November 2011
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Maxwell Anderson: The exit interview in Nuvo.
This week in Nuvo outgoing IMA Director, Max Anderson, is interviewed about his tenure at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Awfully impressive to look back and see how our museum director was so broadly interested in positioning the museum to be participant and leader in so many different aspects of city and broader cultural fabric.
Big shoes to fill, but I’m already looking forward to...
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Eames Documentary to be on PBS December 19th
It’s not likely that this film will air in Indy before then, so I’ll just record it.
It will air on “American Masters” Monday the 19th at 10:00pm. Info here.
Also, here’s the review from the NYT.
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Working to Define and Care for African Art at the...
Here’s the first blog post by IMA Graduate Fellow, Kristen Adsit, as she talks about her work in the African collection. It’s gonna be a monthly column so check back every month.
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Bon Scott > Brian Johnson
I’m just sayen’.
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Ouch! Proof that art conservators are highly...
Here’s an article by Michael Sauter that lists art conservators as 4th out of the top 7 most educated and least paid.
All art conservators knew this before seeing this article, but it’s good to see it printed somewhere.
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Robert Indiana interviewed on ArtInfo.
Pop Art Icon Robert Indiana Talks Hope, Love, and Shepard Fairey by Julia Halperin
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No Preservatives | The State of Affairs in the... →
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WatchBroad Ripple is Burning by Margo and the Nuclear SO and SOs. I don’t know of a more beautiful and depressing song about Indianapolis, but at least we have that.
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ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS: THE THAW COLLECTION
I’m looking forward to seeing the pieces in this exhibition as they start to get unpacked this week (and the opening party in December).
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Free Tickets to the Eiteljorg Contemporary Arts...
My friends over at the Eiteljorg Museum gave me some free tickets to the Contemporary Arts Party this Thursday night (Nov. 10). Each ticket includes two drink tickets (Sun King Beer!).
The party is to celebrate the opening of “We Are Here,” which highlights the work of 5 contemporary Native American artists; this year’s artists are:
Alan Michelson
Bonnie Devine
Skawennati
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WatchConserving Sticky (and imaging him with CT). Very cool, JP!
