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2 art center news April MAy June 2016

MEMBER EVENTS + PROGRAMS

events and affiliate groups on pages 2 and 3 are open to all art center members.not a member? Join online at desmoinesartcenter.org/join-give, in the Museum shop, or contact the Membership Department at 515.271.0324.

Free aDMIssIOn the art center is proud to continue to offer Free aDMIssIOn to art center galleries, programs, and events unless otherwise noted. Free admission is supported by Principal Financial Group and art center members. thank yOu

Art Noir PaPer traIl: a culture crawl hosted by art noir & salisbury house young Professionals WednesdAy, April 6 / 5:30 pM Art Center & salisbury House Free to Art noir & sHyp members $5 non-members

*reservations required by March 30 (see page 3) This event starts with a guided tour of the Arts & Letters exhibition at the Art Center, which features four works on loan from the salisbury House library. immediately following, meet at the salisbury house for a scavenger hunt, cocktails, and prizes. drinks and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

2016 began with numerous fun and engaging member events, including

the art noir annual Meeting, salon 4700 launch Party, Print club’s

curator’s challenge, Member’s Preview for our current main gallery

exhibition arts & letters, and a collection highlights tour.

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Members Collection Highlights tour

director Jeff Fleming with artist Jordan Weber and friend at the Arts & Letters exhibition preview.

uPcOMInG events

save the Date art2art BIke rIDe sATurdAy, June 25

starting at the des Moines Art Center, representatives from Art noir will speak about the public art along the route of this fun round-trip bike ride.

Get your art on at the art center and salisbury house!

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*reservatIOns / rsvPsthroughout the news, events will indicate when reservations and/or rsvPs are necessary. to make your Free reservations visit desmoinesartcenter.org and click on the event reservatIOns button or access the calendar from our homepage. after completing your online reservation, you should receive a confirmation via e-mail. Please be sure to enter your e-mail address correctly to receive this confirmation. If you do not receive an e-mail shortly after registering, please call 515.277.0328 and we will gladly check on your reservation.

i know we are all eagerly awaiting the coming of spring. yet, before it arrives, the Art Center encourages you to curl up and read a good book in the several reading nooks throughout the Art Center galleries assembled expressly for this purpose. in conjunction with Arts & Letters—our exhibition that examines the intersections between literature and the visual arts—these quiet corners are yet another way the Art Center invites the public to actively participate in our programs and exhibitions. Moreover, don’t be surprised to discover a staff member or someone from the community reading a section of a related text aloud when you enter the galleries. There are many other ways to actively participate with family and friends at the Art Center. our monthly yoga + gallery Talk program provides physical as well as mental exercise, and slow Art day on April 9 will allow docents to lead a more in-depth experience with a work of art. Additionally, our studio offerings for the spring term are in full swing and summer camps are available for registration now. These camps provide a variety of experiences for a child. not only do they enhance fine motor skills and encourage creative thinking, but they also introduce art and history, and advance verbal skills and self-confidence. We are also dreaming of summer on the Hill with films on the first Thursday evenings, and music in the courtyard on the first Friday nights in July, August, and september. Affiliate groups salon 4700, Art noir, and print Club all have an array of events planned for the spring and summer as well. We know we can hold out until spring with these activities and more coming our way. please join us for more unexpected adventures in the coming months.

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arts & letters Gallery talk anD cOrresPOnDence PrOJect THursdAy, April 7 / 6 pM

print Club members will enjoy a print- and literature-filled evening with Curator laura burkhalter who will lead a gallery talk through the print-filled exhibition Arts & Letters. A presentation will follow on the Correspondence project by artists Kathranne Knight, Joshua Marsh, Asa Wenzel-Fisher, and poet Kate greenstreet in levitt Auditorium.

annual MeetInG THursdAy, MAy 12 / 7 pM levitt Auditorium

print Club concludes its program year with the Annual Meeting. The program includes election of officers, selection of the annual gift print and the print conservation gift, as well as the announcement of the Commissioned print artist. dinner at the Art Center’s gaston Café precedes the meeting. details on all programs will be sent to print Club members in a mailing.

save the Date a cOnversatIOn wIth creatOrs MondAy, June 20

salon 4700 hosts its second installment of A Conversation with Creators, this time at Crane Artist lofts downtown. Members will meet Crane artists and tour the living and workspace areas at the Crane building.

poet Kate greenstreet at her work table.

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MeMBer tOur DOcent’s chOIce sATurdAy, April 16 / 11 AM Meet in the lobby *reservations required (see below)

MeMBer OrIentatIOnsite-specific art walking tour sATurdAy, MAy 21 / 11 AM Meet in the lobby *reservations required (see below)

a taste OF DOcent traInInG THursdAys, July 14 & 21 6:30 – 8:30 pM Jon oakland, docent advisor and Jill Featherstone, director of education Free / limited to 16 students *registration required When visiting museums, the instinct of many adults is to look at every source of information except the actual artwork, in order to “learn something about the art.” This two-week class is comprised of gallery activities that strip away biographical and historical information and instead focuses on what we actually see before us. Active observation and group dialogue provide the foundation of these sessions. This workshop is designed for Art Center members who have not served as docents.

Artist larassa Kabel in her studio with salon 4700 members during a Fitch building studio tour.


NEW ExhiBiTiONS

There is a peculiar and curious melancholy in glenn brown’s paintings, drawings, and prints. Figures, animals, flowers, grotesque appendages, and surreal spacecraft disconsolately float in seemingly harsh atmospheres. even his sculptures appear silent and muzzled. yet, brown’s artworks are steeped in Western pictorial traditions. They consist of images derived from the history of art and include the familiar formats of still life, portraiture, and landscape. The reproductions of paintings in art history books, magazines, and from the internet are the origins of brown’s imagery. in the artist’s hands, the traditional subjects of Western art convey their familiar themes of beauty, life, and death. More important, brown’s art is about image-making itself. He begins his process by searching out and selecting an image from the history of painting. He borrows from old Masters such as rembrandt van rijn and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, as well as contemporary artists like Frank Auerbach and Willem de Kooning. After making a selection, brown alters the image’s colors, stretches and compresses the subject, or adds and subtracts portions to his liking through photoshop. He then projects his reconstructions onto a canvas or board and painstakingly paints the image. exaggerated and often grotesque forms appear in garish colors and dissolve into abstraction. Through a stylized trompe-l’oeil

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artIst lecture: Glenn Brown in conversation with Jeff FlemingTHursdAy, MAy 19 / 6:30 pMlevitt Auditorium *reservations required (see page 3)

Join artist glenn brown and director Jeff Fleming for a conversation about the artist’s work.

MeMBers’ PrevIew FridAy, MAy 20 / 5 – 7 pM in appreciation of member support, we are hosting exhibition previews for members on Friday of opening week. The exhibition opens to the public the following day. Music / cash bar / complimentary hors d’oeuvres *rsVp (see page 3)

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approach, his paintings frequently appear expressionistic or painterly with heavy impasto, but in actuality their surfaces are smooth and flat. His drawings and prints follow a similar methodology. brown’s artworks are representations of representations. displaying obvious technical adeptness, he quotes painting’s traditional subjects and techniques, of which many could be seen as outdated, and makes them fresh and new. He reaches back into art history, playing with our ideas of what art is, while simultaneously looking to the future of painting. This exhibition features 34 paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings, surveying brown’s creative output from 1994 to the present. This project and its accompanying catalogue were made possible by funding from the national endowment for the Arts. related educational programming was made possible by a grant from Humanities iowa.

glenn brown (british, born 1966) / Nymph de Bois, 2011 / oil paint on acrylic medium on bronze / 51 x 31 x 28 cm private Collection, paris / Courtesy galerie Max Hetzler

Glenn Brown is supported by the national endowment for the Arts. Media support provided by Cityview.

programming is supported by Humanities iowa and the national endowment for the Humanities. The views and opinions expressed by these programs do not necessarily reflect those of Humanities iowa or the national endowment for the Humanities.

Additional support provided by iowa public radio

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this is the first exhibition made possible by the toni and tim urban International artist-in-residence Fund.

sundAy, June 12 / 1:30 pMPIcture OF DOrIan Gray 1945Albert lewin, director / 110 minutes / not rated in this gothic drama based on oscar Wilde’s novel, an innocent young man pays a horrifying price for his obsession with his own youth and beauty. As he grows older and pursues a life of vice, his appearance remains unchanged, but his likeness in the portrait ages and reflects his degeneracy. essentially a black-and-white film, Picture of Dorian Gray bursts into Technicolor whenever the portrait is shown close-up.

sundAy, July 10 / 1:30 pM2001: a sPace ODyssey 1968stanley Kubrick, director / 139 minutes / rated g 2001: A Space Odyssey is widely regarded as one of the most influential films ever made. An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this adaptation of a short story by sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When dr. dave bowman and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship’s computer system, HAl, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.

sundAy, AugusT 14 / 1:30 pMthe MIrrOr 1975 (russian with english subtitles)Andrei Tarkovsky, director / 106 minutes / not rated Acclaimed master of soviet cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky uses his own coming-of-age experiences, himself “mirror”-ed, to convey the mood and action that dominated a country ravaged by war. Through a fascinating two-tiered time frame, the director blends his own harsh childhood with an adult life that is troubled and broken. The Mirror becomes a stream-of-consciousness, with nostalgic visions of childhood mixed with slow-motion dream sequences and stark WW ii newsreels.

artIst’s chOIce FIlM serIes second sundays this summer

These three films are among artist glenn brown’s favorite movies. Join us for these screenings, and visit his exhibition in the museum’s Anna K. Meredith gallery.

orr Menirom (israeli, b. 1985) / still photo from Exchange, 2014 / (12 minutes) photo courtesy the artist

THrougH April 10, 2016 / loWer Meier

Through the medium of film, orr Menirom’s work focuses on the idea of language as a border—geographical, political, and psychological. Her films are influenced by the way individuals use social media and online resources such as youTube to tell their own stories and broadcast them publicly. Appropriating materials from these websites, she re-edits and uses others’ footage to create a new visual and verbal language. Consequently, appropriation becomes a method to question authorship, narrative, and social power structures. Whose voice speaks in the video? Whose message is being heard?

The Vanishing Monuments 2010 (5 min 36 sec)Sunset and a Tower 2012 (4 min 50 sec)Limited Speech Holds Endless Misunderstandings 2013 (9 min 55 sec)Exchange 2014 (12 min)

aDDItIOnal PrOGraMMInG

lecture: “Invention, resemblance, and Glenn Brown’s Fantasy Figures”James Clifton, director, sarah Campbell blaffer Foundation, Curator, renaissance and baroque painting, Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonTHursdAy, June 9 / 6:30 pMlevitt Auditorium*reservations required (see page 3)

Many of glenn brown’s remarkable paintings are based on reproductions of old Master paintings with single-figure compositions. He turns them, stretches them, recolors them, and completely replaces the surface appearance and texture, rendering them grotesque and even

comical, but the source always remains recognizable. His appropriations are particularly apt because the single-figure composition has traditionally been the site of pictorial experimentation, from leonardo and Michelangelo to rembrandt, Fragonard, and beyond. This lecture not only shows what brown does to the works he appropriates, but also how he situates himself within the tradition of artistic innovation, drawing on the past in order to create anew.

Gallery talkTHursdAy, June 30 / 6:30 pMAnna K. Meredith gallery

Join Jeff Fleming for a discussion of this exhibition.

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scratched into the lithographic stone, the words of a children’s game—“HeAVy HeAVy HAngs oVer THy HeAd”—prophesies doom as a mouse gnaws a cord attached to a rifle suspended from a nail over a sleeping baby. rockwell Kent created this print in 1946, but in our present age of Columbine, sandy Hook, and heartbreakingly far too many other gun massacres to name, this shocking image speaks to us forcefully. donated to the Art Center by print Club in 2002, this extraordinary print gives its name to this exhibition. it may be a truism that television, movies, videos, digital games, the internet, and now, cell phones, inure viewers to gun violence. blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, these modern media disseminate images of aggressive behavior. Whether inadvertently or intentionally, these media provide violent role models and offer perpetrators notoriety. but before the 20th century, prints were the mass media. long before the advent of television, film, and the internet, artists depicted guns, shooting, and shooters in prints. This exhibition looks at ways that artists from the 16th century to our time have depicted fire arms, shooters, and the victims of gun violence. The 36 prints, photographs, drawings, and sculpture selected from the Art Center’s permanent collections are by dmitri baltermants, Jacques Callot, Joseph Cornell, stefano della bella, J. n. “ding” darling, otto dix, Max ernst, natalia goncharova, Winslow Homer, rockwell Kent, roy lichtenstein, richard lindner, Kerry James Marshall, irving norman, José Clemente orozco, Mitchell squire, Antonio Tempesta, and others. Whether approaching this subject matter with high seriousness, objectivity, admiration, irony, or with anguish, these works show people using guns in military actions, inter-personal conflicts, murder, assassination, and the hunting of animals. Amy n. Worthen, curator of prints and drawings, organized the exhibition. support is provided by the Art Center print Club. A fully-illustrated gallery guide accompanies the exhibition.

Gallery talk THursdAy, sepTeMber 8 / 6:30 pM Join Amy Worthen for a discussion of the exhbition.

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rockwell Kent (American, 1882 – 1971) / Heavy, Heavy Hangs over Thy Head, 1946Crayon lithograph on paper / sheet: 11 x 15 15/16 inches / image: 9 1/8 x 12 inches des Moines Art Center permanent Collections; gift of the des Moines Art Center print Club; 2002.12 / photo: rich sanders, des Moines, iowa

IOwa artIsts 2016: alex Braidwood and Jordan weberJune 23 – oCTober 9, 2016 riCHArd Meier building, loWer gAlleries And VArious oFF-siTe loCATions

Iowa Artists 2016 takes art outside the museum and into unexpected places in our community. Throughout May, Alex braidwood will install devices of his own invention to emit and collect ambient sound in various urban locations. braidwood’s work makes us aware of the noise that surrounds us, encouraging us to notice a sensory experience we often ignore. The collected sounds will be turned into an original composition, debuting in the Art Center’s lower Meier galleries on June 23. on that same evening, Jordan Weber will premiere an installation in one of the outdoor courtyards of the museum’s Meier building. This project, which presents themes of architecture, current economic and social issues, and the place of art in our lives, also includes a sculpture within the museum, and an off-site house modified by the artist. Iowa Artists 2016 is organized by laura burkhalter, curator.

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OPenInG celeBratIOnTHursdAy, June 23 / 5 – 7 pM Meier plaza and courtyard / John and Mary pappajohn galleryMusic / cash bar / complimentary hors d’oeuvres

artIst Gallery talkTHursdAy, July 7 / 6:30 pM

Join Jordan Weber for a discussion of the exhibition.

artIst lecture + Gallery Q & aTHursdAy, AugusT 18 / 6:30 pM

Join Alex braidwood for an illustrated talk about the making of his work followed by a gallery visit and Q & A.

heavy, heavy hangs Over thy headJune 10 – sepTeMber 25, 2016 / JoHn brAdy prinT gAllery

Jordan Weber (American, born 1984)Souvenir, 2016Marble facade constructed with undocumented immigrantsimage courtesy the artist

NEW ExhiBiTiONS

Alex braidwood gathers sound with a custom-designed instrument.

pArAgrApH 1 line 2sHould be “HeAVy HeAVy HAngs oVer THy HeAd”(All CAps, no CoMMAs)

pArAgrApH 3 line 5sHould be J. n. “ding” dArling

pArAgrApH 3 line 10CHAnge “A VArieTy oF persons” To “people”

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DOcent GuIDeD tOurs A great way to learn about the many treasures on view at the Art Center and the Pappajohn Sculpture Park is to register for a docent guided tour. We can accommodate groups from two to 90 people. Please submit the online request form at desmoinesartcenter.org under the Education tab at least three weeks in advance.

arts & letters THrougH MAy 1, 2016AnnA K. MerediTH gAllery

Arts & Letters considers connections between literature and the visual arts across various times and cultures. Works from the Art Center’s permanent collections are presented alongside generous loans from the libraries of salisbury House & gardens and the university of iowa. during the run of the exhibition, visitors are invited to bring their books; reading nooks are provided throughout the galleries. Curator laura burkhalter organized the exhibition.

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lecturePictures and conversations: storytelling through words and Images in lewis carroll

stephanie lovett, lewis Carroll scholarTHursdAy, April 21 6:30 pMlevitt Auditorium *reservations required (see page 3)

This talk answers Alice’s question: “What is the

use of a book without pictures or conversations?” lovett will consider the different ways that words and images bring meaning to a narrative by exploring the interactive words-and-pictures reading experience created by master storyteller lewis Carroll in “Alice in Wonderland.” lovett will also examine the visual/verbal web of “Alice,” to discern how Carroll’s original illustrations and the ones John Tenniel created under his direction tell a story.

FIlM serIesArts & Letters celebrates the connection between literature and visual art. These films were chosen by exhibition curator laura burkhalter as examples of film that expand on that connection and stand as visual accomplishments of their own. Films will be shown in levitt Auditorium.

sundAy, April 10 / 1:30 pMBright star 2009 Jane Campion, director / 119 minutes / rated pg

Known for her visually arresting films, Jane Campion wrote and directed this story of the relationship between romantic poet John Keats and Fanny brawne. Filled with stunning visuals, the movie also contains moving recitations of some of Keats’ most famous poems and love letters.

sundAy, MAy 1 / 1:30 pMthrone of Blood 1957Akira Kurosawa, director / 110 minutes not rated but suitable for adults

esteemed literary critic and shakespeare expert Harold bloom called this film “the most successful filmed version of Macbeth.” Transporting the action to feudal Japan and influenced by the distinct visual style of Japanese “noh” theater, revered filmmaker Kurosawa presents a unique and timeless take on this story of ambition, war, and madness.

salvador dalí (spanish, 1904–1989) / illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” 1969 / 12 illustrations with original woodcuts and an original etching / 17 × 11 1/2 × 2 inches / Courtesy of the university of iowa special Collections library

For full descriptions of continuing exhibitions, visit desmoinesartcenter.org.

selFIe: self Portraits From the Permanent collectionTHrougH April 24, 2016blAnK one gAllery

GraaaFIcaaa ItaaalIanaaaTHrougH MAy 29, 2016JoHn brAdy prinT gAllery

sInGle channel 6: collected Peter Fischli & David weiss The Way Things Go

THrougH July 17, 2016 pAMelA bAss-booKey And HArry booKey gAllery / riCHArd Meier building


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Media support for the lecture provided by iowa public radio.

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The Art Center purchased danh Vo’s gold-leaf on cardboard construction entitled Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, 2013, with funds from the edmundson Art Foundation, inc. Vietnamese-born Vo works in a variety of media, but perhaps the most compelling are his gold-leafed commercial cardboard boxes, of which this sculpture is one. The mixture of the high-value 24-carat gold-leaf and the discarded cardboard is visually striking, but through its use of consumer culture, the work also confronts issues of economic inequities and the multiple perspectives surrounding historical events. For example, the commercial use of the name Moctezuma reflects the different realities and the merging of cultures that surround the spanish conquest of Mexico. Vo has exhibited widely around the world, including the 2015 Venice biennial and the 2014 Whitney biennial. The Art institute of Chicago; Museum of Modern Art, new york; san Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, new york, hold examples of his work in their collections. The Art Center purchased three laurel nakadate type-C prints, Pikeville, Kentucky #1, 2013; Tyler, Texas #2, 2013; and West Palm Beach, Florida #1, 2012 with funds from the sharon and Kyle Krause Family Art Acquisition Fund. These three works come from the “relations” subset of nakadate’s “star portraits” and were part of the series of work presented in the Art Center’s 2015 exhibition Laurel Nakadate: Strangers and Relations. in these works, the artist approached strangers, many of whom are distant relations located via genetic research, to be photographed at night upon their first physical meeting with nakadate. The works are a complex take on portraiture, a study of the diversity of both the people and landscape of America, and an exploration of the place of social media and science in our concept of identity. nakadate was raised in Ames, iowa. Her conceptual photography projects have been exhibited and collected internationally. The Acquisitions Committee accepted a gift of three of Katja oxman’s tour de force color aquatints. Astonishingly, this highly regarded contemporary printmaker uses only three printing plates—yellow, red, and blue—to create her works. In The Dimness II, 1983; Unforseen Directions II, 1990; and Transparent Days, 1991, (a two-panel print), each depict a still life. Arranged on Turkish carpets with geometric designs are plants, objects, and postcard reproductions of art works that are meaningful to the artist. in each of the prints is a postcard of the des Moines Art Center’s painting by richard diebenkorn, Ocean Park No. 70, 1975. oxman’s visually sumptuous works seem to speak about how artists look at the world, whether observing and transcribing actual objects, or contemplating “the museum without walls,” portable reproductions of art. The three works are gifts from the artist. several new gifts from stacy polydoran add to the paul and Anastasia polydoran Collection of the des Moines Art Center. They are two woodcuts by T.l. solien entitled (house), 1986, and (bottle), 1986; a painting and a drawing by Tracy Miller entitled Afternoon Stroll, 1998, and Four, 2000; a 1985 etching by squeak Carnwath, Two Lonely, and an early donald sultan drawing entitled Black Hat, White Hat, 1978. each adds significantly to our holdings. The images by Carnwath and Miller are the first by the artists to enter the permanent collections.

PERMANENT cOllEcTiONS

danh Vo (danish, born Vietnam, active germany, born 1975)Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, 2013Cardboard boxes with gold leaf Frame: 43 × 52 7/8 × 1 7/8 inches / overall: 39 1/16 × 49 inches des Moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased with funds from the edmundson Art Foundation, inc., 2016.4photo: rich sanders, des Moines, iowa

laurel nakadate (American, born 1975)West Palm Beach, Florida #1, from the “relations” series, 2012Framed Type-C print, laminated with uV protective film, mounted on plexiglas Frame: 31 × 46 × 1 1/2 inches / sheet: 30 × 45 inches des Moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased with funds from the sharon and Kyle Krause Family Art Acquisition Fund, 2016.3photo: rich sanders, des Moines, iowa


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danh Vo (danish, born Vietnam, active germany, born 1975)Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, 2013Cardboard boxes with gold leaf Frame: 43 × 52 7/8 × 1 7/8 inches / overall: 39 1/16 × 49 inches des Moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased with funds from the edmundson Art Foundation, inc., 2016.4photo: rich sanders, des Moines, iowa

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Filippo mArineTTi (italian, 1876–1944) Les Mots en Liberté Futuristes (Futurist Words in Freedom), 1919 Typographic text printed in black and red (112 pages, including 4 fold-out pages) des Moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased with funds from the director’s initiative and the Fairall Trust, 2015.31photo: rich sanders, des Moines, iowa

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july 01 Friday FIrst FrIDay soul searchers 5 – 8 pmpAge 12$

20–26 Monday – sunday art week Des MOInesMore info at www.artweekdesmoines.com


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arts & enDs 2016 PrevIew Party FridAy, April 29 / 5 – 9 pM 555 17TH sTreeT, des Moines

The Art Center is hosting a terrific tag sale offering gently used fine furniture, rugs, decorative objects, artwork, silver, china, crystal, linens, and stylish accessories such as purses, jewelry, scarves, furs, hats, and neckties. All proceeds support the Art Center’s free admission policy and educational and outreach programming. Co-chairs Toni urban and dale Jansen are working hard to make this a memorable and fun event for the entire community. A preview party will kick off the event, and give attendees an opportunity to view and purchase the most select items. Admission to the preview party also entitles attendees to complimentary appetizers and one complimentary drink.

PrevIew Party Will call tickets available online at desmoinesartcenter.org, in the Museum shop or at the information desk. In advance: members $50 (non-members $65) at the door: $75 members or non-members shOPPInG cOntInues

sATurdAy, April 30 / 10 AM – 4 pM sundAy, MAy 1 / noon – 4 pM Free admission

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July 7 PrIncess BrIDe 1987 rob reiner, director / 98 minutes / rated pg A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and makes it fresh. stars Cary elwes, robin Wright, Mandy patinkin.

During the first Thursday evenings in July, August, and September, the Art Center will once again bring a series of eclectic and cinematic classics to the big screen on the Art Center lawn. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and refreshments. All films begin at dusk. In case of rain, the films will be cancelled. (Weather updates will be posted at desmoinesartcenter.org.)

august 4 rOMan hOlIDay 1953 William Wyler, director / 118 minutes / not rated

With Audrey Hepburn luminous in her American debut as a royal princess out to see rome on her own and gregory peck as a reporter, Roman Holiday sets the standard for the modern romantic comedy.

september 1 tO catch a thIeF 1955Alfred Hitchcock, director / 106 minutes / rated pg

After a series of daring, nighttime jewel thefts creates panic among the riviera’s wealthy elite, American-born John robie, a reformed burglar who used to be known as “The Cat,” becomes the police’s only sus-pect. setting out to prove his innocence, he is aided by an American heiress. stars Cary grant and grace Kelly.

Free FlIcks

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During the same months, enjoy First Fridays at the Art Center with some of the best musicians in town. Complimentary light-bites, cash bar, and world-class art and music. 5 – 8 pm. Art Center courtyard. Admission: $5; members FREE

FIrst FrIDays

august 5 JOhn krantz Quartet

John Krantz has been playing jazz piano at various festivals, corporate events, and restaurants for many years. Joining Krantz will be saxophonist bryan schumacker, drummer Jim eklof, and bassist eric Krieger, all veterans of the des Moines jazz scene, playing their swinging updated renditions of songs from the jazz repertoire.

september 2 GaBrIel esPInOsa anD ashantI

gabriel espinosa and the latest incarnation of Ashanti have earned high visibility and an impressive following among the Midwest’s ever-expanding community of latin jazz aficionados, performing regularly at a variety of clubs and concert venues including the iowa City Jazz Festival. in 2014, espinosa was inducted into the iowa Jazz Hall of Fame.

MEdiA SuPPORT PROVidEd By

July 1 sOul searchers

This hard-swinging blues band from des Moines plays more than 100 dates a year throughout iowa and neighboring towns like omaha and Minneapolis. playing originals and lesser-known music by the likes of T-bone Walker, Freddie King, and Muddy Waters, the soul searchers won the iowa blues Challenge and the band has been featured on ipTV.

MuseuM shOP artIst sPOtlIGht featuring Gail PacesATurdAy, April 16 1 – 3 pMArt Center lobby

Join the Museum shop staff and local artist gail pace for an artist presentation and workshop to create your own handmade greeting card.light refreshments will be served.

STudiO EducATiON

suMMer regisTrATion is opendive into summer and enjoy the experience of making art at the Art Center. we have more than 100 children’s and teen classes and camps as well as a variety of classes for adults of all skill levels and interests.

Check out new and exciting classes and register at desmoinesartcenter.org.

Fall Class registration opens june 24.Visit us at the Arts Festival to get your copy of the Fall Class Schedule.

OrcharD Place Weekly visits to orchard place’s residential treatment facility by instructor rachael Jackson have provided a positive experience for both the youth and instructor. Though the youth come from a variety of backgrounds, they each struggle with severe psychological and mental illness. The art classes focus on creativity, self-expression, and using art as a coping skill. Many of the youth find happiness and calmness in creating art and the weekly class provides them the opportunity to express themselves in a safe space. recently, the youth created mandalas which enabled them to find a sense of calm as they quietly and rhythmically painted each shape.

hOly FaMIly This past winter, instructor rachael Jackson visited Holy Family Catholic school to provide the students with a three-week ceramics class. They created animal masks that came to life through their individual styles, and picture frames to adorn the walls of their homes and to be shared with the families. The students were overjoyed to have the opportunity to experience working in the medium of ceramics.

aFter schOOl artIstspublic artist rebecca ekstrand is working with des Moines public school middle school students through the winter and spring in the After school Arts program. Her well known sculptures are found in churches, state buildings, and on city sidewalks throughout the metro area and serve as inspiration for the projects she leads. Currently, she is guiding students at goodrell, Hiatt, Hoyt, McCombs, and Weeks in creating lyrical wire sculptures covered and wrapped in colorful paper. ranging from abstract and colorful to representations of animals, their sculptures display a wide variety of interests. in addition to working with rebecca, students visit the Art Center to tour the museum’s collections.

stuDent sPOtlIGht

cheyenne raney

A 17-year old and junior at Valley High school, Cheyenne raney is already a creative force in the community. in addition to working as a monitor in the studio program, she works backstage at her school theater and des Moines Community playhouse, and spends time volunteering around des Moines. As a studio monitor, Cheyenne works alongside children while aiding instructors in their classes, an opportunity she says has affirmed her choice to pursue a career in art. Cheyenne is inspired by the creativity and effort she sees from the faculty and staff, and aspires to see the same energy and success in her future. growing up in a smaller town, Cheyenne says she did not have local access to an art center and is delighted to be involved with an institution that provides a creative environment for children who may not have the same opportunities in school. she hopes that in some way she and the Art Center are making an impact on their young lives. Aside from monitoring in classes, Cheyenne is also a student of the Art Center’s studio programs. Most recently she participated in last year’s Four seasons project; an experience that gave her opportunities she said she would not normally have in school, and that it was a great chance to develop community connections.

OuTREAch hiGhliGhTS

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the art center wOulD lIke tO thank Its 2016 Outreach FunDers.

Meier Bernstein Foundation

the Bright Foundation

Gardner & Florence cowles Foundation

DuPont Pioneer

Cheyenne raney with fellow studio class student sylvie Heard

MIMOsas + art

enjoy a relaxing sunday afternoon with a bubbly mimosa and fruit while creating a unique artistic masterpiece guided by art center faculty. all participants must be at least 21 years of age.

registration fee / desmoinesartcenter.org

creatIve BIrDhOuses sundAy, MAy 1 / 12:30 – 3:30 pM

secOnD saturDay yOGa + Gallery talk April 9 / MAy 14 / June 11 / July 9 8:45 AM Yoga with ben spellman (60 minutes) 10 AM Gallery Talk with Art Center staff or docent (20 minutes) *reservations required and open approximately one month prior to the next program. (see page 3)

Join ben spellman for a yoga practice that emphasizes dismissing judgment, breaking down barriers, and producing positive energy.

art sPectruMs (offered the third sunday of each month)

April 17 / MAy 15 / June 19 / July 171:30 – 3 pM *reservations required and open approximately one month prior to the next program. (see page 3)

Art spectrums is a free art program for children ages 5–10 with autism and their families. Families visit a work of art in the museum, and individual projects inspired by the museum visit follow in the studio.

MuSEuM EducATiON

BaBy & Me Gallery talks (offered the third wednesday of each month) April 20 / meet in the Art Center lobby MAy 18 and June 15 / meet at the pappajohn sculpture park by Jaume plensa’s Nomade 11 AM – noon each session is unique / drop-in parents and grandparents are encouraged to bring their infants (pre-walkers) to an informal gallery talk or tour of the pappajohn sculpture park led by an Art Center docent. While conversation is geared for adults, babies are captivated by the visual stimulation of the artwork. (note: strollers and front-carrying baby carriers are permitted.)


FIlM screenInG sundAy, MAy 22 / 2 pM

Just lIke BeInG there 2012scout shannon, director / 81 minutes

in the gig poster community, creating artwork is more than just a career—it’s a way of life. These artists are at the forefront of an expansion of the gig poster genre. in a community with strong roots, dating back to the 1960s, this expansion is controversial—refreshing to some, sacrilegious to others.

This film is presented by the des Moines Art Center in partnership with AigA iowa, the professional association for design, and AdAi, Art directors Association of iowa.

slOw art DaysATurdAy, April 911 AM And 1 pM / unique experiences30 person maximum per tour *reservations required (see page 3)

one day each year, people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. The goal is to focus on art and the art of seeing. Four different artworks will be highlighted in each session. participants will meet in the lobby to receive a handout and then silent observation of the selected pieces will commence. participants will convene back in the lobby 40 minutes later (the idea is to spend 10 minutes with each artwork) and then embark on group discussion, facilitated by an Art Center docent, sharing observations and possible interpretations for the next 40 minutes. A self-guided option will be available at the information desk which does not require a reservation.

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the Des Moines art center was established nearly 70 years ago through an estate gift from James D. edmundson. his vision for the community has enabled us to grow into a world-class art museum and school. william schuster, who grew up in Des Moines and now resides in newport Beach, california, recently shared his story about his commitment to the art center, now and for the future with Development Director emily Bahnsen.

tell us about your history with the art center.i was introduced to the Art Center by my mother, Mrs. dorothy Jean schuster, who thought it would be a good way to see if i was interested in art. she took me there for a tour and enrolled me in a class or two as a little boy. My first impression was how big it was. i enjoyed going to the rose garden with my mother, as well as seeing the sculpture in the courtyard. The Art Center brought out creative thinking in me. i have taken that passion into adulthood, receiving a four-year college degree, graduating from The Fashion institute of design & Merchandising in l.A., and subsequently embarking on a competitive tennis tournament career.

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Do you have a favorite work of art/artist from the art center that you remember?Andy Warhol’s work influenced me with colors, bold graphics, and in general his work as a pop artist, which was seen differently back then. i thought it was cool how Halston, the clothing designer from des Moines and friend of Warhol, donated some of Warhol’s artwork to the Art Center for young people to see and appreciate.

why did you decide to include the art center in your estate plans?it’s good to give back to things that impacted you in a major way at some point in life. For me, it was when i was a little boy spending time at the Art Center. That is why i hope my gift will help future generations be introduced to art, appreciate art, and spark creativity. i do this in memory of my father John and my mother dorothy, who introduced me to art and being creative.

what is one thing you would like people to know about the art center who might be first time visitors?Appreciate it and enjoy it—from the paintings to the sculpture to the architecture. enjoy the rose garden out back and get involved in the fun events being offered. it’s amazing the Art Center has been on grand Avenue in des Moines for almost seventy years. Historical!

willam shuster began his love affair with the art center when his mother, Dorothy Jean schuster, enrolled him in a class at age 2. he has included the art center in his will so that others may share these experiences in the future.

In Memory of kirk Blunckdave and Tracy AtkinMs. sally pederson and Mr. James A. AutryCynthia barberVince and roberta bejaranoberkebile, nelson, immenschuh, Mcdowell ArchitectsMark and Kathy berryConnie blunckWoodward and Julia brentonJordan brileyJoan and Curt broekMilton bunce, Jr. and Judith Ann buncepatricia Wengert and guy Cunninghampat boddy and robert davissarah and ray downingshirley dunston and Tracy WillisMary dutcherMichelle elnickbarbara and Thomas Filerlois and louis Fingermansue FreemanJo Cox and Charles Harringtonlarry and Janet HillJodell and richard Hortondale J. Jansenelizabeth KennedyJohn and penny Krantzbrian and Ann leerichard and Tammi lewisJulie and Jeff lieningTony and phyllis lisacMary loebelCheryl lounsberrylinda godwin and Tom lynnerrichard and susie McCauleypatricia J. McFarland

shirley McKibben and Tammi lewisHeidi Mergen gonzalo and debra Montufarsharon nahasJohn and Mindy neumannMarilyn nielsenCourtney perrydean and diann peytonAnthony and Terri randgriffith and Karen reeseThomas and sherri ryanKim and Jeff samuelsonMr. and Mrs. ralph r. schillingsaralyn schlievertJeff e. shafferCarrie and evan shawConstance and Michael Tellnancy norman and Keith A. uhlsusan and Carl Vossdennis and denise WaltzCarolyn WanekMs. lauri WeissenburgerChuck and Tracy WheelerJoanne WilliamsAmy and Thomas Worthendennis and diane young In honor of woody Brenton’s Birthdaylois and louis Fingerman In Memory of rejman JirsaJill smith In Memory of clint keayloral and robert Kirke In Memory of chuck MettlerTracy levine

there are many ways to support your art center and ensure its accessibility into the future. Please consider naming the Des Moines art center in your will.

To donate today or learn more about planned giving options, contact development director emily bahnsen at 515.271.0338 [email protected].

official name: edmundson Art Foundation, inc.

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hOnOrary & MeMOrIal GIFts These gifts were received between december 1, 2015 and February 29, 2016.

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Dessert anD DrInks Only AFTernoonS 2 – 3 pm / THurSdAyS 2 – 7 pm

lOOkInG FOr a BeautIFul lOcatIOn FOr yOur sPecIal event? rent the art center The Art Center is the perfect place for wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, parties, or corporate events. For rental information contact Facility rental manager Cathy Williams at 515.271.0301 or [email protected].

Des MOInes art center General InFOrMatIOn

Free admission Museum hoursTuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11 am – 4 pm Thursday 11 am – 9 pm saturday 10 am – 4 pmsunday noon – 4 pm Closed Monday Museum shop open during normal museum hours.Members receive discounts every day. restaurant / Gaston café lunch Tuesday – saturday / 11 am – 2 pmdesserts and drinks Afternoons 2 – 3 pm / Thursdays 2–7 pm classesstudio art classes and workshops are available for students of all ages. Members receive 20% discounts on classes and workshops. Join today! tours Art Center tours are available year-round; pappajohn sculpture park tours run from April 1 – october 31. More information at desmoinesartcenter.org

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glenn brown (british, born 1966)Shallow Deaths, 2000 oil on panel / 70 x 57.5 cmCollection of the artist, london

a celebration of architecture

des moines art center + community

THe des Moines ArT CenTer gAlA 2016 is building supporT WiTH bAnKers TrusT,

MAry And doug bruCe, HoMesTeAders liFe CoMpAny, iles FunerAl HoMes, nATionWide,

siMonson & AssoCiATes ArCHiTeCTs llC, And WorKiVA.

save the date | saturday, september 17

2016 des moines art center gala

The 2016 des Moines Art Center gala, built, will be a celebration of the incredible architecture of our

community, including our own extraordinary facility designed by world-class architects eliel saarinen,

i. M. pei, and richard Meier. The event will be held in the newly renovated and highly acclaimed

American enterprise group building, formerly American republic insurance Company. in addition

to highlighting great design in des Moines, the evening will include fine cuisine by Tangerine and live

music by Faculty lounge, des Moines’ premier ten-piece, horn-driven, jazz, funk, and r & b band.

in the weeks preceding the gala, the Art Center will present architecture tours of both private homes

and public spaces around the city. details of these events will be announced soon.

For more information, please contact events director debra Kurtz at 515.271.0336

or [email protected].

Mary and doug Bruce

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