Christmas, Easter, Thanks-Giving … Why should supernaturalists get all the great holidays? “Darwin Day” is catching on as naturalists’ occasion to get their celebrating groove on. (more…)
The IMA offers a free screening of the greatest film about the excesses of the Roman Empire (and excesses of the 1960s). (more…)
The IMA sponsors a discussion of the moral lessons the Greek historian Plutarch drew from Rome’s founders … lessons that profoundly influenced the founders of the United States. (more…)
“A bomb in Rome, a flash of bluish-white light and photojournalist Josh Ryder’s world exploded. From that instant, nothing would ever be the same. As Josh recovers, his mind is increasingly invaded by thoughts that have the emotions, the intensity and the intimacy of memories, but they are not his memories, they are ancient and violent.” Not your typical Provocate event! (more…)
The similarities between the United States and Imperial Rome are too obvious to overlook: unmatched military dominance, cultural hegemony, economic superiority, etc. Does this mean we are an empire? What does that mean for democracy? And what does it mean to Indianapolis if the American Empire is on the decline? (more…)
Ancient Rome conquers Indianapolis with the U.S. debut of Roman Art from the Louvre, an exhibition featuring 184 art works from the Musée du Louvre’s unsurpassed collection. Hooray for French looting! (more…)
A few years ago the heads of the world’s top museums signed a statement defiantly rejecting the claims from Italy and Greece to return art treasures looted over the centuries. Indianapolis Museum of Art president Maxwell Anderson shook up the international artworld when he announced that he was defying that trend and that IMA would “impose a moratorium on acquiring antiquities that left their probable country of modern discovery after 1970, unless we can obtain documents establishing that they were exported legally.” Hear how Anderson thinks this represents a step toward museums redefining their role as global citizens. (more…)
Emanuel Mayer of the University of Chicago is an expert in how the Romans communicated unofficially in an urban environment. Public images served as civic communication for centuries, and in some places throughout the ruins of the Roman Empire graffiti has been identified on ancient structures. Sound familiar? (more…)
Do you wonder how the Indianapolis Museum of Art plans to get all the looted pieces for their important “Roman Art from the Louvre” in the fall? Find out from the exhibition’s curator how IMA not only is not going to jail, it’s emerging as a world leader in thinking progressively about ownership of antiquities. (more…)
Today we may be witnessing the decline of “the American Empire” … which makes it crucial to pay attention to our predecessors. Prof. Jamie Higgs of Marian College will offer a talk at the Indianapolis Museum of Art about the role of engineering, politics and technology—from architecture to map making—in establishing the dominance of the Roman Empire. (more…)
NUVO gives Provocate 2007 Cultural Vision Award
Provocate featured in Indianapolis Monthly
"Award combines film, activism: Festival to recognize social justice of Sept. 11, Congo in discussions,"
Indiana Lawyer April 16, 2008 ... on Provocate's Eric Parker Social Justice Award at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
