A recent trip to the IMA this week reminded me of how quickly things change around there. Thank goodness I was able to see the Roman Exhibit and the Dior exhibit because they are both gone now. One of my favorite exhibits in recent memory is the Ingrid Calame exhibit. These colorful works of art are intriguing and I nearly set off the alarm by putting my nose to close to the works. The detailed and neat brush work is a welcome calm compared to the busy shapes made by the tracings. I am attaching a description of the exhibit as released by the IMA. Go, you won't regret it.

November 2, 2007-March 16, 2008 Ingrid Calame's works for Traces of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were developed over the course of 18 months. For one week in October 2006, Calame got access to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is home to the Indianapolis 500 (Indy Racing League) and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (NASCAR). There she worked with a team of 10 volunteers from the Indianapolis area and two assistants from her studio to trace the marks on the Speedway. Back in her Los Angeles studio, Calame traced the Speedway tracings to make color pencil drawings on trace Mylar. From these drawings she made paintings using "Sign Painters' 1 Shot"- an oil based enamel often used to paint window signs and pinstripe cars. A new, large latex and enamel wall painting will feature the Victory Donut that Dan Wheldon laid down after winning the 2005 Indianapolis 500.

Forefront, an ongoing series of exhibitions that presents recent contemporary art by international artists in the McCormack Forefront Galleries, offers a constantly changing view of major developments in the art world.