iMOCA matures along with city's appreciation for art

For an entity that began as little more than an idea – no address, no physical presence, no collection, no home – the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art has become a concrete fixture in the local cultural landscape.

The museum was born 10 years ago as a vision and eventually took shape as a specific mission: To be a vanguard organization for contemporary art, graphics, design, architecture, film and performance.

In the past five years – after enduring early growing pains – iMOCA has hosted shows by an array of artists who have later found critical acclaim, both nationally and internationally. Even after losing its heftiest financial backer, the museum continues to make strides.

We examine the past, present and future of iMOCA’s thread in the world of contemporary art, and how its ascent can be traced simultaneously with the rise of contemporary art in Indianapolis.

Stuck in Indy

Stephen Schaf wanted out of Indiana. The Shelbyville native had lived on the West Coast before, but after his brother died and his mother suffered a series of strokes in the late 1990s, Schaf found himself stuck here, “bitching about being an outcast and totally playing the drama queen victim,” he said. “I was slowly becoming more and more bitter about being stuck in Indianapolis.” For this entire story by Konrad Marshall, Read more at Indy.com | Post: iMOCA matures along with city's appreciation for art | Indianapolis, Indiana

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