PREVIEWSNews aNd eveNts for MeMbers of the IMa May–August 2009

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The finances of art museums are now front page news. We took the very painful step of eliminating 21 positions at the end of February and captured other savings to cope with an endowment that lost 24% of its value since fall 2008. While we are guardedly optimistic that these measures will get us through the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2009, there is no probability to anything financial these days. We will deliberately monitor our revenue and expenses in the months to come.

Your help has been indispensable in safeguarding free general ad-mission and in enabling important acquisitions, vibrant program-ming and top-flight professionalism in collections care, educational offerings and other extensions of our mission. So the Board and staff thank you. We thank all of our donors, from foundations to corporations to individual members, for your commitment to the IMA and your leadership in the cultural community, with a special giving section in this issue of Previews. We are grateful to those bene-factors who helped us realize our goal of 125 Gifts to the IMA in celebration of the Museum’s 125th anniversary. Three oil paintings by 17th-century Spanish master El Greco, a 1976 color screen print by Andy Warhol, and an evening dress from 1926-27 by French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin, among others, join the IMA’s rich collection and serve as another reminder of the great American tradi-tion of growing major museum collections through gift and bequest.

On a new note, as the IMA confronts the combination of a reduced endowment and free public access, we are laying the groundwork for future government support that we lack today, unlike the ma-jority of our peers among Midwestern art museums. This year we received more foreign funding than support from our municipal and state governments.

Though we face declining resources, by operating efficiently we are able to press ahead on multiple fronts. On May 21, contemporary video artist Eve Sussman will share insights into her wide-ranging experiments in film and video, in conjunction with the reception for the exhibition Adaptation: Video Installations by Ben-Ner, Herrera, Sullivan and Sussman & The Rufus Corporation. Each of the five video installations in this exhibition explores the question of trans-formation from source material to finished project. In today’s world, adaptation is a necessity, not a virtue.

This summer, we give you extraordinary film experiences with our annual Summer Nights films playing under the stars and the India-napolis International Film Festival. The IMA will play host to the IIFF’s more than 80 film screenings, taking advantage of The Toby as an ideal location for culturally adventurous works.

Both on the Web and in the pages to follow, we give you a behind-the-scenes look into our acquisition and deaccessioning processes with a new series on provenance case studies, along with an online database at imamuseum.org that provides comprehensive informa-tion about deaccessioned artworks. From the artist’s studio to its place in the IMA’s galleries, find out how the history of ownership of a work of art is tracked, and soon you will be able to see how funds from the sale of artworks enable acquisitions of others. In the Allen Whitehill Clowes special exhibition galleries, we give you the world premiere of the special exhibition European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century showcasing brilliant everyday design from the 20th- and 21st-centuries.

We give you gardens and grounds to stroll, complete with new hon-eybees to help pollinate the restored vegetable gardens at Oldfields.

Most importantly, we give you free general admission and access to art. A gift you can freely extend to others. What will you give back to the IMA and the arts in Indianapolis?

Maxwell L. Anderson

The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO

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From the Forefront exhibition Adaptation (pg 20):Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corporation, Detail of Photographic still from The Rape of the Sabine Women (Girls at the Pool), 2005. Photo by Benedikt Partenheimer, courtesy of the artists and Roebling Hall, New York.

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125giftsWho receives 125 gifts, all significant works of art, for their birthday? Benefitting from the generosity of several donors, the Indianapolis Museum of Art is marking its 125th anniversary by welcoming several new treasures. Since its founding as the Art Association of Indianapolis in 1883 to its current status as one of the largest general art museums in America, the IMA has built its collection with the help of collectors and benefactors willing to donate works of art or the funds to acquire them.

With that tradition in mind, Ellen Lee, the IMA’s Wood-Pulliam Distinguished Senior Curator, conceived and directed an effort that resulted in more than 125 pieces of art being added to the Museum’s collection in celebration of its 125th anniversary. The gifts span curatorial departments, historical periods and cultures, ranging from paintings, prints, photographs and textiles to sculp-ture, Japanese pottery and baskets, and design arts objects. That was intentional, said Lee, resulting, as it did, from relation-ships that the Museum’s curators have with individuals whose personal collections and interests coincide with those of the Museum. Some gave works they owned; others provided funds so the IMA could purchase specific pieces.

“I cannot imagine a more tangible sign of a museum’s vigor than the acquisition of important works of art,” said Lee. “Many IMA friends responded enthusiastically to our campaign, making commitments that surpassed our ambitious objective. Some of the pieces had been coveted by our curators for years; others were exciting surprises.”

One of the most visible gifts is Light and Space III, the florescent light sculpture by American artist Robert Irwin, specially commissioned by the IMA for Pulliam Great Hall. Purchased with funding provided by longtime supporters Ann and Chris Stack, with additional assistance from the Museum’s Alliance and 18 other acquisition funds, the Irwin is on permanent display. The Stacks also gave Duvor, an intricate piece comprised of thousands of aluminum liquor caps and created by contemporary Ghaniaian artist El Anatsui.

Images of many of the anniversary gifts, along with a complete list of donors, are available on page 12 and on the Museum’s Web site (www.imamuseum.org). Some of the works are already on view in the galleries, while others will enter the Museum collection at future dates as donor commitments are fulfilled.

For Walter Wolf, donating to the Museum’s 125th anniversary campaign was imperative. “As collectors, I think it’s our duty to help the Museum build its collection, to the extent we can,” said Wolf. He and his wife contributed several works on paper, including John Marin etchings and a complete set of Jacques Callot prints.

That attitude was shared by all the donors to the anniversary campaign, whose willingness to help the IMA reach its goal proved that the Museum’s support remains as strong as ever. “No single factor is more important to the Museum’s legacy than the continued, robust and imaginative growth of our permanent collection,” said Maxwell L. Anderson, the IMA’s Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO. “The generosity of those patrons who have donated these 125 works honors the IMA’s past, marks a milestone in the Museum’s history, and sets an auspicious tone for its future.”

Left: El Greco, Greek (1541-1614), St. Luke, about 1610-1614, oil on canvas. 28 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. The Clowes Fund Collection. 2008.273

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• Three oil paintings by 17th-century Spanish master El Greco and workshop: St. Luke, St. Simon and Christ Bearing the Cross, all from The Clowes Fund Collection

• The Quai d’Austerlitz, a view of Paris by French Impressionist Armand Guillaumin, donated by Elaine Ewing Fess and Stephen W. Fess

• An ink on silk painting, Farmers Fighting in Springtime, by 17th-century Chinese artist Zhang Chong, a gift from Francine and Roger Hurwitz

• Old Pines, a pair of six-panel screens rendered in ink on paper by late 19th-century Japanese artist Suzuki Shonen, given by John and Cynde Barnes

• Gamin, a hand-painted plaster bust, about 1929, by African-American sculptor Augusta Savage, given in part by the Indianapolis Chapter of the Links

• American photographer Lewis Hines’ 1908 photograph of a newsboy in Indianapolis, A Little Shaver, Indianapolis, given by Lee Marks and John C. DePrez

• The Dream of Spring, a 1901 oil on canvas by French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, promised gift of Melvin and Bren Simon

• Study for Petunias, 1928, a charcoal drawing by American artist Blanche Lazzell, given by Dr. Steven Conant in memory of Mrs. H. L. Conant

• Light-Light Armchair (Prototype), a 1988 carbon fiber chair by Italian designer Alberto Meda and manufac-turer Alias, purchased with funds provided by James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse

• An evening dress from 1926-27 by French designer Jeanne Lanvin, given by Amy Curtiss Davidoff

• F-111, a 1974 lithograph by James Rosenquist, promised gift of Kay Koch

• Wreathe, 2001, a blind debossment by Ann Hamilton, given by Anna and Jim White

• A soup can drawing by Andy Warhol, promised gift of David and Dee Garrett

• Contemporary American artist Ingrid Calame’s From #258 Drawing (Tracings from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the L.A. River), an enamel paint on aluminum work of 2007, acquired through the Carmen & Mark Holeman Contemporary Fund

Hine, Lewis Wickes, American (1874-1940), A Little Shaver, Indianapolis, 1908, printed about 1920, gelatin silver print. 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. Gift of Lee Marks and John C. DePrez, Jr., Shelbyville, indiana. 2008.770

125anniversary gifts

A selection of the IMA’s

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125th Anniversary Jewelry by Michael Graves

Designed exclusively for the 125th Anniversary of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the IMA is proud to present a line of jewelry by architect, artist and Indianapolis native Michael Graves. Inspired by how design affects every facet of life, Graves has created a wide array of fur-nishings and artifacts, from his iconic teakettle for Alessi, part of the Museum’s permanent collection, to furniture, hardware, lighting fixtures, electronics and jewelry for companies including Target, Black and Decker, Disney, Steuben and Phillips. Graves and his designers are the recipients of more than 180 awards and citations for architecture, interiors and product design.

Shop online at www.shop.imamuseum.org

Michael Graves CXXV Earrings

The design on the Museum’s signature 125th anniversary pierced earrings is articulated in a style that Graves describes as a marriage between the primitive hand-crafted quality of Greek and Roman Jewelry and Alexander Calder’s delicate twisted wire motifs. Available in sterling silver with a black onyx cabochon or luxurious 14K gold with a lapis cabochon. silver earrings: $68Gold earrings: $295

Michael Graves Arabesque Cufflinks

These Arabesque Cufflinks are pure “expressionism”, taken directly from the shapely abstract “arabesques” Graves explores in recent paintings. Available in sterling silver or opulent 14K gold.

silver cufflinks: $125Gold cufflinks: $800

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Honor Roll of ContributorsEach year the iMA acknowledges its donors—individuals who have given art or the

funds to purchase works of art for the Museum; those who support the growth of the

iMA through their contributions to special projects; and those who support the

operations of the institution through the Passion for Art Fund and the Council. The

iMA is grateful for its corporate sponsors, foundations and government agencies that

provide much needed support for exhibitions, educational programs and operations.

They are recognized in the section that follows for their commitment to the iMA and

for their leadership in the arts community. Gifts acknowledged in this list include

those recorded from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

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Council MembershipThe iMA Council represents the highest levels of membership at the iMA. Annual Council membership gifts provide nearly $1,000,000 to support the iMA’s goals of welcoming and engaging the community and visitors. We offer sincere gratitude to this important and committed group of members.

Clowes Council($25,000 and Above)

Mr. Randolph H. Deer and Mr. Wayne P. ZinkMs. Kay F. KochMr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly IIMyrta PulliamAnn M. and Chris StackBillie Lou and Richard D. Wood

Chairman’s Council($10,000 to $24,999)

Dan and Kate AppelMrs. Paul H. BuchananMs. Christel DeHaanThe Efroymson FamilyRichard E. FordMr. and Mrs. Otto N. Frenzel, IIIMs. Jane Fortune and Mr. Robert HesseJames E. and Patricia J. LaCrosseAlice and Kirk McKinneyAndrew and Jane PaineKathi and Bob PostlethwaitLivia and Steve RussellMrs. Samuel R. SutphinKathy and Sidney TaurelMarianne W. and Randall L. Tobias

President’s Council($5,000 to $9,999)

Anonymous (1)Daniel and Kathryn CantorMr. and Mrs. Bryce D. CarmineMr. and Mrs. Don B. EarnhartEdgar and Dorothy FehnelMr. and Mrs. Russell Fortune, IIIMr. William L. Fortune, Jr. and Mr. Joseph D. BlakleyDavid and Betty GivensMichelle and Perry GriffithDr. Howard Harris and Mrs. Anita HarrisMr. and Mrs. John H. HollidayBetty and Jim HufferDr. Ann H. HuntMr. and Mrs. Rick L. Johnson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John KiteDr. and Mrs. John C. LechleiterDr. and Mrs. Carlos Lopez

June Michel McCormackMichael K. and Patricia P. McCroryMr. William I. Miller and Ms. Lynne MaquireLawrence and Ann O’ConnorMichael J. Robertson and Christopher A. SlapakJane and William N. SalinPhyllis and Gary SchahetMr. and Mrs. George J. SeybertBren and Mel SimonDeborah J. SimonMr. and Mrs. Michael L. SmithCharles and Peggy SutphinGene and Rosemary TannerDr. and Mrs. Charles E. TestDr. and Mrs. Eugene D. Van HoveMrs. Edna W. Van RiperAnna S. and James P. White

Director’s Council($2,500 to $4,999)

Robert A. and Patricia M. BennettLeonard and Alice BerkowitzMr. and Mrs. Leonard J. BetleyGeorge and Mary Clare BroadbentMrs. Ruth A. BurnsMr. and Mrs. Edward CabelloMr. and Mrs. Eurelio M. CavalierMrs. Margaret Cole RussellA. E. Gene and Phyllis CrumDr. and Mrs. Gilbert S. DanielsRichard A. and Helen J. DickinsonMr. Theodore M. Englehart and Mrs. Dorothy H. SchulzMrs. Marni R. FechtmanDrs. Rose S. and Kenneth H. FifeGreg and Carol GaichMr. and Mrs. Timothy P. GarrigusMrs. C. P. GriffithDr. Shelley Lloyd-Hankinson and Dr. Holbrook HankinsonCran and Joan HendersonFrank and Patsy HiattFrancine and Roger HurwitzDavid KleimanMrs. Elizabeth Kraft Meek

John L. KraussMr. and Mrs. Jack LeichtMrs. Catharine D. LichtenauerKurt and Linda MahrdtDr. and Mrs. William W. McCutchen, Jr.Ms. Marni F. McKinney and Mr. Richard D. WaterfieldBoris and Marian MeditchMr. and Mrs. John M. MutzDr. and Mrs. Francis W. Price, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. George F. RappDr. and Mrs. John G. RappRev. and Mrs. C. Davies ReedDr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. RenkensMr. and Mrs. Derica W. RiceMr. and Mrs. N. Clay RobbinsMr. and Mrs. Gino SantiniJack and Jeanne ScofieldMs. Myra C. Selby and Mr. Bruce CurryDr. and Mrs. Edward L. SmithwickJack and Susanne SogardDr. Pamela A. Steed and Dr. Peter FurnoEmily A. WestHorst and Margaret WinklerMr. William J. WitchgerMs. Laura A. WittenauerWalter and Joan WolfKarl and Barbara ZimmerMr. and Mrs. W. Paul Zimmerman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gene Zink

Curator’s Council($1,500 to $2,499)

Anonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. James F. AckermanDorothy and Lee AligDr. and Mrs. Maxwell L. AndersonBob and Patricia AnkerMr. and Mrs. Don B. AnselSarah C. BarneyDr. Sheila Barton-Bosron and Dr. William F. BosronMr. and Mrs. Frank M. BasileMrs. Claire R. Bennett and Ms. Debora BennettDr. and Mrs. Steven C. Beering

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Mrs. Alpha C. BlackburnDr. Robert J. Boeglin and Katherine C. NaglerTed and Peggy BoehmMr. and Mrs. William A. BoncoskyMr. and Mrs. James M. CorneliusMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. BorinsteinMr. and Mrs. C. Harvey BradleyLorene BurkhartMr. Angelo J. CarnaghiAmy and Greg ChappellWilliam and Elizabeth CoffeyMr. and Mrs. Alan H. CohenMr. and Mrs. Daniel P. CorriganStandiford H. CoxAlbert and Louise CrandallMr. and Mrs. Richard L. DarstDamon and Kay DavisMr. J. Gregory DawsonNahoma DeckelbaumSusie DeweyMs. Linda A. DukeMr. Fred Duncan and Mr. James LuceRoger and Mindy EiteljorgMrs. Joyce B. EnkemaMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. EnkemaElaine Ewing Fess and Stephen W. FessDr. and Mrs. Alan S. FreemondMr. and Mrs. David GarrettRichard and Sharon GilmorMr. and Mrs. Charles E. GoldenDavid and Julie GoodrichMr. and Mrs. William J. Greer

Frank and Barbara GrunwaldMr. and Mrs. George W. Hamilton, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. HessMs. Ginny H. Hodowal and Mr. Thomas L. ArnoldMr. and Mrs. John D. HooverBill and Nancy HuntMrs. Nancy C. IrsayMrs. Susan M. JacobsMrs. Ernest A. JacquesMr. and Mrs. Russell H. JeffreyMr. Craig W. JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Walter W. JollyMs. Susan R. Jones-Huffine and Mr. Matthew HuffineDr. and Mrs. Jerry L. KightMrs. Jack (Audrey) LarmanEllen W. Lee and Stephen J. DuttonMs. Julie Manning Magid and Mr. Terren B. MagidThe Marmon FamilyMr. and Mrs. Morris L. MaurerMark Cahoon and Robyn McMahonMr. and Mrs. William J. MeadMs. Anne M. MunschJane R. NolanJohn and Nancy NullMr. and Mrs. Charles R. OehrleDr. and Mrs. John G. Pantzer, Jr.Dorit and Gerald PaulMr. and Mrs. John E. D. Peacock, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John E. D. PeacockMrs. Sally M. Peck

Jane E. PratherMr. James D. Rapp and Dr. Patricia W. RappDr. and Mrs. Charles H. RedishMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David ResleyMrs. Evaline H. RhodehamelMr. and Mrs. Elton T. RidleyMr. Timothy J. Riffle and Ms. Sarah M. McConnellMr. and Mrs. Alvin H. RitzMr. and Mrs. William E. RobertsMrs. John R. RoeschMr. and Mrs. Richard A. RuddellNancy and Frank RussellMs. Mary Ryder-TaylorMr. and Mrs. J. Albert Smith, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William E. Smith, IIIMs. Patsy SolingerDr. and Mrs. James G. SpahnMrs. Alfred J. StokelyMr. and Mrs. Donald G. SutherlandMr. and Mrs. Glenn M. SwisherMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Jeffery H. ThomassonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey ThompsonJohn T. and Norma A. ThompsonDr. and Mrs. Robert D. Walton, M.D.Emily and Courtenay WeldonMr. and Mrs. Gene E. WilkinsMarjorie P. ZeiglerMr. and Mrs. Mark Zelonis

“CHARITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF OuR LIVES. THE IMA HAS GIVEN MuCH TO uS, TOO. WHEN I’M HAVING A BAD DAY, I JuST GO uP AND SIT IN THE GALLERIES, AND I ALWAYS FEEL BETTER.” Francine Hurwitz

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$2,000 and above

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. BroadieA. E. Gene and Phyllis CrumEstate of Ms. Agnes V. Grinnan (*)State Street Corporation

$1,000 to $1,999

Mrs. Marilyn S. EvansMiss Elsa M. HubertMr. Gregory A. HuffmanIndianapolis Chapter American Institute of ArchitectsDr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Irwin, Jr.Dana and Marc KatzDr. and Mrs. Carlos LopezJoe and Deborah LoughreyMr. F. Timothy Nagler

Mr. Timothy J. Riffle and Ms. Sarah M. McConnellMr. David A. RodgersMrs. Edna W. Van RiperMr. and Mrs. Robert M. Witt

$500 to $999

Dorothy and Lee AligMr. and Mrs. Taylor L. Baker, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. BeeringMr. and Mrs. Charles K. BumbarMr. and Mrs. Ted EngelMr. Terry FariasMs. Carol J. FeeneyDrs. Richard and Rebecca P. FeldmanMr. John R. Hammond and Ms. Diana H. Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. John JansenMr. Ignacio M. Larrinua and Ms. Mary T. WolfDr. J. D. MarhenkeMrs. Virginia R. MelinMr. and Mrs. James E. MillerDr. Arthur and Dr. Patricia S. MirskySean and Elizabeth O’FarrellMs. Margaret E. Piety and Mr. Josef M. LaposaMr. and Ms. Owen W. SchaubMrs. Avis H. SkinnerSotheby’sDr. and Mrs. Ronald E. SteeleMr. Christian Wolf and Mrs. Elaine Holden

$250 to $499

Anonymous (1)Mr. Philip R. AustinMrs. Patsy P. BlackMrs. Suzanne B. BlakemanMs. Barbara J. BriggsDr. and Mrs. Joseph C. ButterworthMr. and Mrs. Fred W. Dennerline, IIIMr. and Mrs. Charles A. DispenzieriMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. ElrodMr. and Mrs. John E. FazliMr. and Mrs. Edward L. FrazierMr. Richard L. FunkhouserMr. and Mrs. Garth GathersMr. and Mrs. Jerome L. GershmanMr. and Mrs. Jason GirzadasMr. and Mrs. John GroganMr. and Mrs. David J. Hamernik

Mrs. Charlotte H. HapakMs. Jean HeffronMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. HollettMr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. InskeepMr. Robert A. JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Kevin J. LavelleMs. Elizabeth L. LawsonMs. Florence L. LevitonLiberty MutualMr. Robert L. MannMr. Stephen M. Martin and Ms. Mary Lou MayerMr. Edward H. MillerMs. M. Charlotte MillerMr. and Mrs. Robert L. MullerMr. & Mrs. Byron and Margaret MyersMs. Doris ParoonagianMr. and Mrs. James E. PauloskiMr. Martin J. Radecki and Dr. Deborah RadeckiMs. Rachel Y. ReamsNancy and Frank RussellMr. William L. ScottHon. Randall T. Shepard and Amy W. MacDonellDr. and Mrs. Aslam R. SiddiquiDr. and Mrs. Walter B. Tinsley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William Van VoorhuesRt. Rev. Cate and Mr. Larry WaynickMr. and Mrs. J. Frederic Wiese, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. John F. Williams, M.D.

(*) Denotes deceased donor

Passion for the Art FundThe Passion for Art Fund is the most comprehensive way to support the iMA, impacting everything from the conservation and protection of our permanent collection and maintenance of our beautiful gardens and grounds, to providing public and educational programs and ensuring general admission remains free for all.

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Donors to the Collection

AnonymousDorothy and Lee Alig Mr. Jon M. Anderson Ms. Jean Gatch Ashby Asian Art SocietyMr. and Mrs. John E. Barnes Ms. Ann Baumann Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. BetleyPeter and Susan Cahn The Cain Foundation Keith uhl Clary The Clowes Fund, Inc. Steven Conant, MD Contemporary Art SocietyMr. and Mrs. Alex Cook Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Darst Ms. Amy C. Davidoff Mr. Edward DeCarbo in honor of Roy and Sophie SieberRichard A. and Helen J. DickinsonMr. James Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Peter DunnIn memory of Mary Parrott and Robert Burnett Failey by their grandchildren and of Robert Burnett Failey Jr. by his nieces and nephewsMr. (*) and Mrs. Marni R. Fechtman Mrs. Evie Fell Elaine Ewing Fess and Stephen W. Fess

Fiskars Brands, Inc. Mr. Helmut Fortense Mr. Jerry Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. David GarrettMr. and Mrs. Timothy P. GarrigusRichard A. Garver in memory of Charles and Marvel GarverMr. and Mrs. William J. GreerMichelle and Perry GriffithMrs. Kirsten Grosz in memory of her husband Hanus Grosz MDFrank and Barbara Grunwald Jacqueline HamiltonMr. David A. HanksCarmen and Mark HolemanMr. and Mrs. Paul Hollister Francine and Roger Hurwitz The Indianapolis Chapter of The Links, Inc.Indianapolis Star Industrias Cosmic, S.A.u. Marilynn JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Walter W. Jolly Samuel JosefowitzDavid F. and Joan D. Kahn Ann Stool KasmanMs. Emily W. Kennerk Frederick M. KingKay F. Koch

James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosseMr. and Mrs. Donald O. Lamport Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Levine Mrs. Catharine D. LichtenauerMr. Josiah K. Lilly, Jr. (*)Mr. and Mrs. Irving Y. Lo Mrs. Lena D. Lo Ms. Lee Marks and Mr. John C. DePrez Dr. and Mrs. Jans Muller National Gallery of Art Estate of Eldon and Frieda NyhartDorit and Gerald PaulDrs. Mark D. and Ora H. PescovitzRoy PoretskyMyrta Pulliam Livia and Steve RussellMr. Hassan Schroeder Bren and Mel SimonAnn M. and Chris Stack Mr. and Mrs. David M. Stewart Liliane M. StewartDr. Michael SzeMr. Douglas L. TillmanMr. and Mrs. Herbert VogelAnna S. and James P. White Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Wilkins Walter and Joan Wolf

“I SPENT 31 YEARS HERE AS A VOLuNTEER. MY HEART IS HERE. I WANTED TO GIVE SOMETHING THAT WAS A PART OF ME SO I WOuLD ALWAYS BE HERE.” Carolyn Greer

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Tributes and Memorials

In memory of Elizabeth AmendMr. and Mrs. James J. Petrock

In memory of Susan AshbyAlice Elizabeth AppelMrs. Peggy Hall Boling and Ms. Susan BolingMr. and Mrs. Don B. EarnhartMr. Theodore M. Englehart and Mrs. Dorothy H. SchulzMr. and Mrs. John N. FaileyMr. Herbert D. FalenderCarmen and Mark HolemanDr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Irwin, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. MantelMeridian Hills Country ClubAndrew and Jane PaineDorit and Gerald PaulMs. Cheryl B. PetticrewMr. and Mrs. Eugene F. RatliffMr. and Mrs. G. William TolbertAnna S. and James P. White

In memory of Herschel and Helen BeagleMs. Wanda L. Shafer

In honor of Wilma and Joe BorinsteinMr. and Mrs. Fred B. McCashland

In memory of James BrowningDorothy and Lee AligMr. Jeffrey K. BermanTed and Peggy BoehmMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BornsMr. and Mrs. Jay CartMr. and Mrs. James C. ClarkCripe + Architects & EngineersEdgewood Building SupplyThe Efroymson FamilyMr. and Mrs. William L. Elder, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. EnkemaMrs. Patricia H. FeldmannMr. and Mrs. Russell Fortune, IIIMr. and Mrs. Randolph L. FoxworthyMr. and Mrs. Jason GirzadasMr. and Mrs. Phil GoldnerCarmen and Mark HolemanIndianapolis Downtown, Inc.

James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosseDr. and Mrs. Paul I. LewMr. Anthony L. LorenzMr. Brett S. MartinMr. and Mrs. William J. MeadMr. and Mrs. Charles L. MongMr. and Mrs. Steve A. NullMr. and Mrs. David S. OrrMr. and Mrs. Robert PolackMrs. Jane E. PollakRealty Carpet, Inc.Rev. and Mrs. C. Davies ReedMr. and Mrs. William R. RiggsDr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. RothMrs. Avis H. SkinnerMr. and Mrs. Curtis Dean SmithMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. SmulyanMr. and Mrs. Alan C. StanfordMr. and Mrs. Daniel VentrelleMs. Betsy R. WattsMr. and Mrs. Thomas WellsMr. Paul Zimmerman

In memory of The Honorable Paul H. Buchanan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Eric BellCarmen and Mark Holeman

For the anniversary of George and Linda CharbonneauMs. Harriet M. Ivey and Dr. Richard E. Brashear

In memory of Kay ClayMr. James P. Doversberger

In memory of Martha DavidsonMs. M. Charlotte Miller

In honor of Randolph H. Deer and Mr. Wayne P. ZinkGordon and Anne Emison Wishard

In memory of Shari DonahueMr. and Mrs. Samuel Voland

In memory of Clifford DozierDorit and Gerald Paul

In memory of Jack DustmanMrs. Jack Dustman

In memory of Janice Dustman MercerMrs. Jack Dustman

In memory of Scott K. EdensInformation Service Agency

In honor of Marni R. FechtmanJohnston Family Endowment Fund of C.I.C.F.

In memory of Dr. William FechtmanAlice Elizabeth AppelMr. and Ms. R. W. BadgerSarah C. BarneyRobert A. and Patricia M. BennettMr. Jonathan L. BirgeMr. and Mrs. Ray BucurMrs. Anna M. Cagann and Mr. Brock CagannPeter and Susan CahnMs. Claire N. CampbellMr. and Mrs. Robert S. CarpenterMs. Nancy B. Cunning and Mr. Jeffrey T. EatonMrs. Holliday T. DayDeerfield Financial Advisors, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. DeVoeMr. and Mrs. John H. DouglasThe Efroymson FamilyMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. EnkemaMr. and Mrs. Scott R. FenstermakerMargaret and William FinneyMr. and Mrs. Russell Fortune, IIIMr. and Mrs. Timothy P. GarrigusMr. George C. GrayMr. and Ms. Frederic M. Hadley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hamilton, JrMr. Mark HamiltonDr. and Mrs. Gilbert HerodCarmen and Mark HolemanMr. and Mrs. Doug HollarMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. HollettFrancine and Roger HurwitzMr. and Mrs. Robert P. JohnstoneDavid F. and Joan D. Kahn

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. KassingMr. and Mrs. Ross A. KipkaMiss Christy B. KriegJames E. and Patricia J. LaCrosseEllen W. Lee and Stephen J. DuttonMs. Florence L. LevitonMrs. Catharine D. LichtenauerMr. and Mrs. Alan H. LobleyEllen and Ernest LorchMrs. Bunty B. MacDonaldDr. and Mrs. Charles C. MacDonald, IIMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. MantelMark M. Holeman, Inc.Dr. Bruce McDowellMr. and Mrs. Carl L. MeyerMr. and Mrs. Franklin MiroffDr. and Mrs. R. Peter MohlmanMs. Jean L. MorrisMr. and Mrs. Jon NolandDorit and Gerald PaulDr. and Mrs. Newell O. Pugh, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. George F. RappMr. and Mrs. Tom RecktenwallMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George A. RubinMr. and Mrs. G. Vance Smith, Jr.Jack and Susanne SogardSomerset CPAs, PCPatricia and Thomas SpaldingMr. and Mrs. Evan E. StegerMrs. Patricia M. SweeneyGene and Rosemary TannerMr. Kenneth R. ToddTrailing Arbutus ClubMrs. and Dr. Thelma G. TrudgenBret and Mary Lou WallerMr. and Mrs. Neil F. WassermanMr. and Mrs. Richard L. WatersMs. Anne C. WhitemanDr. Margaret WileyMr. and Mrs. Gene E. WilkinsMr. and Mrs. Mark Zelonis

For the anniversary of Deloris and David GarrettAnna S. and James P. White

In honor of Marilyn GlickMr. and Mrs. David O. Barrett

In memory of Dr. Robert W. GreenleafAlice Elizabeth AppelDorit and Gerald Paul

In honor of John JansenMrs. Noel Jansen

In honor of Frederick M. KingMr. and Mrs. James A. Strain

In memory of Louise Lage KirtlandMr. and Mrs. Bruce McGeath

In memory of Dr. Steve WynnMr. Stanley Talesnick

For the birthday of William T. Meek and Elizabeth Kraft MeekMs. Alecia A. Decoudreaux

In memory of William T. MeekAlice Elizabeth AppelSarah C. BarneyDr. and Mrs. Gary L. Breslauer, D.D.S.Ms. Barbara J. BriggsMrs. Georgia G. BuchananLorene BurkhartMr. and Mrs. William N. CarlstedtMr. Brian Duffy and Mr. Denis MoriartyMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. ElrodMrs. Betty Lane FulwiderMr. and Mrs. Jerry GarveyMr. and Mrs. Jerome L. GershmanMrs. Jane GradisonMrs. Elizabeth HouriganBetty and Jim HufferMr. and Mrs. Ramon L. HumkeMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. JonesMs. Kay F. KochJames E. and Patricia J. LaCrosseDr. and Mrs. William I. LawranceMr. and Mrs. John E. LerchenMr. and Mrs. Martin LindermanDr. and Mrs. Victor H. Mercer, D.D.S.Mr. Richard OakesAndrew and Jane PaineDorit and Gerald PaulMr. and Mrs. John S. PaulMr. and Mrs. John J. SablMr. and Mrs. Jeff SmithburnMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. StitleMr. and Mrs. James A. StrainThe Service Club of IndianapolisMr. Fred TishlerMrs. Beverly J. TschuorMr. and Mrs. Morris A. WeyandMr. Albert WursterMs. Tamara Zahn and Mr. Timothy Wade

In memory of Shirley L. KraussMr. and Mrs. George H. Maley

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In honor of Miriam LandmanMs. Sally A. Cook

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In memory of Nancy L. MacDanielMr. and Mrs. Zachary P. MorfogenMr. and Mrs. Edward C. Thomas

In honor of Illene K. MaurerMrs. Francine R. Hurwitz

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In memory of James NolanDorit and Gerald Paul

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For the birthday of Dorit PaulMs. Alison PaulMs. Eloise K. Paul

In honor of Dorit and Gerald PaulMs. Shirley GoldDr. Howard Harris and Mrs. Anita HarrisMs. Rita PomeranzDr. Margaret Wiley

For the birthday of Kathleen PostlethwaitMrs. Susan M. Jacobs

In memory of Sylvia RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Michael Conner Indianapolis Museum of Art 2007-2008 Docent Class

In honor of Phyllis and Gary SchahetMr. and Mrs. Barry Z. Wallack

In memory of Nicky SchockMr. and Mrs. Michael BoguslavskyMr. and Mrs. David Mercer

In memory of Kathryn SmithMr. Daniel L. Macauley and Ms. Lisa L. Condit

For the birthday of Donald W. TeeterMs. Joann L. Hamilton

In memory of Mr. Richard C. Vonnegut, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. BrownMrs. Anne Greenleaf

In memory of Mary E. ZelonisMr. and Mrs. Mark Zelonis

In memory of Phyllis A. ZimmermanDorit and Gerald Paul

“AS A COLLECTOR, I THINK IT’S OuR DuTY TO HELP THE MuSEuM DEVELOP THEIR COLLECTION.”Walter Wolf

Stuart Davis, American (1892-1964), detail from Anchor, lithograph on cream wove paper, 11 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. (sheet). Gift of Joan and Walter Wolf. 2008.804

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Legacy CircleThe iMA recognizes the distinguished members of the Legacy Circle who ensure the future of the iMA as a preeminent art institution. Membership in the Legacy Circle is designated for persons who elect to leave a legacy to the iMA with a planned gift.

“THE MuSEuM HAS ENRICHED MY LIFE SO MuCH AND I HOPE I HAVE GIVEN BACK AS MuCH AS I HAVE ENRICHED MYSELF. ”Pat LaCrosse

Gaetano Pesce (Designer), italian (b. 1939), UP3 chair, 1969, original upholstery, 27 x 37 1/2 x 36 in. Purchased with funds provided by James E. and Patricia J. LaCrosse. 2008.252

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Basile Mrs. Claire R. Bennett Leonard and Alice Berkowitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bowman Keith uhl Clary Steven Conant, MD Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Conrad A. E. Gene and Phyllis Crum Mrs. Becky Curtis Stevens Damon and Kay Davis Dr. Herman A. Dettwiler (*) Richard A. and Helen J. DickinsonMr. and Mrs. Don B. EarnhartThe Efroymson Family Edgar and Dorothy Fehnel Drs. Richard and Rebecca P. FeldmanMr. and Mrs. Alvin C. Fernandes (*)

Mr. and Mrs. David Garrett David and Julie Goodrich Mr. and Mrs. John H. Holliday Francine and Roger Hurwitz Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Johnson, Jr.Dana and Marc Katz Mrs. Catharine D. Lichtenauer Mrs. Ruth Lilly Mr. Robert L. Mann June Michel McCormack Michael K. and Patricia P. McCroryAlice and Kirk McKinney Boris and Marian Meditch Ina M. Mohlman Katherine C. Nagler Andrew and Jane Paine Dorit and Gerald Paul Dr. and Mrs. George F. Rapp

Mr. James D. Rapp and Dr. Patricia W. RappDr. and Mrs. John G. Rapp Carol Rogers Reed Carolyn Schaefer and John Gray Jack and Susanne Sogard Charles and Peggy Sutphin Marianne W. and Randall L. TobiasAnna S. and James P. White Billie Lou and Richard D. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Timothy T. Wright Mr. and Mrs. James W. Yee Kwang Fei Young Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Zimmerman

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ON VIEW

Adaptation: Video Installations by Ben-Ner, Herrera, Sullivan, and Sussman & The Rufus CorporationMay 8-August 16 / Free / McCormack Forefront Gallery

See page 20.

Eighteenth-Century Furniture DesignMay 23, 2009-February 21, 2010 / Free / Conant Gallery

This exhibition presents 31 eighteenth-century prints of furniture design from France, Germany and England as well as related pieces of furniture, all drawn from the IMA’s permanent collection. Famous authors of published manuals of furniture design will be represented, including Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Their work reflected current fashions ranging from the graceful, organic curves of the Rococo to the sober, geometric forms of Neoclassicism. Together, they illustrate the major stylistic developments of one of the most significant periods of European decorative arts.

Julie Dash: Smuggling Daydreams into RealityAugust 8, 2009–January 18, 2010 / Free / Star Studio

This exhibition presents short films produced by area high school students over the course of their participation in the IMA’s Museum Apprentice Program. The students were mentored by acclaimed film director Julie Dash, who worked with the students over a period of seven months as they created a series of films exploring the concept of dreams deferred and dreams realized.

Judith G. Levy: Memory Cloud July 10, 2009-January 17, 2010 / Free / Efroymoson Family Entrance Pavilion

Specially commissioned for the IMA, this installation by Judith G. Levy is comprised of a monumental “cloud” made from white plastic photo viewers that hang on strands of microfilament. Each of the plastic viewers contains a unique photograph, drawn from a collection of thousands of found 35mm slides that the artist has collected over the last few years throughout the Midwest. These photographs capture people posing for family snapshots, attending holiday events, working, enjoying vacations or simply observing the world around them. Some photo viewers will be hung at a height that is accessible to visitors so that they can have the personal experience of peering at these familiar yet mysterious images.

Support provided by a grant from The Efroymson Family Fund, A CICF Fund.

European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New CenturyThrough June 21 / Members Free; Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students & Children $6 / Clowes Gallery in Wood Pavilion Buy tickets online and save!

Organized by the IMA in cooperation with the Denver Art Museum and Kingston university, London, this exhibition redefines two recent major movements—Modernism and Postmodernism—which have not only shaped design in Europe but have also had a profound impact worldwide. View 250 works of furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork and more, created by some of the most influential artists of our time.

See related programming at imamuseum.org/european-design

Support provided by the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, with additional support contributed by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.

OPENING

Right: RADi DESiGNERS, French (Florence Doleac, b. 1968; Laurent Massaloux, b. 1968; Olivier Sidet, b. 1965; Robert Stadler, Austrian (b. 1966), resides France and Brazil) Whippet Bench, 1998, Polyurethane and paper, Mfr: RADi DESiGNERS. 23 5/8 x 55 1/8 x 23 3/4 in. Photo courtesy of RADi DESiGNERS.

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ON VIEW

Paired PhotographsJuly 18, 2009-March 21, 2010 / Free / Golden Gallery

While photographers have been chronicling the visible world for 159 years, their varying approaches to similar subjects underscore the creativity and flexibility of the medium of photography. This notion will manifest itself by the pairing of 20 sets of European and American photographs selected from the permanent collection. The themes of architecture, landscape, portraiture, the figure, war, protest, abstraction and the passing crowd will be explored through the pairings of Carleton Watkins and Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Harry Callahan, Peter Henry Emerson and Lois Conner, Lewis Hine and Lisette Model, Walker Evans and Berenice Abbott, Alfred Stieglitz and W. Eugene Smith and Minor White and Dorothea Lange.

Tajima HiroyukiThrough October 11 / Free / Appel Gallery

Made up of 10 woodblock prints owned by the IMA and created by Tajima Hiroyuki (1911-1984), this exhibition represents an important Sosaku hanga (creative print movement) artist. His method includes the use of shellac, torn and crumpled papers, dyes and other materials in conjunction with wood blocks to create low reliefs and complex surface textures. A notable feature of his work is subtle color harmonies combined with strikingly contrasting colors to create a luminescent glow.

Fashion in BloomThrough January 31, 2010 / Free / Paul Fashion Arts Gallery

Drawn entirely from the IMA’s extensive Fashion Arts Collection, this exhibition brings together 25 examples of fashion that feature flower motifs from the late 1700s to 1970s. using roses, poppies, petunias, peonies, chrysanthemums and wildflowers, artists gave life to the simplest of silhouettes. The floral patterns on these garments were executed in a range of techniques including printing, embroidery, beading and brocading. Among the designers whose work is exhibited are Norman Norell, Bill Blass, Givenchy, Galanos, Trigère and Callot Soeurs.

CONTINUING

Sacred Spain: Art & Belief in the Spanish WorldOctober 11, 2009–January 3, 2010 / Free / Clowes Gallery in Wood Pavilion

This exhibition will explore the exaggerated aesthetic and expressive means employed by 17th-century Spanish artists to convey religious experience. The objects chosen for the exhibition were created explicitly to arouse wonder, devotion and identification,resulting in art of enormous power and originality. Sacred Spain will include works of art in all media, including paintings by well-known artists such as El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán and Murillo, as well as less well-known masterpieces of polychrome sculpture, liturgical silver, embroidered vestments and illuminated manuscripts. It will also include works from colonial Spanish America and the Philippines.

The exhibition and free admission are made possible through the generosity of the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation. The exhibition and catalogue are presented with the collaboration of the State Corporation for Spanish and Cultural Action Abroad, SEACEX, which is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and the Ministry of Culture.

COMING SOON

Visit imamuseum.org for complete exhibition listings.

Right: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish (1618-1682), Fray Julián of Alcalá’s Vision of the Soul of King Phillip of Spain, 1645-46, oil on canvas, 66 7/8 x 73 5/8 in. Sterling and Francine Clark Art institute, Williamstown, Mass.

MINISTERIODE ASUNTOS EXTERIORESY DE COOPERACIÓN

MINISTERIODE CULTURA

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“Adaptation is a profound process. It means you figure out how to thrive in the world.” —from the screenplay Adaptation by Charlie Kaufman, adapted from the book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean.

Whether creative manipulations to transform a book into a film or evolutionary adjustments to allow an animal or plant to survive in a particular environment, adaptation is the process of change. It’s just a matter of how much change. In the case of the five video installations featured in the exhibition Adaptation, the answer is substantial.

This exhibition looks at the use of adaptation in the recent work of four contemporary artists: Guy Ben-Ner, Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corporation, Arturo Herrera and Catherine Sullivan. Rather than concerning themselves with the

issue of remaining true to their source material, they have transformed it, making their own adapted works of art by re-envisioning works of classic literature, film, painting and ballet— as well as contemporary email—as video installations. “These artists use their source materials as points of departure,” said Sarah Green, the IMA’s assistant curator of contempo-rary art. “There is more freedom in this process, as the artists need not worry about being true to the original source.”

In the case of Israeli artist Ben-Ner, one starting point was Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick, which he condensed into a brief silent video made almost entirely in his New York kitchen in 2000. He based his second featured piece Wild Boy (2004) on French auteur François Truffaut’s 1970 film The Wild Child.

More elaborate in scale and scope than Ben-Ner’s productions, Brooklyn-based Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corpora-tion’s The Rape of the Sabine Women (2006) is based loosely on the ancient myth that follows Romulus’ founding of Rome and was inspired by Jacques-Louis David’s 1799 painting, Intervention of the Sabine Women.

Arturo Herrera’s Les Noces (The Wedding), is an 2007 animated take on Igor Stravinsky’s ballet of the same name. This installation is the first video piece by Herrera, a New York-based Venezuelan artist who is known for his works on paper, collages, sculpture, reliefs, wall paintings and photographs.

Previous: Eve Sussman & the Rufus Corporation, Photographic still from The Rape of the Sabine Women (Disintegration at Hydra), 2005. Photo by Ricoh Gerbl, courtesy of the artists and Roebling Hall, New York.

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Finally, Catherine Sullivan’s Triangle of Need, a 2007 piece created in collaboration with composer Sean Griffin and choreographer Dylan Skybrook, intertwines history with a contemporary email scam.

Much of the source material used by the exhibition’s artists will be familiar to visitors, said Green, which makes the videos more accessible. “People can be intimidated by contemporary video because it often requires time and patience,” said Green. “But with the works in this show, there are immediate points of entry.”

That doesn’t mean viewing them is like inserting a disk into your DVD player and stretching out on your couch. Only one of the five works is a single-channel installation, using only one monitor; the rest are projections or multi-channel installations. Sullivan’s Triangle of Need uses three side-by-side wall-mounted monitors and a separate pedestal-mounted monitor, for example, while Herrera’s Les Noces is a two-channel projection. All of the installations demand more than passive attention.

Though more accessible than some contemporary video art, the works in Adaptation also require viewers to make a time commitment—Rape of the Sabine Women is 83 minutes long and Triangle of Need is 53 minutes. The others are shorter, but are still much more than stroll-by experiences. Show times will be available on the IMA Web site.

Developed by the university of Chicago’s Smart Museum where it premiered in early 2008, Adaptation is making the third stop of a four-venue tour at the IMA. As a companion to the exhibition, Stephanie Smith, the Smart Museum’s director of collections and exhibitions, as well as its curator of contemporary art, created a free online catalogue containing video clips and photos from the show, critical responses from scholars and a discussion forum. You can access the catalogue via a link from imamuseum.org.

“The works in Adaptation…both embrace and question time-honored traditions of making art based on other works,” Smith wrote in her introduction to the catalogue. “Distinct and complex, they remind us that the productive tension between fidelity and creativity…is a strong generative force in contemporary art.” In other words, don’t look for these artists featured in the show to adhere to their source materials, but to riff on them in unexpected and intriguing ways.

Adaptation is on view in the IMA’s McCormack Forefront Galleries and the Carmen & Mark Holeman Video Gallery May 8-August 16.

Previous page: Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corporation, Photographic still from The Rape of the Sabine Women (Disintegration at Hydra), 2005. Photo by Ricoh Gerbl, courtesy of the artists and Roebling Hall, New York.

Above: Eve Sussman & the Rufus Corporation, Photographic still from The Rape of the Sabine Women (Mari on the Floor), 2005. Photo by

Ricoh Gerbl, courtesy of the artists and Roebling Hall, New York.

Right: Catherine Sullivan, detail of still from multi-channel installation Triangle of Need, 2007. Courtesy of the artist, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels, and Metro Pictures, New York.

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Join New York-based artist Eve Sussman for a talk in the IMA’s Tobias Theater where she will share insights into her wide-ranging experiments in film and video. Sussman’s critically acclaimed video, The Rape of the Sabine Women (2007), which she created with the multi-disciplinary artistic collaborative the Rufus Corporation, will be featured in the exhibition Adaptation. Filmed in Germany and Greece, this ambitious feature-length video presents an epic retelling of the founding myth of ancient Rome set in contemporary times.

Sussman is internationally renowned for her provocative and lushly filmed videos that reinterpret themes from the history of art in distinctly new ways. A leading figure in contemporary video art, Sussman has transformed the medium through a use of lavish production values and stylized methods of filming. Stay for a reception after the artist talk in Pulliam Great Hall. View the exhibition, snack on light hors d’oeuvres and enjoy a cocktail from the cash bar.

Eve Sussman: Surveillance as a Narrative Device in the Motion Pictures of the Rufus Corporation

Above: Jeff’s Kennedy Moment, 2005. Production Still from The Rape of the Sabine Women. Photo by Daniel Teige for The Rufus Corporation

Talk: 6:30–8 pm / Reception: 8–10 pm Free / Ticket required

Artist Talk & Exhibition Celebration

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V O I C E S

Interview with video artist Guy Ben-NerWhat first drew you to working in video? When my daughter, Elia, was born I was still an undergraduate art student in Israel. I realized I could not spend much time in a studio anymore, with the demands of work, studies and fatherhood. I decided to work from home and include my cohabitants in my plans. To get a child involved with immediate video magic was quicker than working with marble and much cleaner than painting at home. Besides, for the narratives I started to be interested in, video seemed to me the best tool. I needed things that unfold in time.

In collaborating with your family on videos, how do you negotiate the roles of artist and father?

At the time, I worked hard to conclude that both are one and the same role—so I did not have to negotiate too much.

Your works in Adaptation take inspira-tion from Melville’s novel Moby-Dick and Truffaut’s film L’enfant sauvage (The Wild Child). Why did you choose to engage with these particular sources?

Moby-Dick was part of a few “sea adven-ture” narratives I was interested in at the time, partly for the escape they offer (you sail away, leaving the family behind) and partly for the Western mythology they take part in as creators. Truffaut’s movie inter-ested me because I understood it not as a wild-child’s story but as a director’s account of what it means to direct a child actor—an act that can never be fully justified or moral. So I will not call them inspirations but rather tools that helped me tell my own stories in a fictional disguise. I used them rather than being inspired by them. But maybe that is the same thing?

For Wild Boy, you built a large-scale installation that echoes the set you created in your home where you filmed the work. How do you feel that this installation changes the experience of the video for the viewer?

It is comfortable. It suggests to you, the viewer, to lie down, relax and take your time – that’s it. I am usually not very fond of video installations, and I can live with Wild Boy being detached from the installa-tion very peacefully.

Can you tell us about the projects you are currently working on?

My next movie is being shot with the kind help of the people at Mass MoCA (Mas-sachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), where I will open a show in four months. All I can tell you now is that it will involve a light airplane, a car, a double bicycle and two people. I hope that sounds intriguing enough.

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ON FILM

With the demise nationwide of art houses—the theaters that showed experimental, independent and international films—it has grown increasingly more difficult for film lovers outside of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to see much beyond mainstream Hollywood releases. For every Slumdog Millionaire, there are scores of other movies from around the world that go virtually unseen in America.

That doesn’t mean they are not worth seeing. And that is precisely the purpose behind the Indianapolis International Film Festival (IIFF). Since its founding in 2004, the volunteer-run festival has shown more than 500 short and feature-length produc-tions from well-known and unknown filmmakers alike. In years past, it has spread its screenings around a variety of venues, but for the 2009 festival, which runs from July 15 to July 25, the IMA is the sole site for all IIFF events, including the screening of the 80 films on its schedule.

The opening last November of the Tobias Theater, with its multi-format projection system, coupled with the existing DeBoest Lecture Hall—which has served as a screening site for some IIFF films in the past—makes the Museum an ideal spot, said festival president Dorothy Henckel. Add the fact that there are plenty of on-site

classrooms for the screenwriting, filmmak-ing and film scoring workshops, said Henckel, and the IMA became the perfect partner. “Not only does the IMA offer us a single venue for all of our activities,” she said, “but it also gives us more visibility throughout the community.”

From the IMA’s perspective, said Anne Laker, the Museum’s assistant director of education for public programs, hosting the IIFF is a natural extension of the Museum’s objective to spotlight international diversity and cultures. “It fits with the Museum’s encyclopedic art collection and desire to offer visitors exposure to art and artists from throughout the world,” said Laker. “Film is a compelling way for people to gain perspectives they wouldn’t ordinarily have.”

In the case of IIFF, those perspectives include the ones of the filmmakers, many of whom attend the festival every year. Whether in workshop environments or one-on-one conversations, IIFF provides ample access to the creative people behind the films, said Henckel, who added that having a single venue for all its events will make such access even easier. At the same time, it will make life easier for the visiting filmmakers, who no longer will have to shuttle from one site to another. “We’re

very proud of how we treat the filmmakers who come here,” said Henckel. “We want to make their experience as great as possible, and being at the IMA will really enhance their experiences.”

While IIFF officially kicks off on July 15, the preceding Sunday—July 12—festival officials are joining with the IMA and Indiana Black Expo to present the IBE Film Fest, a back to back screening of films exploring the African American exerience. It’s another way of celebrating the creativity and cinematic story-telling that’s taking place beyond Hollywood, said Henckel. That’s IIFF’s mission.

IIFF is one of a growing number of Indianapolis-based film festivals, which range from the well-established Heartland Film Festival to smaller-scale events such as the Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival and IndyFringe Festival’s film program.

For Museum members who haven’t attended the Indianapolis International Film Festival in the past, said Laker, having everything at the IMA is a convenient way to do so. “How apt for the IMA to be the site for high-quality viewing experiences for lovers of international film.”

The full IIFF schedule will be announced in June. Visit imamuseum.org or indyfilmfest.org for film schedule and ticketing. Look for special discounts for IMA Members.

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IMA

When has the operator of a movie theater ever asked you what you wanted to see?

Probably never. That’s because the commercial movie-going experience is passive—someone else chooses the movies and you show up, buy your ticket and perhaps some expensive popcorn, candy and drinks, and watch what’s projected on to the screen.

But for its perennially popular “Summer Nights” film series, the IMA takes a more active approach. The Museum conducts an online poll via the IMA Blog to find out what you want to see. What better way to entice folks to an outdoor film series than to invite them to help program it?

Like its debut in 2008, the poll proved that IMA supporters are true film aficionados, choosing an eclectic group of movies to be screened beneath the stars. With four categories in which to choose films, the winners and respective categories were: Field of Dreams (“Rain, Rain, Go Away”); High Fidelity (“Hey, Mr. D.J., Music”); Dazed and Confused (“Classically Cult”); and Fight Club (“Lights, Camera, Action”). The remaining line-up for the 34th installment of Summer Nights ranges from classics such as 1953’s Roman Holiday to recent productions such as 2005’s graphic novel adaptation V for Vendetta. And, by popular demand, another midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

As one of the few art museums in the country with an amp-hitheater, the IMA offers a unique movie-going experience. As one enthusiastic respondent noted in a response to the Museum’s blog post announcing the poll, “I love Summer Nights. I want to come to every one this year!”

That sentiment is shared by the program’s many loyal fans. “We have a dedicated crowd for Summer Nights,” said Roseanne Winings, the IMA’s manager of adult and university programs. “There’s an appeal for many people to seeing a film outside.”

See Summer Nights insert for full schedule

and prices.

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BEHIND THE SCENES

from French provenir, to come forth, originate (from Latin provenire, from pro- forth + venire to come)

1. origin, source 2. the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art

prov•e•nance (prov n ns)

Conducting research on individual works of art is a critical aspect of every art museum’s responsibilities. The investigation of how an object was made, collected, exhibited and evaluated is standard curatorial procedure, one that can yield fascinating results. Research on provenance—or the chain of ownership of an art object—may foster understanding of the history of taste and can be helpful in authenticating works of art. While the research is often time-consuming, the work is rewarding, especially if you enjoy being a sleuth.

Obtaining a work of art’s complete provenance, from the moment it left the artist until the time it entered the museum, can be challenging. unlike title records maintained for real estate, or automobile title registries, no centralized records exist for works of art. Gaps in provenance are common, but skilled researchers make every effort to find out as much as possible about when and how an art object changed hands.

The urgency with which museums pursue this type of research has increased in recent years. During the turmoil of World War II and the Holocaust, hundreds of thousands of works entered the international art market, sometimes illegally through Nazi looting of private collections and other illicit transactions. Despite efforts by the Allied forces to restore, or restitute, looted or stolen items to their rightful owners after the war, many works of art were never returned to their owners or their heirs.

Today, museums still have an obligation to undertake World War II-era provenance research in order to guarantee that they have clear title to the objects in their possession. In doing so, u.S. museums acknowledge the Washington Principles, endorsed by 44 nations in 1998, which presented best practices for resolving issues relating to Nazi-confiscated art. At the IMA, systematic provenance research was started in 2003 and can be viewed on a special section of the IMA’s Web site. Images of art works, accompanied by provenance research, are posted online as-it-happens, gaps and all.

With this issue of Previews, the IMA introduces a series of articles on the provenance of important works in the Museum’s collection. The next issue will feature the research behind one of the most important and valuable works in our collection, Vincent van Gogh’s Landscape at Saint-Rémy (Enclosed Field with Peasant), documenting its path from the artist’s hands to the walls of the IMA.

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After attending the Indiana Beekeepers School last winter, Horticulture Manager Chad Franer shares what is producing the newest buzz on the IMA grounds.

Why does the IMA need bees?

The IMA’s Division of Environmental & Historic Preservation (EHP) has been preparing for the arrival of fruit trees and other food plants to be added to the newly restored Gene and Rosemary Tanner Orchard. A basic look at pollination reveals that many of the grains used for food production can be pollinated by wind, but the majority of what we eat must be pollinated by insects. With this factor and others in mind, including a declining honeybee population throughout the country, the IMA decided to have its own honey bee hive to promote a greater rate of fruiting on the grounds, from our new apples to our oldest crabapples.

Are honey bees different from bumble bees?

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are native to Europe and were brought over in the 1600s, although bumble bees are native to North America. They are unique from bumble bees in that they are smaller but produce and store more honey by creating hexagonal combs from wax that is made by special glands on the abdomen. When bees harvest nectar from the flower, they also transfer the plant’s pollen. Honey is used by the bumble bees as a carbohydrate, and the pollen is an important protein source.

Where will the bee hive live on the IMA campus?

The hive will be located in a private maintenance area of the grounds for the public’s safety. However, since bees travel up to three miles, they will be seen all over the IMA grounds. Visitors will also see increased fruit production, especially on the crabapples during the

winter months. The hive will be monitored by IMA staff for disease and pests several times a month. The honey will also be harvested with help from an outside vendor.

How can bees be used in home gardens and orchards?

It is best to contact the Indiana Beekeeping School if beekeeping interests you. Honey bees as well as native bees, such as mason bees and bumble bees, can be kept in small nest boxes in home gardens and serve as good pollinators. When planting flowers, remember that bees see all colors except red. The brightly-colored and strongly-scented flowers we love evolved to attract insects during the best possible time to transfer the plant’s pollen. Bees open our eyes to the larger picture of what insects do and how we cannot afford to lose the valuable resources that they provide.

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YOU’D NORMALLY FIND NEWS ABOUT DIGITAL INNOVATION HERE.

SERIOUSLY, READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT DIGITAL INNOVATION? THAT’S SO 2008.

Experience art, nature and design for yourself at imamuseum.org/lab.

E V E N T S

Collected Thoughts: Works from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel CollectionMcCormack Forefront GalleriesDecember 12, 2008–April 12, 2009

On December 11, the IMA was pleased to be the first institution to present 50 works from the esteemed Vogel Collection that recently joined the Museum’s permanent collection as part of “Fifty Works for Fifty States” national gift program. New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel made a guest appearance for the exhibition opening and the screening of “Herb and Dorothy,” a documentary about the couple’s instincts for art.

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel answer questions in The Toby with Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Sarah Green after the screening of the documentary about their collecting story.

Anna White and Helen Ferrulli Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, Sarah Green, Kent Hawryluk

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European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century Symposium and Exhibition OpeningClowes Gallery in Wood Pavilion Now through June 21

On March 5, the IMA welcomed rockstar designers, critics, scholars, manufacturers and dealers for the European Design Since 1985 exhibition opening and two-day international symposium in The Toby. Four sessions examined the present and future of European decorative and industrial. Guests got up close and personal with designer Alberto Alessi, architect Michele De Lucchi and Vitra chairman Rolf Fehlbaum as they and others discussed the merits of design as art or design as industry.

E V E N T S

Mary Kay Keiffer, Eliz Kraft Meek, iMA Senior Curator of Design Arts and Director of Design initiatives R. Craig Miller, Georgia Buchanan

John Turner and guestThe Neo-Pop section of European Design Since 1985

Derica Rice, John Thompson, Robin Rice

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Mary Levin and Christina Kite Designer Alberto Alessi

Joe Blakey and Jacqueline Buckingham Anderson

Designer Matali Crasset

Designer Michele De Lucchi

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Gardens of the CaribbeanBarbados to Antigua aboard Sea Cloud

On February 2-9, a group of IMA Council members traveled from Barbados to Antigua to explore the gardens of the Caribbean aboard the legendary yacht Sea Cloud.

Members of the IMA Council are offered a number of select travel opportunities, both domestic and abroad. This October, the IMA will be sailing to Al-Andalus: Sicily, Tunisia and Spain aboard Sea Cloud II, with special guest speaker The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO, Maxwell L. Anderson. For details please contact the IMA at 317-920-2684.

Photos courtesy of Myrta Pulliam.

Kay Koch, Fred Duncan, Myrta Pulliam, Peggy and George Rapp.

Sea Cloud

E V E N T S

Heliconia

Roseau, Dominica

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EDITOR:

Noelle Pulliam

CONTRIBuTER:

S.L. Berry

DESIGNER:

Matthew Taylor

PHOTOGR APHERS:

Tad FruitsMike Rippy

RIGHTS & REPRODuCTIONS:

Ruth Roberts

IMAGE PROCESSING SPECIALIST:

Tascha Horowitz

All reproduction rights are reserved by the iMA, and permission to sell or use commercially any photographs, slides or videotapes must be obtained in writing from the Rights and Reproductions office, 317-923-1331, ext. 171.

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HOURS

Indianapolis Museum of Art & Lilly HouseTuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 11 am–5 pm Thursday and Friday, 11 am–9 pm Sunday, noon–5 pm Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Gardens & GroundsOpen daily from dawn until dusk.

ADMISSION

General admission is free. Admission charges for special exhibitions in the Clowes Gallery in Wood Pavilion are:

iMA members Free Adults (18–64) $12Children (7–17) $6 College students with valid i.D. $6 Seniors (65+) $10 Groups of 10 or more, each person $10Children 6 and under Free

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ticketed exhibitions.

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FREE PARkING

Visitors may park in the garage and designated outdoor lots at no charge. Wheelchair- accessible spaces are marked.

ACCESSIBILIT y

The Museum building and Lilly House are accessible for wheelchair users.

SHOPPING

The IMA StoreUnique selection of books, crafts, gifts and more.Open all Museum hours.

IMA Design CenterDesign solutions for everyday life. Open all Museum hours and by appointment, 317-923-1331, ext. 275.

Gallery ShopLocated on the north end of the first gallery level, this shop offers merchandise related to special exhibitions and iMA collections.

Greenhouse ShopPerennials, annuals, herbs and gardening gifts for sale. Open all Museum hours, except Thursday and Friday, when it closes at 8 pm.

PUBLIC TOURS

Public tours are offered each day at 1 pm and also on Thursdays and Fridays at 7 pm. Tour size is limited. Meet on the first gallery level at top of escalator.

DINE

Puck’s restaurant is no longer in service at the iMA. The Museum’s on-site cafe will be closed for renovations during spring and early summer 2009. A selection of grab-and-go items, includ-ing soup, salads, sandwiches, beverages and snacks, will be available for purchase outside the restaurant space during Museum hours. For more information, call 317-923-1331.

Happy HourThursdays and Fridays,

5–9 pm

IMA LIBRARIES

Stout Reference LibraryNoncirculating collection of more than 90,000 items 317-920-2647

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 2 –5 pm Thursday, 2–8 pm and by appointment

Horticultural Society LibraryBooks on gardening and related topics. Located at Newfield. 317-923-1331, ext. 429Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, noon–3 pm

Previews is published by the iMA, 4000 Michigan Road, indianapolis, iN 46208-3326, as a benefit for iMA members. Questions or comments may be directed to the Previews staff at 317-923-1331.

General support of the iMA is provided by the Arts Council of indianapolis and the City of indianapolis; and by the indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

This activity made possible, in part, with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment forthe Arts, a federal agency

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14 May / 7 pm

FILM: ObjectifiedThe Indianapolis premiere of a new documentary about product design

21 May / 6:30 pm

SPEAKER: EVE SUSSMANVideo artist Eve Sussman, alchemist of art history

04 June / 7 pm

SPEAKER: JEFF CARTERJeff Carter, Senior Designer for design- friendly retailer Target

18 June / 7 pm

FILM: VLADMASTERInteractive film with artist Vladmaster, maker of custom ViewMaster reels

12 July / 7 pm

FILMS: INDIANA BLACK EXPOIndiana Black Expo Film Fest, a program of independent film

15-25 July

INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALThe Sixth Annual Indianapolis International Film Festival

06 Aug / 7 pm

FILMS: 48 HOUR FILM PROJECTScreenings of freshly made local film

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The Bourne Identity (2002)

June 5. Directed by Doug Liman, starring

Matt Damon and Clive Owen. PG-13, 119 mins.

Bullet-riddled amnesiac Jason Bourne is rescued by a fishing ship

and begins having violent and haunting flashbacks. While

searching for his true identity, Bourne is pursued by merciless

assassins and discovers that he is his own best weapon. Car

chases, hand-to-hand combat and quick-thinking action

abound in this acclaimed spy thriller.

Roman Holiday (1953)

June 12. Directed by William Wyler, starring

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. NR, 118 mins.

Audrey Hepburn lights up the big screen in this Oscar-

winning film as Anne, an over-protected and bored young

princess on a European tour. After being given a sedative

in Rome, Anne sneaks out of her room and is soon fast asleep

on a public bench. Discovered by Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck),

an American journalist, the pair embarks on a romantic

and comedic tour of The Eternal City, eluding both

Bradley’s editor and the public.

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

June 19. Directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr., starring

Bela Lugosi and Vampira. NR, 79 mins.

Two aliens hatch a plan to take over Earth by creating an army

of resurrected bodies from a California cemetery. Classic horror

ensues in this low-budget gem featuring Ed Wood regulars

like Tor Johnson, Tom Keene and Duke Moore. Wood deploys

stock images, barebones stage sets, and footage originally

shot for other films, including the last film appearance of

horror legend Bela Lugosi.

Field of Dreams (1989)

June 26. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson, starring

Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones. PG, 107 mins.

Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella plows under his corn fields to build

a baseball diamond after hearing a mysterious voice speak

“if you build it, he will come.” Kinsella’s impulse to indulge

the voice takes him to ball parks and small towns across the

country, but the journey ultimately returns him home, to face

his own regrets about his relationship with his father. The Oscar-

nominated film also stars Amy Madigan and Ray Liotta.

The Goonies (1985)

July 3. Directed by Richard Donner,

starring Josh Brolin and Sean Astin. PG, 114 mins.

A group of misfit, small-town kids discovers a treasure map

and embarks on a quest to find the riches while battling

curmudgeonly crooks. The Goonies goes from cheerful to

gruesome at a fast pace with laughs, shocks and loud special

effects. Steven Spielberg co-scripted this modern riff on Peter

Pan that is a classic for many who came of age in the ‘80s.

Fight Club (1999)

July 10. Directed by David Fincher, starring

Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. R, 139 mins.

Edward Norton plays a lonely, insomniac salesman who finds

solace in attending support groups for everything from

alcohol addiction to cancer. When he meets soap salesman

Tyler Durden, the two create an underground fight club, a

secret society of men who relieve their inner tensions by

hitting one another. Throughout the film Durden’s world

evolves with a philosophy that is visceral, violent and

ultimately anarchic.

TBD July 17. Film presented in conjunction with

the Indianapolis International Film Fest

The Indianapolis International Film Festival will be

presented at the IMA July15-25. Check imamuseum.org

for July 17 film details, as well as festival information

and schedules.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

July 24. Special Midnight Showing! Tickets go on sale

at 10 pm. Directed by Jim Sharman, starring Tim Curry

and Susan Sarandon. R, 100 mins.

The RHPS (as fans call it) is a cultural institution like no other,

featuring the adventures of a pair of young lovers who

stumble onto a castle full of cross-dressing scientists,

hunchback butlers and a murderous biker (played by Meat

Loaf ). In this rock-opera sci-fi, horror-movie spoof, mayhem,

subversion and hummable songs abound. Squirt guns and

other props are welcome at the discretion of IMA staff.

Eggs or toilet paper not permitted.

Gilda (1946)

July 31. Directed by Charles Vidor, starring

Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. NR, 110 mins.

Femme fatale Rita Hayworth “puts the blame on Mame”

in this silky South American noir thriller that became her

biggest hit. Hayworth, Glenn Ford and George Macready

comprise the three sides of a steamy love triangle that

threatens to wreck all their lives. Hayworth’s sinuous

vamp is a screen classic.

Hustle & Flow (2005)

August 7. Directed by Craig Brewer,

starring Terrence Howard and Ludacris. R, 116 mins.

Memphis pimp and aspiring emcee DJay springs into action

upon hearing news that rap star Skinny Black will be in the

area. With the help of his friends, DJay works to put together

an album he can share with Black. Shot in gritty 16 mm, the

film was picked up for distribution after its first screening at

the Sundance Film Festival in 2005. Film scored an Oscar for

Best Original Song.

Dazed and Confused (1993)

August 14. Directed by Richard Linklater, starring

Jason London and Matthew McConaughey. R, 102 mins.

For students at Robert E. Lee High, the last day of school in

1976 is a rite of passage in a small Texas town. Incoming

freshman Mitch Kramer becomes the target of senior hazing,

while the senior quarterback Randy “Pink” Floyd moves easily

through his final days of high school. Nostalgia runs rampant

in this cult coming of age film where stoners, nerds and

athletes exist together seamlessly.

V for Vendetta (2005)

August 21. Directed by James McTeigue,

starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. R, 132 mins.

In 1605, vigilante Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the

British Houses of Parliament. In 2020, a futuristic Britain is run

by a fascist dictator. On the eve of Guy Fawkes Day (November 5),

a young woman is rescued by a freedom fighter masked as

Fawkes and known only as “V,” beginning a relationship that

draws the attention of the secret police. The film is adapted

from David Lloyd’s 1982 graphic novel of the same name.

High Fidelity (2000)

August 28. Directed by Stephen Frears,

starring John Cusack and Jack Black. R, 113 mins.

Rob, a 30-something record store clerk, recounts his

five worst breakups in this film about coming to terms with

growing up. With contemporary music as a metaphor for the

rhythm of real life, the film is a smart, well calibrated study

of relationships. Based on the 1995 book by Nick Hornby,

the film also stars Catherine Zeta Jones and Tim Robbins.

August

July

June

V for Vendetta (2005)

The Bourne Identity (2002)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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The Goonies (1985)

Photo credits: The Bourne Identity: Universal Pictures/Photofest © Universal Pictures. Roman Holiday: Paramount Pictures/Photo-fest © Paramount Pictures. Plan 9 from Outer Space: Photofest. The Goonies: Amblin Entertainmnet/Warner Bros./ Photofest © Amblin Entertainment/Warner Bros. Fight Club: Twentieth Century Fox/Photofest © Twentieth Century Fox. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Twentieth Century Fox/Photofest © Twentieth Century Fox. Gilda: Columbia Pictures/Photofest © Columbia Pictures. Dazed & Confused: Universal Pictures/Photofest © Universal Pictures. V for Vendetta: Warner Bros./Photofest © Warner Bros. High Fidelity: Touchstone Pictures/Photofest © Touchstone Pictures.The Bourne Identity, Roman Holiday,

Dazed and Confused and V for VendettaPlan 9 from Outer Space,

The Goonies and GildaField of Dreams and

Hustle & Flow

Sponsors: Promotional Support provided by:

High Fidelity

Roman Holiday (1953)

Fight Club (1999)

Dazed and Confused (1993)

July 3

The Goonies (1985)

Rated PG, 114 mins.

Directed by Richard Donner, starring

Josh Brolin and Sean Astin.

July 10

Fight Club (1999)

Rated R, 102 mins.

Directed by David Fincher,

starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.

July 17

TBD Film presented in conjunction with the

Indianapolis International Film Fest.

July 24Special Midnight Showing!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Rated R, 100 mins.

Directed by Jim Sharman,

starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon.

July 31

Gilda (1946)

Not Rated, 110 mins.

Directed by Charles Vidor, starring

Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.

August 7

Hustle & Flow (2005)

Rated R, 116 mins.

Directed by Craig Brewer,

starring Terrence Howard

and Ludacris.

August 14

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Rated R, 102 mins.

Directed by Richard Linklater,

starring Jason London and

Matthew McConaughey.

June 5

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Rated PG-13, 119 mins.

Directed by Doug Liman,

starring Matt Damon and

Clive Owen.

June 12

Roman Holiday (1953)

Not Rated, 118 mins.

Directed by William Wyler,

starring Audrey Hepburn

and Gregory Peck.

June 19

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Not Rated, 79 mins.

Directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr.,

starring Bela Lugosi and Vampira.

June 26

Field of Dreams (1989)

Rated PG, 107 mins.

Directed by Phil Alden Robinson,

starring Kevin Costner and

James Earl Jones.

August 21

V for Vendetta (2005)

Rated R, 132 mins.

Directed by James McTeigue, starring Natalie Portman and

Hugo Weaving.

August 28

High Fidelity (2000)

Rated R, 113 mins.

Directed by Stephen Frears, starring John Cusack and Jack Black.

the perfect addition to any fridge: a quick reference guide to what’s playing when and who’s in it.

Where:

The IMA, Fridays, June 5 through August 28.

When:Doors open at 6 pm for picnicking, films begin at dusk (except on July 24 when doors open at 10 pm for a midnight showing).

How much:Tickets are available at door only. $9 for the general public and $5 for members. Members must present current membership card for discount. Children six and under are admitted free.

Three important things to keep in mind:1. The amphitheater is a non-smoking venue.

2. Concessions, including alcoholic beverages, are available for purchase.

3. Come early! Galleries are free and open until 9 pm.

Awright Awright Awright!Just so you’re not dazed and confused, it’s okay to bring these with you:A picnic with non-alcoholic beverages only, a blanket and/or lawn chairs, bug repellent (citronella candles are permitted as long as they are shorter than 12 inches) and other people.

If you bring it, you may not come. There are a few things you’re not allowed to bring to any Summer Nights film, even if you’re Kevin Costner. Please leave pets, candles taller than 12 inches, your own alcohol and grills at home.

Avoid the Hustle & Flow.Become an IMA member! Members enjoy the “Member Express” line at Summer Nights. Become an IMA member today and start taking advantage of all the great benefits, including a discount to Summer Nights. Call 317-920-2651, visit imamuseum.org or purchase a membership at the IMA.

Goonies never say die! (Unless it rains.) Ahh, rain. Summer Night’s arch nemesis. If ominous looking skies appear, film status can be confirmed after 4 pm on the day of the film. You’ve got a few options: call 317-923-1331, check the calendar of events at imamuseum.org or tune into 92.3 WTTS.

No refunds or rainchecks will be offered.

4000 Michigan Road Indianapolis, IN 46208 317-923-1331 imamuseum.orgPlan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

High Fidelity (2000)

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Gilda (1946)