ArtBabble: Gardens

Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Asian Art Museum — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:14:13 +0000

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Asian Art Museum

This video explores the classical gardens of Suzhou, which are considered to be some of the most beautiful gardens in China.

Conversation: Robert Irwin and Lawrence Weschler

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:27:03 +0000

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Talks

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

Artist Robert Irwin, a master of light and space, talks about his work and career with Lawrence Weschler, author of Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: Over Thirty Years of Conversations with Robert Irwin and contributor to The New Yorker.

Atelier NL: Design in the Noordoostpolder, Holland

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:55 +0000

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Dutch Design

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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Dutch clay as a source of inspiration. The designers of Atelier NL and Maarten Kolk operate as biologists, archeologists and ethnologists during their design process. Invited by Jurgen Bey and Rianne Makkink, they spent a year in residence at a farm in the Dutch Noordoostpolder. They closely investigated the specific vegetation, historic roots and local culture, to create designs that are strongly rooted in this specific area.

Director's Journal: The Orchard

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:47:21 +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 horticulturist Geoffrey Vonburg about the IMA's newly restored Orchard. Listen in as they discuss how to plan and manage a working garden at an historic estate.

100 Acres: The Groundbreaking

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

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100 Acres

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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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100 Acres

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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.