Wei-Huan Chen

wei-huan.chen@indystar.com

In 2014, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis professor Anila Quayyum Agha made art world history.

Her light-infused sculpture, "Intersections," became the first entry into the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based ArtPrize — the largest art festival of its kind in the world — to win both popular and critical categories, earning her $300,000 worth of prize money.

Now, the piece is coming to Indianapolis. An exhibit opening March 19 at the Indiana State Museum will feature Agha's original sculpture, a large carved cube that casts a lattice of light and shadow throughout the room it inhabits.

"Intersections" was in display at the Rice University Gallery in Houston last fall and is currently showcased at the Peabody Essex Museum.

The Indiana State Museum exhibit, part of the museum's Bicentennial celebrations, will be the first local showing of the immersive single-room installation.

The Indiana State Museum is located at 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis. Its hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Wei-Huan Chen can be reached at (317) 444-6249 or on Twitter at @weihuanchen.