Stories tagged with "ima"

IMA Summer Nights 2009 most recent comment by joe.shearer

I’ll go ahead and pimp “Hustle and... – Mar 24, 2009 at 11:01 AM

Q&A with Alberto Alessi, director of design firm Alessi Spa by Konrad.Marshall

Alberto Alessi spoke from the head of the long table dominating his office in Crusinallo, Italy, while looking out at his little garden. The 63-year-old native of Arona, Italy, and... – Feb 27, 2009 at 3:41 PM in Arts

Landmark exhibit on European design represents IMA's broader vision by Konrad.Marshall

R. Craig Miller did his best to explain the latest large-scale exhibition coming to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. But the museum’s loquacious curator of design arts and... – Feb 27, 2009 at 3:19 PM in Arts

Acquiring a Work of Art: Little Brown Girl | Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog by Chris Vannoy

IMA Curator Harriet Warkel talks about reacquiring the painting Little Brown Girl by John Wesley Hardrick and how it came back to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. – Jan 19, 2009 at 9:09 AM in

Tatsuya Nakatani at The Toby by johnnyglucose

Tonight at the IMA eclectic percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani improvises a musical performance using cymbals, singing bowls, bowed gongs, metal objects, bells and various sticks and... – Jan 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM in Music

IMA's revamped theater is multi-use venue with high-tech equipment by Christopher Lloyd

Welcome, Toby. Welcome back. On Friday, the Randall L. and Marianne W. Tobias Theater will reopen to the public for the first time in four years. Formerly known as Showalter... – Nov 14, 2008 at 11:14 AM in Talk

Q&A with Jim Robinson, Curator of Asian Art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art most recent comment by DonnaThomas

I too have been to China many times, actually 20... – Oct 25, 2008 at 8:02 PM

Ming hits it perfect by Konrad.Marshall

Ever since the first blue and white porcelain vases emerged from the imperially supervised kilns at Jingdezhen, back in the 14th century, people the world over have revered the... – Oct 22, 2008 at 1:29 PM in Talk

Dawoud Bey's photos show how teens present themselves by Indy.com Staff

Some of them are wearing sweat suits. Many aren't smiling. These are not typical high-school yearbook portraits. In "Class Pictures," photographer Dawoud Bey captures American... – Sep 25, 2008 at 5:53 PM in Talk

IMA breaks ground on art & nature park most recent comment by bridgetid

I can't wait to see it! I have always loved the... – Sep 20, 2008 at 2:10 PM

Have you been to the IMA? most recent comment by bridgetid

I did enjoy the Halston exhibit, but thought that... – Aug 29, 2008 at 5:05 PM

Kerouac Unscrolled by johnnyglucose

If you haven't seen the original scroll manuscript of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" make plans to visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art soon. The fragile document of "The Bible of... – Aug 22, 2008 at 1:24 PM in Talk

Rocky Horror most recent comment by joe.shearer

I'm pretty sure he's not currently, but I'd track... – Aug 20, 2008 at 1:47 PM

Robert Frank Film Marathon by johnnyglucose

In 1958, Robert Frank loaded up a film camera with 16mm black and white stock and began shooting "Pull My Daisy", loosely based on the third act of an unproduced play written by... – Aug 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM in Movies

The Scrollmaster Speaks by johnnyglucose

Jim Canary is the head of conservation at the Lilly Library, an often overlooked treasure trove of rare books and literary manuscripts. In 2001, the library received a call from... – Jul 24, 2008 at 10:22 AM in Talk

Egyptian artifacts to debut at IMA by Indy.com Staff

While the debate over whether Indianapolis can attract young professionals rages on, its ability to lure incredibly old people is no longer in question. Case in point: Demetrios,... – Jul 10, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Talk

Road trip complete: Words, photos paired most recent comment by Nate

yep, that's the one I was thinking of. I love... – Jun 20, 2008 at 3:58 PM

Q&A: Sculptor Maya Lin by Christopher Lloyd

Maya Lin is famed both for her eclectic, environmentally oriented sculptures and for memorial projects, most notably the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Lin's design was selected in... – Jun 06, 2008 at 2:46 PM in Talk

Weegee Photos Aquired by IMA most recent comment by Christopher Lloyd

The Indy Star also had our own story, posted at... – Jun 03, 2008 at 3:27 PM

Traveling exhibits are often a collaborative affair for museum curators by Christopher Lloyd

Almost since the day someone decided to put a bunch of paintings and sculptures in one place and call it a museum, these institutions have been borrowing art from each other -- and... – May 16, 2008 at 2:14 PM in Talk