IMOCA (Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art)
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The iMOCA, also known as the Indy MOCA or Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art features thought provoking exhibitions featuring the latest trends and talent doing ambitious, original works of contemporary art. Currently they have a new show every two months. The gallery shows feature two shows of local artists, two shows of regional and two shows of national artists per year.
Founded in 2001 as a “museum without walls,” iMOCA has mounted exhibitions around the city with a mission “to stimulate minds, inspire new discoveries and demonstrate the vital connections between visual cultural and life. In 2004, the museum opened as a gallery in the historic Emelie Building in the Indiana Avenue Cultural District. In December of 2009, iMOCA will make another move to a larger space in the Murphy Art Center located in the Fountain Square Arts District
. By 2011 a new building will be erected at the corner of Virginia Avenue and College Avenue to house iMOCA giving the museum 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) of exhibition space.
iMOCA is the only Indianapolis museum dedicated to showcasing emerging contemporary artists. The curator consistently showcases artists near or at the breakthrough point of their careers-artists such as Jen Davis, Tim Gardner, and Jeff Gabel
.
Since 2003, iMOCA has featured more than 40 exhibitions featuring the work of more than 75 local, regional, and international artists despite a modest exhibition budget. The museum’s successes in enriching the lives of the community are possible because of partnerships with other organizations such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, Big Car, and the Indianapolis nightclub Radio Radio. These partnerships expand the reach of iMOCA’s offerings and allow the public to experience, learn and enjoy contemporary art outside the museum walls.
Phenomenon
The Cursed Chateau
Jen Davis: New Photographs
Das my i$H
2008 Exhibitions:
Hansel and Gretel: Never Eat a House
Doppio Songo Dell' Arte (Art's Double Dream)
Chakaia Booker: The Making of a Public Art Exhibition
Is You Is or Is You Ain't
New Adam Pendleton's Rendered in Black and Events Are
2007 Exhibitions:
New Work by Jeff Gabel
XANADU: Armageddon is set to a disco beat in Robert Boyd's four-part video installation.
Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellows: 2004: Gregory Hull, Linda Adele Goodine, Eric Nordgulen, Marc Jacobson, and David Russick. 2005: Katrin Asbury, Stuart Hyatt, Emily W. Kennerk, Brian Myers, and Jamie Pawlus.
2006 Exhibitions:
Living with Contemporary Art: Josh Azzarella, John Baldessari, Chuck Close, Lucinda Devlin, Jeff Koons, Ellen Kooi, Loretta Lux, Shiran Neshat, Shazia Sikander, Rosemary Trockel, Banks Violette, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Kehinde Wiley and many others.
Mpozi Mshale Tolbert
Jamie Pawlus & Ryan Wolfe
Conrad Bakker
Brian Presnell
Reanne Estrada
2005 Exhibitions:
Ron Arad
Tim Gardner
Hugh & Alethea
Altered Spaces: Robert Beck, Greg Hull, Jesper Just
, Vincent Lamouroux and Sean McFarland.
Rashid Johnson
Guy Richards Smit
2004 Exhibitions:
When Contemporary Art Speaks: Stephanie Brooks, Harrell Fletcher, Kevin Hamilton, Adam Pendleton,
Tomas Schmit, and Erwin Wurm.
Out of Place Two: Ken Fandell – photography, Anthony Goicolea – video, Dwayne moser
– mixed media, Kari Thomas – installation.
Out of Place One: Craig Doty, Theresa Gooby, Nicky Hoberman, and Lee Walton.
Earth, Air, Fire & Water: Charles Gick, Jeremy Tubbs, Bill Viola and Patrick Zentz.
2003 Exhibitions:
The Cremaster Cycle: For the first time in Indiana, Matthew Barney presents the Cremaster cycle in its entirety.
Founded in 2001 as a “museum without walls,” iMOCA has mounted exhibitions around the city with a mission “to stimulate minds, inspire new discoveries and demonstrate the vital connections between visual cultural and life. In 2004, the museum opened as a gallery in the historic Emelie Building in the Indiana Avenue Cultural District. In December of 2009, iMOCA will make another move to a larger space in the Murphy Art Center located in the Fountain Square Arts District
Fountain Square, Indianapolis
Fountain Square is one of six designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana.-History:In 1835, Calvin Fletcher and Nicholas McCarty purchased a farm in what would became the Fountain Square neighborhood. Although the earliest settlement was sparse and primarily residential, substantial...
. By 2011 a new building will be erected at the corner of Virginia Avenue and College Avenue to house iMOCA giving the museum 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) of exhibition space.
iMOCA is the only Indianapolis museum dedicated to showcasing emerging contemporary artists. The curator consistently showcases artists near or at the breakthrough point of their careers-artists such as Jen Davis, Tim Gardner, and Jeff Gabel
Jeff Gabel
Jeff Gabel, aka , is an American artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY.-Biography:Gabel was born in in Portland, OR. Having spent his childhood years in Decatur, NE, he completed a BFA at Kansas State University in 1992, and an MFA at Pratt Institute in 1995. His first solo exhibition in New...
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Since 2003, iMOCA has featured more than 40 exhibitions featuring the work of more than 75 local, regional, and international artists despite a modest exhibition budget. The museum’s successes in enriching the lives of the community are possible because of partnerships with other organizations such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, Big Car, and the Indianapolis nightclub Radio Radio. These partnerships expand the reach of iMOCA’s offerings and allow the public to experience, learn and enjoy contemporary art outside the museum walls.
Exhibition Archive
2009 Exhibitions:Phenomenon
The Cursed Chateau
Jen Davis: New Photographs
Das my i$H
2008 Exhibitions:
Hansel and Gretel: Never Eat a House
Doppio Songo Dell' Arte (Art's Double Dream)
Chakaia Booker: The Making of a Public Art Exhibition
Is You Is or Is You Ain't
New Adam Pendleton's Rendered in Black and Events Are
2007 Exhibitions:
New Work by Jeff Gabel
XANADU: Armageddon is set to a disco beat in Robert Boyd's four-part video installation.
Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellows: 2004: Gregory Hull, Linda Adele Goodine, Eric Nordgulen, Marc Jacobson, and David Russick. 2005: Katrin Asbury, Stuart Hyatt, Emily W. Kennerk, Brian Myers, and Jamie Pawlus.
2006 Exhibitions:
Living with Contemporary Art: Josh Azzarella, John Baldessari, Chuck Close, Lucinda Devlin, Jeff Koons, Ellen Kooi, Loretta Lux, Shiran Neshat, Shazia Sikander, Rosemary Trockel, Banks Violette, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Kehinde Wiley and many others.
Mpozi Mshale Tolbert
Jamie Pawlus & Ryan Wolfe
Conrad Bakker
Brian Presnell
Reanne Estrada
2005 Exhibitions:
Ron Arad
Tim Gardner
Hugh & Alethea
Altered Spaces: Robert Beck, Greg Hull, Jesper Just
Jesper Just
Jesper Just is a Danish artist, and living and working in Copenhagen and New York, NY. From 1997 to 2003 he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts....
, Vincent Lamouroux and Sean McFarland.
Rashid Johnson
Guy Richards Smit
2004 Exhibitions:
When Contemporary Art Speaks: Stephanie Brooks, Harrell Fletcher, Kevin Hamilton, Adam Pendleton,
Tomas Schmit, and Erwin Wurm.
Out of Place Two: Ken Fandell – photography, Anthony Goicolea – video, Dwayne moser
Dwayne Moser
Dwayne Moser is a Los Angeles based artist and writer.Moser grew up in the Appalachian Mountains, in a town of less than 100 near the Maryland / West Virginia border...
– mixed media, Kari Thomas – installation.
Out of Place One: Craig Doty, Theresa Gooby, Nicky Hoberman, and Lee Walton.
Earth, Air, Fire & Water: Charles Gick, Jeremy Tubbs, Bill Viola and Patrick Zentz.
2003 Exhibitions:
The Cremaster Cycle: For the first time in Indiana, Matthew Barney presents the Cremaster cycle in its entirety.