Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres

The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres is a public art park located on the Newfields campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The park opened in 2010, showing large site-specific installation art works by Alfredo Jaar, Andrea Zittel, Atelier Van Lieshout, Kendall Buster, Jeppe Hein, Los Carpinteros, Tea Mäkipää, and Type A. Also included is the Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion.[1] The park was curated by the Indianapolis Museum of Art's contemporary art curator, Lisa Freiman.

The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres

Type	Urban park, Sculpture park
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates	39.827341°N 86.190256°W / 39.827341; -86.190256
Area	100 acres (40 ha)
Opened	2010 (2010)
Owned by	Indianapolis Museum of Art
Status	Open all year
Website	Official website

Work

Type A is an art duo based out of New York City. Their installation for the park is, Team Building (Align), which consists of two large suspended metal rings that act as a calendar. Type A worked with IMA staff to help choose and design this work.[2]

Kendall Buster's work is entitled Stratum Pier, and is a functioning deck to look out at the pond. Buster is currently a professor for sculpture and extended media at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.[3]

Los Carpinteros created Free Basket, which is located near the park's private parking area. Los Capinteros is an artist duo from Cuba.[4]

Jeppe Hein is a Copenhagen and Berlin based artist who contributed, Bench Around the Lake. This work is a series of functional and playful yellow benches for park visitors.[5]

Alfredo Jaar is from Chile and resides in New York City. For the park Jaar created the, Park of Laments. To access this park the visitors must first walk through a dark tunnel, which leads to stairs into the middle of the park.[6]

Andrea Zittel built the Indianapolis Island as an ongoing interactive installation.

Atelier Van Lieshout contributed Funky Bones.

Tea Mäkipää contributed Eden II.

Future

The next commissioned work for 100 Acres will premier in September 2011 and will include a series of installations along the White River by artist Mary Miss. The artist will be working with local universities, environmental organizations, and government agencies to create FLOW (Can You See the River?). The piece will consist of various collaborative public art installations along Indianapolis' Central Canal and the White River, inviting visitors to become more aware of issues related to the health of the river and the city's water supply.

References

External links

Official website

Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields)

Significant
artworks at the
Indianapolis
Museum of Art

African art	Face mask Senufo female ancestor figure Magbo helmet mask for Oro society Palace plaque depicting warrior Guardian figure Healing of Abiku Children
American painting and sculpture to 1945	Afternoon Tea Cliff Rock--Appledore Dorothy Hotel Lobby Hurricane Jimson Weed Morning at Grand Manan Preparing for the Matinee Red Kimono on the Roof Reflections Sunlight The Boat Builders The Flight of Europa The Love Song The Rainbow Tidying Up U.S.A. Untitled (The Birth)
Asian art	Bowl with two violet spots Cong-shaped vase Covered jar with carp design Fine Wind, Clear Morning Ksitigarbha bodhisattva Ritual wine server Shigaraki ware storage jar Vase with carved peony scrolls Vase with nine peach design
Contemporary art	Acton Courre Merlan Egyptian Barnyard LOVE painting LOVE (sculpture) The Quintet of the Silent They Waz Nice White Folks While They Lasted (Sez One Gal to Another) Untitled Landfield Untitled Judd Untitled Irwin
Decorative arts	Angel of the Resurrection Coffee service High chest of drawers Portland Vase Side chair
European painting and sculpture to 1945	Aristotle Battle Between Carnival and Lent Breton Women at a Wall Broek in Waterland Charing Cross Bridge Crucifix Crucifixion Enclosed Field with Peasant Entry of Christ into Jerusalem Entry of Christ into Jerusalem House in Provence Landscape near Arles Ma Jolie Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene Man and Woman Peasant with a Wheelbarrow Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well Roman Capriccio: The Pantheon and Other Monuments Saint Luke Self-Portrait Rembrandt Still Life with a Chinese Porcelain Jar Still Life with Profile of Laval The Banks of the Oise near Pontoise The Boy The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe The Country Dance The Crucifixion Cranach The Fifth Plague of Egypt The Flageolet Player on the Cliff The Flight into Egypt The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist The House of the Deaf Woman and the Belfry at Eragny The Negress The Seamstress The Triumphant Entry of Constantine into Rome The Two Sisters The Valkhof at Nijmegen Triptych of the Annunciation Vorhor, the Green Wave
Art of the Americas	Haida ceremonial dance rattle
Oceanic art	Helmet mask (Tatanua)
Prints, drawings, and photographs	Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton Boreas and Oreithyia Galinthias Outwits Eileithyia by Announcing the Birth of Heracles Mother (Mutter) Moulin Rouge: La Goulue The Holy Family with the Dragonfly Young Woman in Blue
Textile and fashion arts	Moroccan wall hanging Chinese Souls #2 Eli Lilly Family Quilt Evening dress Woman's apron Sumbanese woman's ceremonial skirt

Outdoor
artworks
by location

Museum grounds	Above and Below Five Brushstrokes La Hermana del Hombre Bóveda Memories of Prague Mother and Child Numbers 1-0 Snowplow Stumbling Man Sutphin Fountain Two Figures Two Lines Oblique Down, Variation III
Oldfields	Copy of Diana of Versailles Diana with Dog Female and Male Herm Fountain Four Seasons Landon-Era Birdbath Mother and Child (Gordine) Nymph and Fawn Sundial, Boy With Spider The Three Graces Pair of Urns
100 Acres	Bench Around the Lake Eden II Free Basket Funky Bones Indianapolis Island Park of Laments Stratum Pier Team Building (Align)
Artworks on loan	East Gate/West Gate Mega-Gem Portrait of History Sewall Memorial Torches Spaces with Iron

Deaccessioned
artworks

Parks in Indianapolis and Marion County
State parks	Fort Harrison Military University White River Indianapolis Zoo
City parks	Brookside Eagle Creek Ellenberger Garfield Riverside Skiles Test Southeastway Southwestway Town Run World Sports
Waterways	Central Canal Eagle Creek Fall Creek Pleasant Run Pogue's Run White River
Trails and greenways	B&O Trail Central Canal Towpath Trail Eagle Creek Greenway Fall Creek Greenway Indianapolis Cultural Trail Little Buck Creek Greenway Monon Trail Pennsy Trail Pleasant Run Greenway Pogue's Run Greenway White River Greenway
Botanical gardens	Fairbanks Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens Oldfields White River Gardens
See also: Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System and Tourism in Indianapolis

Museums in and near Indianapolis
Art	Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Indianapolis Art Center Indianapolis Museum of Art Fairbanks Park Indianapolis Contemporary
Biographical	Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library Meredith Nicholson House Morris-Butler House Oldfields Riley Birthplace and Museum
History	Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum Conner Prairie Crispus Attucks Museum Indiana Historical Society Indiana State Museum Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Indianapolis Firefighters Museum Johnson County Museum of History Museum of 20th Century Warfare
Science & technology	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis National Art Museum of Sport Hook's Drug Store Museum Indiana Medical History Museum Indiana Transportation Museum
Sports	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum NCAA Hall of Champions
See also List of public art in Indianapolis

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