"Installation Nation" at College Avenue and Michigan Street vacant lot

The local photo blog The Heidelberger Papers presents a regular visual exploration of Indianapolis through photographs and captions. The upcoming IMA exhibition Judith G. Levy: Memory Cloud will employ plastic photo viewers containing 35 mm slides to conjure memories, many of which visitors will have the chance to peer through, others of which will be out of reach. These two items prompted me to post my snapshots from the past weeks. Do we have some shared experiences? Read the rest of this entry »

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I’ve been at the IMA for over two years now, and without a doubt one of the most talked about art installations over that time has been Orly Genger’s Whole, which lived mainly in the Efroymson Family Entrance Pavilion. It stood in a place that ensured each and every visitor who walked through those doors had to confront and acknowledge the installation in some way. I’ve been a huge fan of quietly observing over-the-top drama for all of my life, so this was right up my alley and I’ll miss it for sure.

The Design & Installation team taking down Orly Genger: Whole

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