Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog

No, I won’t be blogging about the inauguration today. It was too much of an obvious choice, and you’ve already heard my take on things. Besides, you’ll hear more about that in posts to come. This post does relate however. I just heard yesterday that hulu.com will be streaming the inauguration events live (along with a menagerie of other sites)! Good news for those of you without cable or access to a tv.

2008 to me was the year video exploded on the web. After finally taking the plunge and cutting off my cable television lifeline I was forced to consume video over the internet. I must say, video on the web has came a long way. I’m conviced.

But there’s another reason I’m blogging about video on the web. I, along with the apps team, New Media department, and a big cross-departmental collection of individuals have been pouring our blood sweat and tears into a project which will bring high quality art video to you via the web. It seems like it has been a long journey, and we are on the cusp of launching this website in a matter of days. If you want a super sneak peek you can come to The Davis Lab, which will be opening this Saturday. Come check it out!

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Even though it hasn’t even opened yet, I feel like Breaking the Mode is already over! For me, it is almost a wrap, but for most it is just beginning. I spent the last couple of months working with a team of IMA staff representing education, curatorial, marketing and web design perspectives to create the web site for this exhibition. Now it is up-and-running and the show will be coming soon. Often this is the case. We spend tons of time developing material whether it is audio, video or web content and usually it wraps up just as the show is opening, so it is a weird feeling for us to be moving on to the next project as everyone else is just getting excited.

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