ArtBabble: Architecture

Making Chop Stick

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:03:54 +0000

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Chop Stick, created by the Swedish architecture duo visiondivision, provides visitors to 100 Acres a place to sit, swing, and enjoy refreshments in an outdoor pavilion crafted almost entirely from a single tree. The 100-foot-tall tulip tree—the state tree of Indiana—was found in a forest near Anderson, Indiana, and transported to 100 Acres with a large portion of its limbs intact. The design for Chop Stick revolves around the architects' ambition to harvest a material as gently and thoughtfully as possible.

visiondivision

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:59:11 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Visiondivision is a Stockholm-based architecture firm founded in 2005 by Anders Berensson and Ulf Mejergren. They have completed numerous projects throughout Sweden, as well as in The Netherlands, Mexico, and Argentina. Visiondivision's diverse practice merges architecture and design to provide highly imaginative solutions for a wide range of clients.

A Confucian Scholar's House

Asian Art Museum — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:14:55 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

An introduction to Korean Confucianism and related architecture.

The Forbidden City

Asian Art Museum — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:46:30 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

In 1420, in an effort to consolidate his control over the throne, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty moved China's capital to a site in the North, now known as Bejing. There, he built a vast complex of palaces and administrative buildings now covering 178 acres. Because access was restricted to the imperial family and to those who had business with them, it came to be known as the Forbidden City. Learn more in this short documentary.

Buddhist Temples at Wuthaishan

Asian Art Museum — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:57:55 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

The Chinese Buddhist figures seen in the galleries at the Asian Art Museum were originally placed in temples and monastic buildings. This video explores Wutaishan, an area with one of the heaviest concentration of Buddhist temples in China.

Figures and Edges: Marlon Blackwell

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:15:53 +0000

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100 Acres

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Marlon Blackwell, architect of the award-winning Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion talks about the focus on the origins and inspiration for his work in 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park. Reviewing the process that was proposed in collaboration with Ed Blake and Mary Miss, the talk will discuss how the artwork drove the development of the park rather than the architecture. In addition to a focus on the design and detailing of the Visitors Center, Blackwell will also provide an overview of the original vision including the Walkway Bridge and the Experiential Center.

The Stupa

Asian Art Museum — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:11:53 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

A short documentary on The Stupa, a hemispherical mound that represents the burial mound of the Buddha.

Sun K. Kwak on "Untying Space"

Asian Art Museum — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:37:51 +0000

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Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past

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Asian Art Museum

Korean-born New York based artist Sun K. Kwak makes the invisible visible using a surprisingly simple medium: black masking tape. Through a process infused with an element of performance, Kwak channels surrounding energy to manifest a movement of lines, liberating the space and transforming it into a new pictorial reality. For the "Phantoms of Asia" exhibition at the Asian Art Museum (on view from May 18-September 2, 2012), Kwak creates a site-specific installation for the museum's North Court, which will not be seen again after the exhibition closes.

Ancient Temples of Nara

Asian Art Museum — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:37:08 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

Explore Nara's ancient Buddhist art and architecture.

Sara VanDerBeek: Los Angeles Synthesis

Hammer Museum — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:11:42 +0000

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Hammer Museum

Invited by the Hammer to participate in our Artist Residency Program, VanDerBeek spent several weeks in Los Angeles over the past year. The works included in her Hammer Project have grown out of this residency and offer a particular view into our city. After she finished her installation in the vault gallery at the museum, we spoke with her about this project.