green while installing Atelier van Lieshout's Funky Bone Benches in the 100 Acres Art and Nature Park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Joep van Lieshout, with his studio Atelier van Lieshout, will present a group of 20 benches with drawings of large bones that will together form the shape of an enormous, stylized human skeleton. The work grows out of ideas about native heritage and cultural development, with bones iconically referring to artifacts and remains from previous occupants.

IMA TV: Kendall Buster's Stratum Pier

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:18:08 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

http://www.imamuseum.org/100acres/artists/kendallbuster IMA's Lisa Freiman and Project Architect Jeremy Olsen discuss Kendall Buster's Statum Pier in the 100 Acres Are and Nature Park. Stratum Pier consists of a series of organically shaped and layered platforms at the water’s edge that provides a vantage for observing the expansive 35-acre lake and woodlands. The design of the emerald green fiberglass and steel structure suggest a topographical map with stacked layers that merge with the environment and appear to be an extrusion from the shoreline.

IMA TV: The Art of Steel

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:32:05 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Tom Williams of Steel Pro Erectors shares his involvement with Los Carpinteros' Free Basket in the Indianapolis Museum of Art's 100 Acres Art and Nature Park. Los Carpinteros has developed a large-scale site-specific installation titled Free Basket for 100 Acres: The Virgina B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park that continues their interest in the juxtaposition of the practical and the imaginary.

Director's Journal: 100 Acres Visitors Pavilion

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:53:42 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Learn about current IMA events with Melvin and Bren Simon Director and CEO Maxwell Anderson. This episode features a conversation with 100 Acres Project Manager Dave Hunt and architect Marlon Blackwell about the Art and Nature Park Visitor's Pavilion. Listen in as they discuss how the pavilion was constructed and what it will offer to visitors of the park.

Barnacle Bros. Custom Sculpture & Fabrication

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:24:43 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Join Barnacle Bros. founder Smilee Barnacle for a tour of their shop, and discover some of the tools and techniques they use to create props, custom sculpture and large scale artworks. Smilee and his team fabricated Andrea Zittel's i-land, a habitable floating island for the Indianapolis Museum of Art's 100 Acres Art and Nature Park.

100 Acres: The Groundbreaking

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:19:09 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

On September 18, 2008 the Indianapolis Museum of Art broke ground on 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park. Located on 100 acres of untamed woodlands, wetlands, a lake, and meadows adjacent to the Museum, the Art & Nature Park will be one of the largest museum art parks in the country and the only one to feature the ongoing commission of site-specific artworks. It will open in spring of 2010 with a visitor center, numerous trails, and eight site-specific inaugural works commissioned from emerging and midcareer artists.

100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:12:36 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

What exactly is 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park? This video provides all the answers as staff from the Indianapolis Museum of Art and architects involved in the project describe the creative and planning process in developing the park. Adjacent to the Indianapolis Museum of Art and located on 100 acres that includes untamed woodlands, wetlands, meadows and a 35-acre lake, 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park will be one of the largest museum art parks in the country, and the only one to feature the ongoing commission of site-specific artworks.