Roy Lichtenstein sculpture installed at IMA in time for art fair

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Museum of Art has unveiled an exciting, world premiere sculpture by Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who died in 1997. The work, with five separate elements, was designed in 1983 and 1984 and fabricated in 2012.

A few quick facts about the monumental Five Brushstrokes sculpture:

• The tallest element soars 40 feet into the air and another spans 30 feet wide.
• Until being installed at the IMA, the piece had never before been assembled.
• It took more than 48 hours and nearly a dozen crew members to install the sculpture.
• Originally commissioned in the early 1980s and designed by Lichtenstein, but was never assembled due to the costs associated with creating such a massive, complex sculpture.
• Considered to be Lichtenstein’s most ambitious work in his “Brushstrokes” series.
• The piece was finally “brought to life” by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, who funded the fabrication in 2012.
• The IMA worked with the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation for over a year to acquire the work.

The sculpture was unveiled Aug. 29 in advance of Saturday’s Penrod Art fair, which is held on the lush grounds of the IMA. The annual fair features nearly 340 artists from around the country and has drawn more than 960,000 visitors in its nearly 50 years. Attendance this year is expected to hit 20,000 visitors.

The IMA is located at 4000 Michigan Road in Indianapolis.

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