APRIL MAY JUNE 2013 - Des Moines Art Center

NEWS
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
2013
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Spring is finally here and with it comes warmer
weather and a heightened sense of activity at
the Art Center, if that is possible. The winter’s
programs were very well received by the
community with sold-out film presentations;
well-liked lectures, one of which we repeated
due to popular demand; full studio classes; vital
outreach programs; and breathtaking exhibitions.
We will see more of the same this spring, from
lively theatrical performances to lectures by
major international artists, thought-provoking
presentations of the art of the moment, and
big hair!
And, as the saying goes, all thoughts turn to
love in the spring. So the Art Center’s young
professionals group, Art Noir, is going to help
love along by creating collections-based “speed
dating,” using our permanent collections as the
focal point. The idea is to match people based
upon their preferences of the works of art in the
collections. An individual will note five artworks
they especially admire and then find a match
with someone who feels the same. Look for
more information to follow.
Plans are moving forward with both the
2013 gala, which will have an international focus,
and the 2014 gala. The 2014 gala will be part of
a week-long celebration of the art of fashion. I
invite Art Center members to look through their
photograph albums for old and current pictures
of themselves or a Des Moines friend dressed in
their finest and to share these with our director of
events, Debra Kurtz (dkurtz@desmoinesartcenter.
org). We would like to use these images in a
variety of ways surrounding the gala.
Continuing the idea of self-reflection, members
of the staff and board recently completed a
SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
Threats) review of our development activities, as
we prepare to create a new strategic plan. SWOT
reviews of other arenas, such as technology, will
continue throughout the spring and summer. The
information gathered from these exercises will
ensure a thoughtful and complete strategic plan
for the future.
Join us for unexpected experiences as we
plan for the future of your Art Center.
SPECIAL EVENTS
DES MOINES ART CENTER
Kentucky DerbyParty
KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY
Saturday, May 4 / 4– 6:30 pm
Lobby, Courtyard, and Levitt Auditorium
Admission $10 ($5 members)
Includes one drink and light bites
Cash bar
The Art Center’s Kentucky Derby Party will
feature Southern elegance at its finest, with
savory Southern cuisine and tasty mint juleps
during the pre-race hour. Then at 5 pm,
the most exciting two minutes of sports will
be broadcast on the huge screen in Levitt
Auditorium while the horses run for the roses.
Post-race, stay for the Kentucky Derby Hat
Contest; prizes will be awarded for Most
Creative, Most Elegant, and Largest.
Southern-styled music and Kentucky Derby
trivia will keep the party going.
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION PARTY
Thursday, May 30 / 5–7 pm
Art Center Restaurant
The Art Center is hosting a
Volunteer Recognition Party
for all volunteers who served the
Art Center in 2012 – 2013.
Interested in becoming a volunteer?
Contact Paula Hutton McKinley at
[email protected].
Join the Art Center for SUMMER ON THE HILL, a
season of free films on the lawn, pre-film events, and
live music in the courtyard. Events take place the first
Thursdays and Fridays in June, July, August, and
September (with the exception of July, when FREE
FLICKS and FIRST FRIDAYS will be held July 11*
and 12*, due to Independence Day). Details for July,
August, and September will be announced in the
next issue of the Art Center NEWS.
FREE FLICKS
In partnership with Des Moines Parks and
Recreation, the Art Center presents a series of
eclectic and cinematic classics. Attendees are
encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and
refreshments. All films begin at dusk; in case of
rain the film will be canceled. (Weather updates
can be found at desmoinesartcenter.org.)
JUNE 6
The Art Center celebrates its
65th anniversary with free cupcakes,
lemonade, and games on the lawn,
followed by the beloved family film,
My Dog Skip, 2000.
Jay Russell, director
95 minutes / rated PG
This powerful coming-of-age story of a boy and his
dog is set in rural Mississippi during WW II. Willie’s
overprotective upbringing by his strict father has left
Willie shy and isolated until he receives a pup named
Skip for his ninth birthday. Skip soon helps Willie
become “one of the boys” and ultimately teaches
Willie about friendship, forgiveness, and redemption.
JULY 11*
The Philadelphia Story 1940
George Cukor, director
112 minutes / rated PG
AUGUST 1
Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961
Blake Edwards, director
115 minutes / rated PG
JEFF FLEMING
SEPTEMBER 5
Vertigo 1958
Alfred Hitchcock, director
129 minutes / rated PG
FREE ADMISSION
The Art Center is proud to continue to
offer FREE ADMISSION to Art Center
galleries, programs, and events
unless otherwise noted.
FIRST FRIDAYS
Kick-off the weekend with some of the best
musicians in town. Enjoy complimentary light bites,
cash bar, and world-class art and music.
5 – 8 pm / Art Center Courtyard
Admission $5; members FREE
FREE Admission is supported
by Principal Financial Group,
Vision Iowa, and Art Center members.
THANK YOU.
6TH DES MOINES ART CENTER
BIG HAIR BALL
Saturday, June 1 / 8 pm – midnight
Des Moines Art Center
More information on back cover
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SUMMER
ON THE HILL
JUNE 7 / Bella Soul with Tina Haase Findlay
JULY 12* / Faculty Lounge
AUGUST 2 / Soul Searchers
SEPTEMBER 6 / Ashanti
Media support provided by
NEW EXHIBITIONS
IOWA ARTISTS 2013 will consist of three projects:
KATHRANNE KNIGHT / FOSS PROJECTS / MIDWEST PRESSED
IOWA ARTISTS 2013 KATHRANNE KNIGHT
IOWA ARTISTS 2013 FOSS PROJECTS
IOWA ARTISTS 2013 MIDWEST PRESSED
APRIL 19 – JULY 28
BLANK ONE GALLERY
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 26 & 27 / 7:30 PM
SUNDAY, APRIL 28 / 2 PM
MUSEUM SERVICES CENTER
MAYTAG COURTYARD / LEVITT AUDITORIUM
TIM DOOLEY AND AARON WILSON
AUGUST 2– OCTOBER 13 / BLANK ONE GALLERY
Ames, Iowa-based artist Kathranne Knight produces
delicately rendered works on paper that explore
the horizon line as both a pictorial device and a
psychological space. In her drawings, the horizon
line is made up of multiple lines that refer to the
process of their own making and provides a rhythmic,
syncopated texture. Knight considers it the intersection
of two points; not only land and sky or water and
sky, but day meeting night in the form of a sunset.
Formally, the images are built through accretion, while
conceptually she looks to the work of Piet Mondrian,
Anni Albers, and the films of John Ford for inspiration.
The Art Center exhibition will be comprised of
medium- and large-scale drawings along with one
site-specific piece. The exhibition is organized by
Gilbert Vicario, senior curator.
RELATED PROGRAM
ARTIST GALLERY TALK
Friday, April 19 / 6 pm
Blank One Gallery
Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario will lead an
informal gallery talk with artist Kathranne Knight
about this exhibition.
Foss Projects, an independent, guerrilla theater
group that provides free plays in found spaces, will
present three performances at the Art Center this
spring. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 26,
27, and 28, the ensemble will present a fast and
funny version of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s
Lost in a different Art Center location each night:
on the grass roof of the Museum Services Center,
in the Maytag Courtyard, and in Levitt Auditorium.
The sets, lights, and sounds of the production will
come from found objects and improvised sources.
Led by Matt Foss, a lecturer in theater at Iowa
State University, Foss Projects uses classical texts,
such as Shakespeare or Chekhov, to make quality
theatre available to broad audiences. This past
summer, the ensemble presented the play
a hamlet to more than 500 people in the alley
behind a Burger King and a coffee shop parking
lot in Ames, Iowa; on the loading dock of a
performing arts center, and in a roofless movie
theater in Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 2012, the
Kennedy Center’s American College Theater
Festival named Foss the national Outstanding
Director of a Play and named his production of
Six Characters the Outstanding Production of a
Play in the Nation. Foss Projects is organized by
Jeff Fleming, director.
Midwest Pressed is a collaborative print project
between two Iowa artists and art educators.
Working mainly with screen prints, Dooley and
Wilson focus on themed bodies of work that
highlight both the unique and serial nature of
printmaking. The works involve intense layering
of color and imagery, often focusing on the faces
of pop culture figures and heroes of Modernism
to create their own “monsters” or “zombies.”
Displayed from floor to ceiling in a grid-like format,
the viewer experiences the full effect of a large
series of related works, while also seeing the detail
and variation of individual prints. This exhibition is
organized by Laura Burkhalter, associate curator.
Midwest Pressed –Tim Dooley and Aaron Wilson
Modern Zombies, 2012
Screenprint on paper, courtesy of the artists
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BELOW “‘Claudius and Polonius,’ Foss Projects”
Courtesy of Matt Foss
Kathranne Knight. Husks in Field, 2012
Colored pencil on paper, 14 x 11 inches, collection of the artist
Iowa Artists 2013 is supported by the
Peter H. and E. Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation
and KPMG LLC.
Media support provided by The Des Moines Register.
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PHYLLIDA BARLOW SCREE
JUNE 21 – SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 / I. M. PEI AND ANNA K. MEREDITH GALLERIES
RELATED PROGRAMS BEGIN JUNE 14
On June 20, the Des Moines Art Center will open
the exhibition Phyllida Barlow: Scree, which runs
through September 22, 2013 in the Upper
I. M. Pei and Anna K. Meredith galleries. Organized
by Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario, Scree will
include three large-scale sculptural installations,
55 works on paper, and a group of work from the
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections
selected by the artist. Since the 1960s, Phyllida
Barlow (born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1944) has
produced a unique and dynamic body of work
focused on the investigation into materiality, form,
and process in the wake of the Minimalist and
Post-minimalist art movements of the 60s and
70s. Counter to the reductive, hard-edged, and
industrially-manufactured works of artists such
as Donald Judd, Sol Le Witt, Frank Stella, and
Dan Flavin, Barlow works with diverse materials
on a size and scale that creates massive organic
shapes and accumulations that directly relate to
the urban environment. Barlow’s varied materials
are central to her artistic practice and have
included such items as carpet felt, polythene,
rags, rubber tarpaulin, bitumen, upholstery foam,
handkerchiefs, sellotape, paper, timber, silk, foil,
canvas, and plaster. Some of the materials are
bought and some are found, and yet others
become available by chance such as the carpet
material used in a site-specific piece titled Threat,
1986, which came from a fire-damaged factory.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Barlow’s work
was characterized by a continual free flowing
process of production and deconstruction in
which materials were constantly used, recycled
and re-appropriated into subsequent projects
and objects.
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Phyllida Barlow’s exhibition for the
Des Moines Art Center will both respond
to and reside within the architecture of the
I. M. Pei wing of the museum. Built in 1968,
this classically Brutalist architecture with its
poured concrete structure, rigid geometry, and
expansive windows forms the perfect backdrop
to the artist’s continual investigation and
response to the Minimalist legacy. A current
preoccupation for Barlow centers on the
notion of gravity and verticality. The Pei wing
will provide ample opportunity to explore these
aspects given its 15-foot ceiling height. The
works chosen from the Art Center’s Permanent
Collections will occupy an adjacent gallery,
and will comprise objects in dialogue with a
selection of her drawings produced between
1965 and 2013. These may include works of
art that have been particularly central to her
artistic development as a sculptor, such as
those of Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama;
or works that share an affinity with her practice
such as those of Magdalena Abakanowicz
and Eva Hesse. This two-pronged exhibition
model will expose North American audiences
to the immensely creative practice of an
under-recognized artist, while providing a new
perspective and engaging analysis of key works
in the Art Center’s Permanent Collections.
Phyllida Barlow: Scree will include a fullyillustrated catalog documenting the exhibition
installation, along with contributions by Vicario,
Barlow, and artist Alexandre da Cunha.
Phyllida Barlow: Scree is supported by
the National Endowment for the Arts.
Phyllida Barlow (British, born 1944)
untitled: awnings, 2012
Steel armature, plywood, polystyrene, felt, cement,
paint, tarpaulin, fabric
Overall dimensions:103 x 239 x 91 inches
Installation view: ‘…later’, Hauser & Wirth New York,
69th Street, 2012
Photo: Genevieve Hanson
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth
PHYLLIDA BARLOW: SCREE
RELATED PROGRAMS
AEI ART CAMP
Collaborative Sculpture with
Phyllida Barlow
The Art Educators of Iowa and the Des Moines
Art Center invite energetic and motivated young
artists to participate in the 10th annual All-State
Art Camp. This camp is especially designed for
students interested in pursuing the visual arts in
college. Students entering grades 10 –12 in the
fall of 2013 are eligible.
Students will have the rare opportunity to view
the installation process as British artist Phyllida
Barlow and her team install her solo exhibition
in the I. M. Pei building. In the studio, students
will work collaboratively to create a site-specific
sculpture in the education wing of the Art Center.
Register online at desmoinesartcenter.org
B464 Friday, June 14 / 9 am – 5 pm
Phyllida Barlow and Michael Lane
Art Center galleries
Saturday, June 15 / 9 am – 4 pm
Sunday, June 16 / Noon – 4 pm
Michael Lane / Principal Studio 6
$200 ($160 members)
NEW EXHIBITIONS
CONVERSATIONS ON ART*
Phyllida Barlow
Tuesday, June 18 / 6:30 pm
Levitt Auditorium
Known for her monumental constructions and unconventional choices in
materials, Phyllida Barlow is enjoying a tremendous resurgence in attention
since she retired from teaching at the Slade School of Fine Art, London in
2009. Join the artist and Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario for an informal
conversation on her sculptural practice, artistic inspirations, and influence
on recent generations of British artists.
Media support provided by Iowa Public Radio.
EXHIBITION PREVIEW PARTY
Thursday, June 20 / 6 – 7:30 pm (Member hour: 5– 6 pm)
Cash bar; complimentary hors d’oeuvres
Admission $5; members FREE
PHYLLIDA BARLOW ON FILM
All films will be shown in Levitt Auditorium.
Phyllida Barlow has selected three of her favorite films to be screened
during the month of July. For Barlow, “film reciprocates sculpture
[through the] intervention of space and how that space is maneuvered
and manipulated. The camera is there by stealth, similar to the walking
around which defines sculpture…”
Sunday, July 14 / 1 pm
Stalker 1979
Andrei Tarkovsky, director
163 minutes / not rated
Challenging, provocative, and ultimately rewarding,
Stalker is a mind-bending experience that defies
explanation. Set in what appears to be a postapocalyptic future, the eerie and unsettling story
focuses on the title character, Stalker, who leads
characters from the film into a mysterious region
called The Zone.
Sunday, July 21 / 1 pm
Woman in the Dunes 1964
Hiroshi Teshigahara, director
123 minutes / not rated
An amateur entomologist searching for insects by
the sea is trapped by local villagers into living with
a mysterious woman who spends almost all her time
preventing her home from being swallowed up by
advancing sand dunes. The woman and the trapped
man begin a strange and erotic relationship that
stretches over years, as the man’s hope for escape dims.
Sunday, July 28 / 1 pm
Bande à Part (Band of Outsiders) 1964
Jean-Luc Godard, director
95 minutes / not rated
Described by director Jean-Luc Godard as “Alice
in Wonderland meets Franz Kafka,” this film noir
stars a naive woman who takes up with a couple of
would-be bad guys in a disastrous effort to rob her
aunt of a fortune. Along the way, the motley group
joins other characters that walk a line between
reality and invention.
Phyllida Barlow
Photo: Thierry Bal
GALLERY TALK Gilbert Vicario
Thursday, August 1 / 6:30 pm
Cowles Sculpture Court & Anna K. Meredith Gallery
Join Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario for a discussion of this exhibition.
CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Students will observe, experiment, build, and conquer fears of working big
while exploring the nature and role of the sculptural object in contemporary
culture. Students should collect and then bring to class appealing discarded/
recycled materials to transorm into sculptures. Students will spend the day
studying the work of Phyllida Barlow and learn how to transform the materials
into larger than life sculptures. Each student will receive an exhibition catalog.
Register online at desmoinesartcenter.org
B565 Saturday, August 10 / 9 am – 3 pm
(Lunch break noon – 1 pm)
Isabel Barbuzza / Brennan Studio 1
Tuition $75 ($60 members)
YOGA + GALLERY TALK*
Saturday, August 17 / 8:30 am
Lobby / Cowles Sculpture Court
Limit 50; participants should bring their own yoga mats
Yoga novices and enthusiasts alike are invited to practice yoga in the
lobby of the Art Center with instructor James Miller. A 20-minute gallery
talk about the exhibition Phyllida Barlow: Scree immediately follows.
*Space is limited for these events. Please make your FREE reservations at
desmoinesartcenter.org by clicking on the EVENT RESERVATIONS bubble on
the homepage or by phone at 515.271.0313 beginning May 1. Please specify
which event(s) you wish to attend (Barlow and/or Yoga).
All images are stills
from the featured films.
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NEW EXHIBITIONS
artists from around the world. The exhibition format
presents one video for approximately 12 weeks in
the video gallery of the Richard Meier building.
Gilad Ratman (Israeli, born 1975)
The Days of the Family of the Bell, 2012
Single channel HD video, 4 minutes 57 seconds, Edition 7/12
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with
funds from the Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc. 2013.2
Image courtesy of the artist and Aspect/Ratio, Chicago, and
Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
SINGLE-CHANNEL 4
GRAVITAS
GILAD RATMAN
The Days of the Family of the Bell
MAY 3 – JULY 7, 2013
VIDEO GALLERY / MEIER BUILDING
Single-channel is a program dedicated to the
exhibition and interpretation of important singlechannel video by contemporary artists. Each
year-long series is dedicated to a specific theme
explored in unexpected and surprising ways by
L’ESTAMPE
ORIGINALE:
lithographs and etchings bound into art magazines.
Pierre Bonnard and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
designed lithographic posters that are now iconic
images of 19th-century France. The physician
Dr. Paul Gachet, an amateur etcher and art
collector who lived in Auvers-sur-Oise near
Paris, made etchings with Camille Pissarro,
Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh. The latter,
whose only etching was his portrait of Gachet,
dreamed of achieving fame through printmaking,
since he was unable to sell his paintings. Mary
Cassatt, Edgar Degas, and Berthe Morisot
published their own experimental etchings and
aquatints. Jacques Villon produced delicious color
aquatint and drypoint etchings that evoke the
demi-monde of the Belle Époque.
A recent acquisition, Paul Cézanne’s
Untitled (Small Bathers) color lithograph, 1893,
which was published by Vollard, is a highlight of
the exhibition. L’estampe Originale is organized by
Amy N. Worthen, curator of prints and drawings.
Painters, Printers, Paris
MAY 17 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
PRINT GALLERY
An extraordinary explosion of avant-garde
printmaking fueled by new approaches to
color lithography and etching, and creative
collaborations between artists, printers, and
publishers, took place in Paris during the 1890s
and early 1900s. Ambroise Vollard, a passionate
advocate for Post-Impressionist and Symbolist
artists’ prints, was one of these publishers. He
selected or cajoled painters into making etchings
and lithographs, hired the printers, financed the
projects, encouraged demand, and literally created
the market for modern prints. Pierre Bonnard,
Paul Cézanne, Odilon Redon, Ker-Xavier Roussel,
Paul Signac, and Edouard Vuillard all created
prints for portfolios and editions published by
Vollard, who also published Pablo Picasso’s early
etchings. Other venues for a broader diffusion of
original prints included art magazines and posters.
Henri Rousseau and Paul Gauguin made original
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Single-channel 4: Gravitas explores the myriad
ways in which the notion of gravitas can be applied
to various video works while not ascribing to the
traditional parameters of the thematic exhibition.
The standard definition of the word emphasizes
solemnity, seriousness, and importance, while
its Latin root is derived from gravitas: weight or
gravis: heavy. The term gravitas is also linguistically
connected to the term gravity, which relates
to energy, motion, and force. All of the works
presented in Single-channel 4 will relate in some
way to these definitions, yet will assert their singular
characteristics and unique view of the world.
Gilad Ratman uses performance and video as a
way of addressing the impossibility of deciphering
the real from the make believe. His recent video
The Days of the Family of the Bell, 2012, draws
inspiration from a 1907 short film by director
Segundo de Chomón entitled “Les Kiri-Kis” in
which a family of Japanese acrobats fakes a
gravity defying performance. In Ratman’s version,
he collaborates with professionals, amateurs,
and friends to re-imagine Chomón’s vision and in
doing so, shows us a world where struggle and
empathy can coexist. The video also argues for
the fundamental human need for interdependence,
while poignantly illustrating the pains, struggles,
and rewards that come from true collaboration.
RELATED PROGRAM
Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)
“... et le lia pour mille ans (And he bound him for a thousand years)”
from the portfolio “Apocalypse de Saint-Jean,” 1899
Transfer lithograph on paper
Sheet: 22 x 16 1/2 inches, Plate: 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with
funds from the Helen K. Fairall Estate, 2000.5.1-.13
GALLERY TALK Amy N. Worthen
Sunday, May 19 / 2 pm / Print Gallery
Join Curator of Prints and Drawings
Amy N. Worthen for a discussion of this exhibition.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
TRANSPARENCIES
Contemporary Art & A History of Glass
THROUGH MAY 22, 2013 / ANNA K. MEREDITH GALLERY
Transparencies brings together a group of international artists whose
work explores glass as both medium and as subject matter. Each creates
contemporary art that connects with the history of glasswork.
Transparencies is organized by Laura Burkhalter, associate curator.
RELATED PROGRAMS
ARTIST LECTURE
Fred Wilson*
“Opacities: The Unforgivable Beauty
of Black Glass”
Thursday, April 11 / 6:30 pm
Levitt Auditorium
Fred Wilson
Photo courtesy The Pace Gallery
Photo courtesy The Pace Gallery
A 1999 recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant as well as
the 2003 American representative at the Venice Biennale, Fred Wilson is
internationally known for his museum installations, in which he re-installs
and re-labels objects owned by a museum for the purpose of creating new
meanings and non-conventional narratives. Beyond bringing home the point
that the way we view and “read” objects is conditioned by context and
juxtaposition, Wilson’s site-specific installations subvert, criticize, or poke
fun at the unspoken assumptions that museums make about the social
order, including such issues as class, gender, and ethnicity. Wilson began
using glass in his work during a residency at the Pilchuck Glass School in
Seattle in 2001. Three of his glass pieces are featured in Transparencies: The
Beginning of the End, 2009; Drips and Drabs, 2009; and Iago’s Mirror, 2009.
Using familiar and historic forms, his glass works represent a continuing
investigation into the symbolism and meaning of the color black, both
historically and in contemporary times.
This program is supported by Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the
Humanities. The views and opinions expressed by this program do not necessarily reflect
those of Humanities Iowa or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Media support provided by Iowa Public Radio.
*Space is limited. Please make your FREE reservations at desmoinesartcenter.org
by clicking on the EVENT RESERVATIONS bubble on the homepage or by phone at
515.271.0313. Please specify which event you wish to attend (Wilson).
Support for this exhibition is
provided by the Art Alliance for
Contemporary Glass (AACG).
GALLERY TALK Laura Burkhalter
Thursday, May 2 / 6:30 pm / Anna K. Meredith Gallery
Fred Wilson (American, born 1954)
Iago’s Mirror, 2009
Murano glass, 80 x 48 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
Courtesy of the artist and The Pace Gallery, NewYork
Join Associate Curator Laura Burkhalter for a discussion of this exhibition.
VIBRATIONS
THROUGH MAY 12, 2013 / PRINT GALLERY
Victor Vasarely (French, 1906 or 1908–1997)
Untitled, 1969
Collage on cardboard
13 x 8 1/4 inches
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections;
Gift of David Kruidenier, Jr. Estate and
Elizabeth S. Kruidenier 2002 Revocable Trust, 2012.32
During the 1960s, Op artists burst on the scene with
optically-based, hard-edge, black-and-white, color, and
kinetic abstractions that seem to generate light, energy,
and space. Op artists were interested in creating new
forms of art that stimulate the retinal and psychological
receptors that produce the images our minds perceive.
Vibrations is organized by Amy N. Worthen, curator of
prints and drawings. Support is generously provided by
the Des Moines Art Center Print Club.
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RECENT ACCESSIONS TO THE COLLECTION
Louise Bourgeois (French-American, 1911 – 2010)
Spider, 1997
Bronze, 90 x 88 x 86 inches
Gift of John and Mary Pappajohn to the Des Moines
Art Center, T.2009.60
Photo: Rich Sanders
Art Center already owns some of his most
celebrated images, this new gift bolsters that with
famous images of Big Barbara, Funny Sonny,
and other Outlaw members, while deepening
our holdings of Outlaw women. In addition, the
Tomback and Strauss gift includes five works by
Joel Meyerowitz, known for his gritty depictions
of urban street life in New York. Influenced by
street photographers such as Eugene Atget,
Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Robert Frank,
Meyerowitz distinguished himself by eschewing
black-and-white photography in favor of color,
well ahead of its time. Six works by Ken Heyman
round out this generous gift. A photographer
best known for his work with the world-renowned
anthropologist Margaret Mead, as well as Life
magazine commissioned portraits of Ernest
Hemingway, Marilyn Monroe, and Pablo Picasso,
Heyman is credited with inventing the “hipshot”
method of photography. This consisted of using
a fixed-lens camera without raising it to his eye to
take spontaneous, often clandestine shots. This
technique has been enormously influential in its
ability to spontaneously capture images of people
in dense urban areas.
John and Mary Pappajohn recently gifted to the
Art Center Spider, 1997, by Louise Bourgeois.
This bronze sculpture has been sited in the
Pappajohn Sculpture Park since 2009 and is
one of the park’s most significant works of art.
Bourgeois’ spiders are among her most iconic
images. Throughout her career Bourgeois utilized
this subject in monumental sculptures as well as
intimate drawings. The spider is a reference to
the artist’s mother, with whom she ascribed the
hardworking, protective, and industrious nature
of the spider. This work adds to the Art Center’s
holdings of Bourgeois’ art, which include many
prints and a major wooden sculpture.
Print Club has given the Art Center its 2012
Commissioned Print, created by Ignatius
Widiapradja. The black-and-white digital print,
inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem Four Quartets,
depicts an unending cycle of life, death, decay,
and regeneration. In a fantastic landscape of
ruined temples in a jungle, writhing male and
female figures struggle to arise. Their bodies, like
anatomical models, are cut open to reveal the
roots that intertwine with their organs. Matter and
spirit are locked together in an eternal embrace.
The Art Center recently acquired Israeli-born artist
Gilad Ratman’s video The Days of the Family of
the Bell, 2012, with funds from the Edmundson Art
Foundation, Inc. Gilad Ratman will represent Israel
in the 2013 Venice Biennale and will also be the
first artist presented in this year’s Single-channel 4
program. A full description and image of The Days
can be found on page 6.
Through the generous donation of Andy Tomback
and Sally Strauss, the Art Center acquired
30 historic works of art by American photographers
Danny Lyon, Joel Meyerowitz, and Ken
Heyman. Nineteen iconic bike-rider images by
Lyon increase the Art Center holdings to 47 works
in total. Begun while Lyon was a student at the
Art Institute of Chicago, he joined the Chicago
Outlaws motorcycle group and subsequently
documented the distinctly American lifestyle of
the Midwestern American bike rider. While the
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Danny Lyon (American, born 1942)
Big Barbara, Chicago, 1965–1966, printed 2008
Silver gelatin print
12 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections;
Gift of Andrew Tomback and Sally Strauss, 2012.98
Diary August 9th, 1978, 1978, a woodblock and
silkscreen print on handmade paper by Tetsuya
Noda was part of an Art Center fundraising event
in the 1970s. Former director Jim Demetrion
selected artworks from various galleries to offer for
sale to the community in the hopes that a buyer
would later give a purchased work to the
Art Center. Jo and John Wetherell did just that.
Noda’s images are usually personal, family
moments; the artist was said to have produced
one print each day, thus the title and date of the
work. Each of his prints shows a high level of
technical ability, often combining multiple print
formats. This is the second work by the artist to
enter the collections.
OUTREACH PROGRAMS
STUDIO PROGRAMS
ARTSAMPLER
FUN+FREE
FAMILY FUN
Sunday, April 21
1 – 3 pm
Art Center studios
The Art Center invites
families to a studio open
house for an afternoon
of art and family fun. Participate in art
activities and demonstrations, meet the
instructors, learn about the classes, and
enjoy refreshments. Scholarship students
and sponsors from the past school year
will be recognized in a short program.
SUMMER CLASSES 2013
Children’s classes begin the week of June 10
and end August 16. There will be week long
morning and afternoon classes for all grade levels.
Classes meet from 9:30 am – 11:30 am
and 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm with the option to
purchase a supervised lunch.
Adult six-week morning
and evening classes will
begin the week of June
10. Exciting new weeklong adult classes will
be offered throughout
the summer. Most adult
summer classes are
available for AEA credit.
Register online at
desmoinesartcenter.org
or call the Education
Associate at
515.271.0306.
new
NEW CLASSES FOR CHILDREN
ABC’s of Art for Pre-K – Kindergarten
Cartooning Basics for grades 1– 3
Recycled Runway for grades 4 – 6
Puppet Making for grades 7– 12
new
NEW CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Masterful Landscapes
Textile Art: Painting With Fabric,
Thread, and Dye
Letterpress Poster Design Workshop
Summer Spoons
NURTURING A STUDENT’S VISION
Artworks from some of Central Iowa’s youngest
artists will again be on display this year at the
Des Moines Arts Festival, June 28 – 30. Hubbell
Homes, in association with the Des Moines
Art Center and the Des Moines Arts Festival,
will present the exhibition Nurturing A Student’s
Vision: Celebrating Artists K – 12.
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Art Center is proud to announce
that four students from the teen ceramics
program recently received national recognition
for their artwork. Congratulations to these
four students on their accomplishments, and
to instructor Nancy Briggs for her dedication
to the Art Center and her students.
National K-12 Ceramic Foundation:
Lorenzo Zenitsky’s Jamaican Dude and
Abby Callaghan’s What Remains of a
Potter were selected to have their work
exhibited at the 16th Annual National
K-12 Ceramic Exhibition.
Gold Key Winners through the
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards:
Aleyna Moeller received two Gold Keys for
her pieces Garden Nymph and Living Hope.
Hannah Lundeen received a Gold Key for
her piece Frozen Attraction.
ADRIENNE AND CHARLES HERBERT
GALLERIES
SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS
SPRING STUDENT EXHIBITION
MARCH 18 – APRIL 13
RECEPTION APRIL 13
DRAKE GRAPHIC DESIGN
STUDENT WORK
APRIL 15 – 26
FINDLEY ELEMENTARY
THE TURNAROUND ARTS INITIATIVE
RECEPTION MAY 9
CERAMICS STUDENT EXHIBITION
JUNE 3 – JULY 17
RECEPTION JULY 17
Children and Families of Iowa
Twenty students from Children and Families of
Iowa’s District Wide Classroom attend the
Art Center weekly to participate in art classes
where they receive high school credit to assist
them on their path to graduation. Currently the
students are using Wall Drawing #601, Forms
Derived from a Cube (25 Variations) by Sol LeWitt
as inspiration to study the relationship between
art and geometry. As we move through the spring,
the students will begin a multi-genre research
project that will integrate their experiences in the
classroom, the Art Center studios, and at the
Des Moines Playhouse. The project will commence
with a performance and exhibition of their artwork
at the Des Moines Playhouse.
Oakridge Neighborhood Services
This summer, the Art Center will provide literacy
and art classes to K– 7th-grade children attending
the EDUcamp at Oakridge Neighborhood Service’s
Varsity Center. Each student will be provided with
an age appropriate children’s book to use as
inspiration and as a tool for learning.
NEW OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS
Achieving Maximum Potential (AMP)
AMP is an advocacy and leadership group for
teens and young adults who have faced the
challenges of out-of-home placement, whether
foster care, group homes, shelters, or all three.
Their mission is to advocate for children, and
more importantly teach them how to advocate
for themselves as they learn transitional life
skills required to succeed independently. The
Art Center will meet with the group monthly to
create projects based on the theme “I am who
I am because of where I have been.” Participants
will use their projects to create display boards that
will be used to illustrate the importance of foster
care and the challenges the children face. The
teens and young adults speak to many audiences
including the legislature, law students, and
social workers.
Voices to be Heard
Voices to be Heard is a support group for families,
friends, and children who are suffering from the
grief, shame, and abandonment associated with
having a loved one who is incarcerated. Their
primary mission is to rebuild broken relationships
and reinforce positive behavior. Though their focus
is on children, they are able to offer a supportive
environment for the entire family. Art Center
Educator Michael Lane will work with small groups
of the children to help them write and illustrate their
own story, and learn the importance of
self-expression.
Meier Bernstein Foundation, Lois L. and H. Dale Bright
Foundation, Variety-The Children’s Charity,
Bank of America, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield,
and Casey’s provided funds for these programs.
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MUSEUM EDUCATION NEWS
Instructional Website Videos for Family
Visits and Student Tours Now Available!
The Museum Education department collaborated
with Blur Mediaworks to create two informational
videos for the Art Center’s website. The goal of
the videos is to welcome families, students,
and teachers to the Art Center and answer
frequently asked questions about museum visits.
View videos at desmoinesartcenter.org.
HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
In response to The Whole World Was Watching
exhibition, 71 high school students from schools
around the metro participated in High School
Days. The students explored the complex ideas
addressed during the civil rights era through the
photographs in the exhibition and writing exercises.
Canada Snyder, U.S. history teacher, stated
her students “learned so much more about the
civil rights era than I could ever teach them in a
classroom setting. They could better understand
the meaning of freedom so dear to many... It was
so great to have this experience with my students
and to see the learning take place firsthand.”
MUSEUM EDUCATION + FILM
Teachers: Learn how to use
the Art Center to supplement any
curriculum subject
Thursday, April 18 / 6 – 8:30 pm
Studio 5
Limit 15; register by sending an email to
[email protected] with your
name, grade, and subject(s) taught.
Teachers of all subjects: Learn how to use
the Art Center across all curriculum areas.
This discussion-based class will look closely
at different types of art in the galleries and
at art-making projects to discover how art
is the ultimate teaching tool. Get inspiration
and ideas for bringing an Andy Warhol
portrait into a social studies activity or
how an Andy Goldsworthy sculpture can
become a natural science project. Light
refreshments will be served.
A High School Days student explains his writing in response
to the exhibition The Whole World Was Watching.
NEW IN 2013!
MINDFUL MUSEUM: Thoughtful
Conversations about Art, Ideas,
and Issues
Upcoming discussion:
Expanding Collection, Evolving Identity
Sunday, May 5 / 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Program begins in the Restaurant
These gallery talks are designed and facilitated
by veteran docents Madelyn Mayberry and Jon
Oakland with an art-initiated audience in mind.
The aim is to participate in explorative
conversations with people who enjoy delving
more deeply into the issues presented by the
art of our time.
“Talking in museums is one of the things
that makes them matter, and the way in
which we talk in museums is one of the
things that define for us what they are.
Because museums, I think, as much as
they are places to go and see things, are
also places to go and talk about things,
and, through talking, to understand
something about the way life takes place
in time.” Adam Gopnik, art critic and writer,
“The Mindful Museum,” The Walrus, June 2007
NEW IN 2013!
BABY & ME GALLERY TALKS
June 12 and July 10 / 11 am – noon
Each session is unique
Drop-in; FREE
New parents are encouraged to bring their infants
(pre-walkers) to an informal gallery talk through
the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. While conversation
is geared for adults, babies are captivated by the
visual stimulation of the artwork and the fresh air.
(Note: Strollers and front-carrying baby carriers
are permitted.)
Meet at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park
by Jaume Plensa’s sculpture Nomade
CALL FOR DOCENTS
UNIQUE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Interested in becoming a docent or tour guide
at the Art Center? Now’s the chance!
A new group of volunteers is being
recruited to start training in September.
Contact Jennifer Cooley at
[email protected]
to add your name to the list. Training
classes meet on Thursday mornings
from 9:30 am – noon and interested
docents must have an active email
account and be comfortable with
digital communication.
Longtime docent Susan Burgess leads a group of
4th-graders on a tour in the Meier building.
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Jaume Plensa (Spanish, born 1955)
Nomade, 2007
Painted stainless steel
324 x 204 x 216 inches
Promised gift from John and Mary Pappajohn
to the Des Moines Art Center
Photography © Cameron Campbell; Integrated Studios
FILM
WASTE LAND 2010
Thursday, April 4 / 6:30 pm
Lucy Walker, director
98 minutes / not rated
Levitt Auditorium
Nominated for 2010’s Best Documentary
Academy Award, Waste Land follows
renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys
from his home base in Brooklyn to his
native Brazil and the world’s largest
garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located
on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There
he photographs an eclectic band of
“catadores” — or self-designated pickers
of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial
objective was to “paint” the catadores
with garbage. However, his collaboration
Follow the 2013 Fingerman Lecture
artist, Vik Muniz, in Waste Land,
the film that documents his
collaboration with catadores in his
native Brazil to recreate photographic
images out of recyclable garbage from
the world’s largest garbage dump.
FINGERMAN LECTURE 2013
VIK MUNIZ
Thursday, April 25 / 6:30 pm
Levitt Auditorium
Reservations required*
Then hear Muniz speak at the
Art Center on April 25.
with these inspiring characters as
they recreate photographic images of
themselves out of garbage reveals both
the dignity and despair of the catadores
as they begin to re-imagine their lives.
Walker has great access to the entire
process and, in the end, offers stirring
evidence of the transformative power of
art and the alchemy of the human spirit.
Waste Land, 2010 film still
Vik Muniz. Photo by Lucas Blalock, 2010
GUIDED TOURS
Rio de Janeiro- and Brooklyn-based artist
Vik Muniz has exhibited his work all over
the world. Using unexpected materials to
create portraits, landscapes, and still lifes,
which he then photographs, Muniz delights
in subverting the viewer’s expectations.
To quote New York Times critic Vicki
Goldberg, “Vik Muniz’s work tells us that
seeing is not quite believing, that perceiving
and understanding are balancing acts, that
experience itself is a see-saw. . .” Join us
for a lecture by the artist in which he
provides insight into his artistic concerns
and practice.
Learn more about the Art Center and Pappajohn Sculpture Park by taking a docent-led tour.
(Guided tours of the sculpture park are offered April 2 through October 31.) Three weeks
advance notice is needed to schedule a guided tour. Please fill out the tour request form at
desmoinesartcenter.org/aspx/tour-scheduling.aspx or call 515.277.4405.
This lecture is the twenty-fourth in the
series made possible through generous
gifts by Louis and Lois Fingerman.
There is a guided tour charge for adults of $2 per person or a minimum fee of $20 (if a
group tours the Art Center and the sculpture park on the same day, the fee is
$3 per person or a minimum fee of $30). Tours for students are always FREE.
*Space is limited. Please make your FREE reservations
at desmoinesartcenter.org by clicking on the EVENT
RESERVATIONS bubble on the homepage or by phone
at 515.271.0313 beginning April 5. Please specify which
event(s) you wish to attend (Muniz).
Use your cell phone to learn more about artwork in the museum or the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
In the museum dial 515.509.2240
In the sculpture park dial 515.657.8264
Then enter a stop number
Stop number guides are available at the Information Desk, in the sculpture park brochure, or on
the Art Center website. Other than minutes on your phone, cell phone tours are FREE.
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FOCUS ON MEMBERS
Take advantage of special programs, member group meetings, and unique
discounts in the Museum Shop on the second weekend of each month.
MEMBER WEEKENDS
Events listed below are FREE and open to all Art Center members.
Not an Art Center member? Join online at desmoinesartcenter.org/support, in
the Museum Shop, or contact the Membership Department at 515.271.0324.
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
SATURDAY, MAY 11
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Meet in Art Center lobby at 11:45 am
11 am / Pappajohn Sculpture Park
Meet at the corner of 15th and Locust Streets,
near the Mark di Suvero sculpture (below).
11 am / Meet in Art Center lobby
ART FOR LUNCH*
NEW CONNECTIONS*
Join an Art Center staff member for a short
tour of the current exhibitions. If you plan
to have lunch in the Art Center Restaurant
following the tour, reservations are
recommended and can be left at 515.271.0332
(separate from your tour reservation).
All members, from new to frequent visitors,
will learn to see the Pappajohn Sculpture Park
in new ways during this one-hour program.
MEMBER ORIENTATION*
Learn more about the collections,
architecture, and history of the Art Center.
Arrive early to view the exhibitions and enjoy
complimentary coffee.
JUNE 8 AND 9
MUSEUM SHOP
Members receive an
extra 5% off home décor
APRIL 13 AND 14
MUSEUM SHOP
Members receive an extra 5% off toys
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
MEMBERS’ BOOK CLUB
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
PRINTING DEMONSTRATION
2 – 3:30 pm / Art Center Restaurant
1 pm / Studio 5
Artist Lindy Smith will speak to
Print Club members about her work
and demonstrate the Kallitype
PRINT CLUB
print process.
MEMBERS’ BOOK CLUB
2 – 3:30 pm / Art Center Restaurant
The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait
of Etta & Claribel Cone
Etta and Claribel Cone had an
eye for art that was unparalleled
at their time, and they left
Baltimore what is perhaps
the best gift the city has ever
received: their collection.
RSVP
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MUSEUM SHOP
Members receive an
extra 5% off kitchen items
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
BELOW Members and visitors view the Transparencies
exhibition during the opening preview party.
MAY 11 AND 12
PRINT CLUB
THURSDAY, MAY 16
PRINT CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING
Guernica: The Biography of
a Twentieth-Century Icon
Of all the great paintings in
the world, the story of Pablo
Picasso’s Guernica may tell us
more about the last century’s
history than any other. Guernica
is a story of national struggle,
political exile, and the power of art as a tool
of protest and of healing.
6 – 9 pm / Art Center Restaurant
Levitt Auditorium
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
Following dinner in the Restaurant from
6 – 7 pm, the Annual Meeting will be held in
Levitt Auditorium from 7– 9 pm. The agenda
includes election of officers and voting on
the gift print and conservation gift.
Artist Phyllida Barlow will
PRINT CLUB
speak to Print Club members
about her experience of creating the 2013
Commissioned Print. Details of time and
location will be sent by mail and email.
*
ARTIST TALK
*RSVP FOR MEMBER PROGRAMS
at [email protected] or 515.271.0327.
JOIN ART NOIR, BOOK CLUB, AND/OR PRINT CLUB
at desmoinesartcenter.org/member-groups.aspx or 515.271.0327.
SPECIAL EVENT
THANK YOU
ART NOIR
HONORARY & MEMORIAL GIFTS
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
VIEW ART FROM
ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE*
Wednesday, April 10 / 7 pm
Art Center galleries
These gifts were received between
December 1, 2012 and February 28, 2013.
In honor of Lois Fingerman’s
75th birthday
Gail and Stanley Richards
In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Jason Gucfa
Carol Gucfa
In honor of Nadine Hawbaker
Nancy Hewitt
Sara Hill
In honor of Bill and Susan Knapp
Lori and Sam Kalainov
Attend a unique and informal discussion
of the Art Center’s permanent collection
as three special guests lead a tour of their
favorite works. See firsthand how different
works speak to different people, and find
out what pieces others find inspiring.
Discover new favorite things among the
Art Center’s collection.
*Space is limited for this event; free reservations
can be made at desmoinesartcenter.org by clicking
on the EVENT RESERVATIONS bubble on
the homepage or by phone at 515.271.0313.
Please specify the event (Favorite Things) and
number attending.
In honor of the marriage of
John and Penny Krantz
Carrie Marshburn-Fleming and Jeff Fleming
In honor of my mother, Peggy Leonardo
Ms. Emily Leonardo
In memory of Arlene McDonald
Laura Carlson
Dana and Shelley Mitchell
Weissenburger Investments & Financial
Planning, Inc.
In honor of our mother,
Laurayne Robinette
Jane Robinette and Julie Diegel
Sara Hill
Nancy Hewitt
SUPPORT THE
ART CENTER’S FUTURE
Plan Your Giving Iowa
In the fall of 2012, a
new initiative called
Plan Your Giving Iowa
was announced by
Leave a Legacy Iowa and the Iowa Council
of Foundations. Plan Your Giving Iowa
encourages individuals to include charitable
organizations in their will or estate plan
(life insurance, 401(k), etc.). The initiative
also encourages individuals to share their
intent as a way of promoting philanthropy
in others.
After you have provided for your loved
ones, please consider including the
Des Moines Art Center in your will or estate
plans. Gifts of this nature will sustain the
Art Center into the future, and ensure that
we are able to provide FREE quality art
and art education for generations to come.
If you have already included the
Des Moines Art Center or other nonprofit
organizations in your estate plans,
thank you! Please share this news at
www.planyourgivingiowa.org. Details of your
plans are not necessary; simply sharing your
intent will encourage others to do the same.
To learn more about planned giving
options, contact Development Director
Emily Bahnsen at 515.271.0338 or
[email protected].
Friday – Sunday / June 28 – 30, 2013
www.desmoinesartsfestival.org
The Des Moines Arts Festival will celebrate its
16th anniversary June 28 – 30, 2013 surrounding
the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
More than 200,000 people are expected to enjoy
one of Iowa’s most celebrated events with
185 visual artists, 21 emerging Iowa artists, live
music, demonstrations, cultural and community
outreach programs and events, performing arts,
numerous family interactive arts activities, a
film festival, and abundant culinary offerings, all
nestled in the beautiful Western Gateway Park
in downtown Des Moines.
The Art Center, founder of the festival,
features a booth where festival-goers can join
the Art Center and obtain information about
current Art Center exhibitions, educational
programs, and engaging art activities.
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Thursday 11 am – 9 pm
Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday Noon – 4 pm
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DES MOINES ART CENTER
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Des Moines Art Center Big Hair
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TICKETS ON SALE April 19 in the Museum Shop
Local boutiques will also participate by offering
MUSEUM SHOP AND
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body art, hair styling, and nail and make-up
artistry to attendees.
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The 6th edition of the Des Moines Art Center
Big Hair Ball will feature performances by
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DJ John Solarz, Ballet Des Moines, and the
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Belin Quartet, among others.
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Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc.
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Non-Profit
U.S. Postage
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Des Moines, IA
Permit No. 2881
6TH DES MOINES ART CENTER BIG HAIR BALL
Masquerade: A Forbidden Fairytale
PRINTING SUPPORT
VIP SUPPORT
EVENT SUPPORT
more information at
www.desmoinesartcenter.org
COVER
DESIGN
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:
Ballet Des Moines / Civic Music Association / The Garden
Phyllida Barlow (British, born 1944)
Untitled: stage, 2011
Timber, polystyrene, paint
129 7/8 x 531 1/2 x 196 7/8 inches
Installation view, ‘Sculptural Acts’ Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
Private collection, courtesy of Hauser & Wirth