LOU’S VIEWS: O’Keeffe & friends hit Indianapolis Museum of Art
Ideally, a visitor to “Georgia O’Keeffe and the Southwestern Still Life” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (through Feb. 15) should take at least two trips through the exhibit hall.
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IMA CEO’s quest: artistic flourishes, but on a budget
Charles Venable inherited two years ago a museum with an elevated stature in the world of art but disappointing attendance figures and a penchant for over-spending its endowment to make ends meet.
LOU’S VIEWS: New/old Lichtenstein sculpture dominates IMA front yard
No question about it, “Five Brushstrokes” is bold. It’s also playful and welcoming.
LOU’S VIEWS: Neo-Impressionist show impresses at IMA
They shimmer. And that’s just the surface appeal of many of the works at this new exhibition.
LOU’S VIEWS: Glick glass exhibition at IMA shimmers with variety
When Dale Chihuly’s work is among the least interesting pieces on display, you know you’ve got a strong glass art show. Such is the case with Indianapolis Museum of Art’s “Masters of Contemporary Glass: Highlights from the Marilyn and Eugene Glick Collection.”
Art museum trimming reliance on endowment
In its proposed budget for the next fiscal year, the Indianapolis Museum of Art will draw less than 6 percent of the endowment for operations. That’s down from nearly 8 percent in recent years and 6.6 percent in the current budget.
Art museum taps veteran curator to lead endeavors
St. Louis Art Museum curator Tricia Paik was announced Monday as the Indianapolis Museum of Art's new curator of contemporary art.
LOU’S VIEWS: Trying to ‘LOVE’ artist Robert Indiana
“The Essential Robert Indiana,” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, offers guidance in understanding the challenging artist and his work.
LOU’S VIEWS: Funky furniture, slamming doors and more
This week, I empty the notebook with thoughts on the IMA's contemporary galleries, a furniture show at the State Museum, a Beef &Boards farce and an ambitious new CD.
LOU’S VIEWS: On Matisse and Macheath
The IMA offers a brilliantly colored blockbuster while the opera presents a shark with no teeth
Ai Weiwei on the NSA: Shocking if American citizens allow this to continue
The artist who could not leave his country to attend the retrospective of his work at the Indianapolis Museum of Art compares U.S. to China.
Senior curator leaving IMA after 11-year stay
Lisa Freiman directed the opening of the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres in June 2010 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. and is credited with transforming the experience of contemporary art in Indianapolis.
Lilly gives $1 million for art museum initiative
The five-year program is designed to transform the Indianapolis Museum of Art into a more visitor-centered institution. The first year will include enhancements to the upcoming Matisse show.
LOU’S VIEWS: Doing it Ai Weiwei’s way
The eyes of the creative world are on Ai Weiwei. The Indianapolis Museum of Art offers a chance to put your eyes on his works. Plus, thoughts on the IBJ A&E “War Horse” road trip.
Art museum cutting more than 20 employees
The museum said 19 full-time employees and two part-time employees will complete their employment Monday. Eight additional vacant positions will not be filled.
IMA’s new CEO aims to bolster finances by doubling attendance
Indianapolis Museum of Art CEO Charles Venable plans to cut costs and use major exhibits to boost attendance—a strategy aimed at reducing the museum’s reliance on investment returns and allowing its endowment to grow back to pre-recession level.
New art museum CEO shakes up management team
The new head of the Indianapolis Museum of Art has reduced the size of his executive team, including cutting a top position, as an initial step to organization-wide restructuring.
LOU’S VIEWS: Graphite the power
The Indianapolis Museum of Art proves that the mineral isn’t just for pencils. Plus new shows at the Indianapolis Art Center.
LOU’S VIEWS: God is in the details
At the IMA, an Islamic art show holds glorious surprises.
Group forms to challenge arts corridor along canal
Save Our Scenic Central Canal, led by local activist Clarke Kahlo, is objecting to the proposed Art2Art project that would develop and decorate 4-1/2 miles along the Central Canal towpath.