April 7, 2018: Monumental Troubles: Rethinking What Monuments Mean Today April 05, 2018 in arttalk, Art, conference Greetings from Indianapolis!I am giving a paper at the Midwest Art History Society annual conference this week on the two-day panel, "Monumental Troubles: Rethinking What Monuments Mean Today", chaired by art historian, Erika Doss.Please join us at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art on Friday, April 6, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., and Saturday, April 7, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., for two days of presentations, concluding with a discussion by all panelists. Conference schedule. View fullsize View fullsize Lisa BlasEngagements, monumental or otherwise, Detail.Plinths and horseshoes cast from shredded documents (military, financial, personal), Celluclay, plaster, clove oil, glue, RIT dye, ceramic powder, acrylic paint and gold dust. 2006 - 2008 View fullsize Lisa Blas, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7, 2018. Opening(s) RSS