May/September

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May/September
May September by Rob Ley.jpg
ArtistRob Ley
Year2014 (2014)
Dimensions18 m× 75 m× 1.2 m(60 ft× 245 ft× 4 ft)
Location Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates 39°46′41″N86°11′03″W / 39.7781°N 86.1841°W / 39.7781; -86.1841 Coordinates: 39°46′41″N86°11′03″W / 39.7781°N 86.1841°W / 39.7781; -86.1841
Owner Eskenazi Health

May/September is a 2014 site-specific, permanent art installation created by artist Rob Ley, which is located on the south exterior wall of the Parking Garage on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

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Description

May/September is a 2014 site-specific, permanent art installation created by artist Rob Ley located on the south exterior wall of the Parking Garage on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus. The work, which measures 60' x 245' x 4', consists of approximately 6,500 anodized aluminum “leaves” or panels of differing angles generally arranged vertically on the vast plane of the parking garage in order to create an “interactive, synthetic terrain.” [1] [2] Inspired by colors found in Hoosier artist T.C. Steele’s Four Seasons, works that are part of a larger mural project created for the hospital more than a century ago, and the changing of Indiana’s four recognizable seasons, the east sides of the installed aluminum panels feature a vibrant yellow color, while west-facing panel faces are dark indigo. [3] This directional color program, in tandem with the differing angles and depths of protrusions, results in a dynamic façade that appears soft and undulating, ever-changing with the viewer’s position and speed. [1] [2] May/September was manufactured in collaboration with Indianapolis Fabrications, also known as iFab, an Indianapolis-based creative project fabrication company. [3]

Historical information

Acquisition

May/September was commissioned by Eskenazi Health as part of a re-imagining of the organization's historical art collection and to support "the sense of optimism, vitality and energy" of its new campus in 2013. [4] [5] In response to its nationwide request for proposals, Eskenazi Health received more than 500 submissions from 39 states, which were then narrowed to 54 finalists by an independent jury. [5] Each of the 54 proposals was assigned an area of the new hospital by Eskenazi Health's art committee and publicly displayed in the existing Wishard Hospital and online for public comment; more than 3,000 public comments on the final proposals were collected and analyzed in the final selection. [5] [6]

Location

May/September is located on the south exterior wall of the Parking Garage located on the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Awards

May/September is a 2015 Public Art Network (PAN) Year in Review award recipient, the highest recognition for public art in the United States. [7] Along with 30 other award recipients, May/September was chosen from more than 300 nationwide entries and was honored at the Americans for the Arts’ 2015 Annual Convention in Chicago. [3]

Artist

Rob Ley attended University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, where he received his B.Arch, and earned his M.Arch. from the University of California, Los Angeles. [1] [8] Before founding Urbana Studio in 2002, he worked for public artist Cliff Garten, as a designer for Randall Stout Architects, and with Chicago’s MAK Architecture. Ley teaches fabrication and digital technologies undergraduate and graduate studios and seminars at the University of Southern California. [1] [6] He lives in Los Angeles. [1] [8]

See also

Related Research Articles

The Eskenazi Health Art Collection consists of a wide variety of artworks composed of fragments from the 1914 City Hospital mural and artwork project, artworks added over time, and newer pieces which include works created for the new Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and campus in 2013. Other works have been added occasionally; there are also artworks at the clinics throughout Marion County.

<i>Arbor</i> (installation)

Arbor is a 2013 permanent art installation created by artist Adam Frank, commissioned for Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Morning on the White River</i>

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<i>Blues</i> (print)

Blues is a 2007 print by Gee's Bend quilter Loretta Pettway Bennett located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Sew Low</i>

Sew Low is a 2011-2012 quilt by Gee's Bend quilter Loretta Pettway Bennett. It is located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Calm Waters</i>

Calm Waters is a 2013 large glass and paint installation by artist Katherine Bradford. It is located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

Fig Houses is a 2010 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Friends</i> (collage)

Friends is a 2011 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Hope Skip and Jump</i>

Hope Skip and Jump is a 2012 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Sunday Morning</i> (collage)

Sunday Morning is a 2013 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Two Moons</i> (collage)

Two Moons is a 2010 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Crossroads</i> (mural)

Crossroads is a 2013 mural that consists of two acrylic on canvas paintings by the artist Ismael Muhammud Nieves. It is located within the Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Temporal Synapse</i>

Temporal Synapse is a 2013 six-part permanent, reactive art installation created by Project One located inside Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>The Arrival</i> (installation)

The Arrival is a 2013 installation, which consists of two paintings and a glass wall, by artist Casey Roberts and is located within the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Balance</i> (installation)

Balance is a 2013 glazed ceramic installation by Tim Ryan, which consists of two panels on adjacent walls, each of which features triangular tiles that surround a channel containing white-glazed "eggs," that is located within the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Synchronicity of Color</i>

Synchronicity of Color is a 2013 installation by Margo Sawyer, which consists of eight inset forms and 23 wall-mounted forms decorated with automobile paints, located within the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Untitled 77</i> (print)

Untitled #77 is a digital inkjet print by artist Artur Silva located in the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Untitled 78</i> (print)

Untitled #78 is a digital inkjet print by artist Artur Silva located in the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Cloud Busting</i> (installation)

Cloud Busting is a 2013 ceramic installation by Malcolm Mobutu Smith, which consists of eight tiles made by hand and individually mounted to a wall painted with a swirling, playful pattern, located within the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Paths Crossed</i>

Paths Crossed is a 2013 suspended sculpture by Aaron T. Stephan that consists of six 60-feet-long wooden ladders and is located within the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "May/September | Public Art Archive". www.publicartarchive.org. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  2. 1 2 "May - September - Rob Ley". rob-ley.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eskenazi Health Art Recognized Nationally". Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  4. ↑ Landro, Laura (2014-08-18). "More Hospitals Use the Healing Powers of Public Art". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  5. 1 2 3 "Wishard Announces First Group of Artists Selected for Eskenazi Health Art Program". www.eskenazihealth.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  6. 1 2 "Support Wishard's pursuit of the highest art". Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  7. ↑ "May/September". Americans for the Arts. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  8. 1 2 "Profile - Rob Ley". rob-ley.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
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