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Kendall Buster
(American, b. 1954)
Stratum Pier
Stratum Pier consists of a series of organically shaped and layered
platforms at the water’s edge that provide a vantage for observing
the expansive 35-acre lake and woodlands. The design of the
emerald green fiberglass and steel structure suggests a topographical
map with stacked layers that mimic the contours of
the surrounding environment. Terracing and curved edges
reference the natural processes of erosion and layered growth.
Sponsored by The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate.
Tea Mäkipää
(Finnish, b. 1973)
Eden II
A large, foreboding ship emerging from the 100 Acres lake and a
guard house on the shore nearby comprise Eden II. An unexpected
sight in the idyllic Park environment, Eden II is a modern-day
ark seemingly filled with human passengers from an unknown
homeland. The guard house offers views of the ship from its deck,
and surveillance monitors in its interior display footage of Eden II’s
passengers, imagined as refugees displaced by rising sea levels
and the ecological impact of climate change.
Los Carpinteros
(Cuban, founded 1991)
Free Basket
This sculpture’s soaring blue and red steel arcs depict the
imagined trajectory of a bouncing ball. Free Basket juxtaposes the
practical and the imaginary, drawing on the form of an international
basketball court, and turning it into an aesthetically
surprising sculpture that offers the community a place to play.
In developing their project, Los Carpinteros focused on the
prominence of basketball in Indiana, bringing together art,
culture and sports, and developing an iconic project for the
city of Indianapolis.
Jeppe Hein
(Danish, b. 1974)
Bench Around the Lake
Bench Around the Lake is a series of 15 vivid yellow benches that
interact with specific sites within the Park and along the bordering
bank of the White River. Hein envisions the installation as one long
bench that emerges from the ground, twists, turns and submerges
again, forming a circuit around the Park’s 35-acre lake. Bench
Around the Lake challenges the assumption that a bench is made for
passive sitting, encouraging visitors to explore less frequented areas
of the Park and providing opportunities to sit, look, listen, interact
and play.
Alfredo Jaar
(Chilean, b. 1956)
Park of the Laments
The form of Park of the Laments is a square within a square, one
rigid and made of limestone-filled Gabion baskets, the other soft
and organic, made of indigenous trees and shrubs. Visitors enter
the work via an underground tunnel. Moving towards the light,
one climbs stairs that lead one above ground into the center of
the artwork. Visitors are invited to occupy this quiet, contemplative
space, which Jaar describes as a refuge, a place for lamentation and
purging the global atrocities of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Type A
(American, founded 1998)
Team Building (Align)
Team Building (Align) is constructed of two 30 foot-wide metal
rings suspended from telephone poles, oriented so that their
shadows become one during the annual summer solstice.
Elements of this installation were determined in collaboration
with a team of IMA staff members who worked with the artist
collective over a two-year period on an experiential education
performance. From conversations about art to rigorous challenge
courses, Type A and the IMA team collaborated to develop a
sculptural form that could metaphorically convey the complexity
of their collaboration.
Atelier van Lieshout
(Dutch, founded 1995)
Funky Bones
Located in the Park’s central meadow, Funky Bones is a group of
20 fiberglass benches emblazoned with depictions of bones that
together take the form of an enormous, stylized human skeleton.
The project draws on artist Joep van Lieshout’s interest in the
body, as well as in pre-history and relics, with the bones emerging
from the ground like archeologically revealed specimens. A
fantastical apparition that reveals itself progressively upon
approach, Funky Bones is designed to be a site for resting,
climbing, picnicking and social interaction.
Andrea Zittel
(American, b. 1965)
Indianapolis Island
About 20 feet in diameter, Indianapolis Island is a fully inhabitable
experimental living structure that examines the daily needs
of contemporary human beings. The island serves as a platform
for an ongoing series of residencies. Residents customize the
interior to suit their anticipated needs, then test their hypothesis
by inhabiting the island in the summer. Visit imamuseum.org for
up-to-date information.
COMING THIS
SEPTEMBER
Mary Miss
(American, b. 1944)
FLOW (Can You See the River?)
On September 22, IMA debuts FLOW (Can You See the River?), a series of installations along a six-mile
stretch of the Central Canal and the White River, from Broad Ripple to White River State Park. Each
installation marks significant features of these important water resources and are enhanced with a
cell phone application that provides further information.

Located on 100 acres consisting of woodlands, wetlands, meadows and
a 35-acre lake, 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park is
one of the largest museum art parks in the country, and the only one to
feature the ongoing commission of site-responsive artworks by artists
from around the world.
White River
RUTH LILLY Visitors Pavilion
Designed by architect Marlon Blackwell, the Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion serves as the cornerstone of the Park
and promises to be one of the region’s signature architectural landmarks. The form of the building takes
inspiration from the structure and geometry of a fallen leaf. The Visitors Pavilion will be the IMA’s first
LEED-certified building, emphasizing environmental sensitivity and energy efficiency, including water-saving
fixtures fed by on-site well water, energy efficient lighting, and a geothermal system to provide heating
and cooling. The building houses a gathering and education space, restrooms and emergency services.
Canal Towpath
to Broad Ripple
Michigan Road
THE PULLIAM FAMILY Landscape Journeys
Designed by landscape architect Edward Blake, these pathways made of fine grit gravel wind through the
Park and offer visitors encounters with the multiple terrains and communities of plants and animals. The
journeys include paths that explore the bottomlands near the river and lake, the ridgeline that sits above
the eastern edge of the Park, and a timberline path that exposes the results of strong storms on an area
of dense forest. Easily navigable and intended to direct visitors through the Park, the paths connect visitors
to nature in both body and mind.
Ruth Lilly
Visitors Pavilion
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust MARSH COVE
Park of the Laments
Located at the southwest corner of the Park, the Marsh Cove is a calm, lush retreat for Park wildlife.
Formed slowly by the merging of an old midstream sandbar with its adjacent shore, this quiet spot
provides shelter for numerous species of plants and animals not found elsewhere in the Park.
REMINDERS
Park open daily, dawn until dusk.
Be aware of your surroundings. Only use Park equipment and/or facilities
for intended purposes. IMA not responsible for injury.
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The Clearing
Lilly
House
Greenhouse
No bicycles, skateboards, motorized vehicles, alcoholic beverages, firearms, grills or fires.
Pets must be on leashes at all times in the Park. Please clean up after your pet.
No swimming or boating.
Fishing is permitted. No live bait. State fishing regulations are enforced.
(15 benches throughout the Park)
Lake
Terrace
Formal
Garden
PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY
Restrooms (Visitors Pavilion)
First Aid (Visitors Pavilion)
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The Meadow
Waller Bridge **
Photography is permitted for private, noncommercial use only. Photographs may not be published, sold,
reproduced, distributed, or otherwise commercially exploited. For more information on the photography
policies, including professional and commercial uses, visit imamuseum.org or contact the Rights &
Reproductions Department at 317-923-1331 ext. 171 or permissions@imamuseum.org.
Free guided tours offered Saturday and Sunday at 11 am, April–September,
weather permitting. Meet at Lake Terrace.
INDIANAPOLIS
MUSEUM OF ART
For an interactive Park experience, visit imamuseum.org on your smart phone.
Call Box
Parking
Area not always passable
The Pulliam Family Art & Nature Park
paths (not ADA accessible)
The Pulliam Family Art & Nature Park
paths (ADA Accessible)
Unofficial trail
Marsh Cove *
Edgar and
Dorothy Fehnel
Entrance
Central Canal Towpath
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Supported by Nina Mason Pulliam
Charitable Trust
Supported by Friends of Bret Waller
and W.C. Griffith Foundation Trust
38th Street
Canal Towpath
to Downtown