This begins a series of articles about the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park. The grand opening celebration for the art and nature park was this past weekend in Indianapolis. As a volunteer for the Indianapolis Museum of Art, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in this historic celebration. The weather was unusually hot and muggy but most in attendance were excited and enjoyed this new contemporary environment.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art, the 5th largest museum in the country, is now home of one of the largest museum art parks.
Artists have spent several years working closely with the museum to develop projects for the park. The park is located near a river that runs close to the museum’s 52-acre campus.
The following artists and works of art installations made an inaugural appearance at the grand opening.
Free Basket, Los Carpinteros
Team Building (Align), Type A
Park of Laments, Alfredo Jaar
Funky Bones, Atelier Van Lieshout
Stratum Pier, Kendall Buster
Eden 2, Tea Makipaa
Indianapolis Island, Andrea Zittel
Bench Around the Lake, Jeppe Hein
Future articles will discuss the 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park and the evolving nature of art and nature as well as the prospect of a new model for sculpture parks for the 21st century.
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