news...City and Chicago by the late photographer Vivian maier (1926 – 2009). maier’s photographs, created between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, were kept completely private

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2 art center news July August september 2016

MEMBER EVENTS + PROGRAMS

exemplifying the Art Center’s continuing focus on education and outreach, we have recently hired three new educators to fill two newly created positions and one current post. maggie Harlow Vogt is the Art Center’s new adult studio manager. she will oversee the development of classes for adults in our studio program. maggie began her duties in June. Kara Fedje fills the newly established museum education position, which will focus on developing programs and activities for children and families. We also hired a new outreach coordinator, rachael Jackson, who has a unique story. Her interest in art blossomed as a scholarship student at the Art Center, becoming a classroom monitor in the studios where a teacher mentored her and encouraged her to focus on attending college. upon graduation, rachael worked at the Art Center as a classroom instructor. Now, she will lead one of the Art Center’s most significant endeavors. each one of these new hires adds deep knowledge to their respective roles and will enhance the Art Center’s ongoing efforts to make the best of the art of our time available to diverse audiences. Fall classes are now open for enrollment. please join us for unexpected hands-on adventures.

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what drew you to the Des moines art center and why is it important to you?

the Des moines Art Center has an important place in our thriving community because simply put, it allows everyone the opportunity to experience art. it doesn’t matter where you live, what you do, what your background is, old to art, new to art, if you enjoy art you are welcome. Very few cities can boast that their art museum is free and open to all, which makes the Des moines Art Center all the more entirely unexpected.

why did you join?

my membership with the Des moines Art Center has provided me opportunities to experience art that i had never experienced. my favorite experiences are fun gallery tours like ‘Not your grandma’s gallery talk + Wine tasting’ with Art Noir or members’ previews where Art Center members have a special opportunity to view new exhibitions. those opportunities along with so many others such as those offered by salon 4700 often fill my calendar. besides the distinctive events that as a member i’m invited to, i realize that to keep the Des moines Art Center free and welcoming to all takes community support. When i renew my membership, i realize i’m doing my part to support something special that really can only be found in Des moines.

Do you have any favorite works of art from the collection?

the whole pappajohn sculpture park is a favorite with its unmatched openness, richness, and talent. it is a gathering place for residents to take in its beauty.

Art Noirget Dirty with art noir: ceramics Date night FriDAy, August 26 / 6 – 9 pmCerAmiCs stuDio 7 $40 members; $60 non-members (per couple) limit 10 couples, Ages 21+ *reservations required Cue the music from Ghost! Art Noir has a romantic (and slightly dirty) evening planned for you in the ceramics studio. you and your main squeeze will practice throwing on the wheel with the guidance of a trained ceramics instructor, then hand-build and glaze a small keepsake flower or succulent pot to commemorate your time together. Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

salon 47OOFamily event listening instruments invention workshop with alex braidwood sAturDAy, August 20 / 10 – 11:30 Am priNCipAl stuDio 5 space is limited, reservations required* recommended ages: 5–12 years; at least one adult required per child participant

salon 4700 members have the unique opportunity to collaborate with Iowa Artist 2016 Alex braidwood to create headphone-based listening instruments that alter the way sound is experienced. once built, families will embark on a listening tour to explore the surrounding area with their newly made listening instruments.

Artist glenn brown and Director Jeff Fleming

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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.

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At the annual meeting held in may, print Club elected new officers, board members, and committee chairs for 2016–17: president, Catherine Dreiss; Vice president/programs, stephen exel; treasurer, Nancy peters; secretary, michelle Herring; membership, larassa Kabel; Commissioned print, molly Wood; gift print, tyler patterson; print Conservation gift, ellen yee; At-large, mayela Fonseca and Kathranne Knight; and past-president, Darren Jirsa. members selected Alice Aycock’s screenprint, Miraculating Machine: Mock Suns and Halos “Round the Moon,” 1992 (see page 8) as the gift print for 2016. they voted to support the conservation of thomas shotter boys’ (british, 1803 – 1874) Westminster Abbey, Hospital, 1842, from “original Views of london As it is.” the new logo, designed by Claire sedovic, was also unveiled (see above). on saturday, september 10, print Club will travel to iowa City for a tour of the university of iowa’s printmaking facilities in the school of Art and Art History. professor Anita Jung and several of her students will lead us on a tour of the school’s new studios and print production facilities, along with a discussion of printmaking trends. After lunch at one of iowa City’s trending restaurants we’ll take a self-guided tour of works on paper in a most unusual place—through the halls of the university of iowa Hospitals and Clinics. the hospital’s extensive collection, curated by project Art, includes works by Alexander Calder, Jim Dine, sol leWitt, and many iowa artists including the Art Center’s Curator of prints and Drawings Amy N. Worthen. the calendar of print Club programs for 2016–17 will be sent to members in August.

For members art break with senior curator alison Ferris tHursDAy, July 14 / 11:30 Am – 12:15 pmmeet in lobby *reservations required

incorporate art into your day and meet new senior Curator Alison Ferris as she discusses her favorite pieces from the Art Center’s permanent collections. Find a new favorite piece of your own to enjoy.

member orientation mark making and gesture sAturDAy, August 20 / 11 Ammeet in the lobby *reservations required

in conjunction with the closing of Glenn Brown, explore how artists embody action, emotion, movement, and expression through gesture and mark making in the Art Center’s permanent collections.

salon 4700 private collection tour at the home of Dale Jansen

print clUb omaha day trip at tourek engraving

member bus tour with iowa Artist 2016 Alex braidwood art noir paper trail Culture Crawl with salisbury House young professionals

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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

*reservations / rsvps *Throughout the NEWS, events will indicate when reservations and/or RSVPs are necessary. To make your reservations visit desmoinesartcenter.org and click on the EVENT RESERVATIONS button or access the calendar from our homepage.

After completing your online registration, 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 515.271.0328 and we will gladly check on your reservation.

Guests on a given reservation list are guaranteed for the event; others are welcome to attend if space becomes available.


NEW ExHIBITION

this exhibition features 70 photographs (50 black-and-white and 20 color prints) of people encountered on the streets of New york City and Chicago by the late photographer Vivian maier (1926 – 2009). maier’s photographs, created between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, were kept completely private by the artist and caused a stir when they were first exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2011. elusive, solitary, and clearly talented, Vivian maier is the quintessential “undiscovered” artist of our time. the still unfolding narrative of who Vivian maier was as well as the story about how the works were discovered—at a storage facility auction— continue to dominate the discussions about maier’s work. in fact, with the exception of a short article by art historian Abigail solomon-godeau commissioned by the Jeu de paume, there have not yet been any systematic investigations of maier’s archive resulting in vetted scholarship. As a result, there are still many questions to be raised and discussions to be had about maier’s photographs. While presenting maier’s striking and popular works, the Art Center will pose questions and facilitate discussions about her photography, and in so doing introduce the considerations that are made about newly found art works that result in the acceptance—or not—into the history of art. the Art Center has also invited the distinguished art historian John tagg, one of the most recognized figures in photographic theory, to speculate about maier’s work in light of his scholarship, which he will share in a lecture in october.

compelling issues we will discuss regarding maier’s work include: more than 200,000 negatives of Vivian maier’s work exist but so far only a fraction of the works have been made public. A decision was made to focus on the photographs maier made on the street—thereby labeling her a “street photographer.” What are the benefits and drawbacks of categorizing maier’s work right now? With a handful of exceptions, very few women photographers have taken pictures on the street. Vivian maier could be added to this short list that includes Diane Arbus, Helen levitt, and lisette model among others. Why do so few women photographers work on the street? And in light of her gender, what does maier’s work contribute to discussions about photographs of the street?

Compared to the number of negatives maier produced, very few vintage prints exist. the prints on view in this exhibition were chosen and produced in the last five years by John maloof, one of the people who discovered her work. therefore, we don’t know if the images maloof chose to print are those the artist herself would have selected. How does this affect the way that we consider maier’s work? maier was a very private person who, as far as anyone can determine at this point, never intended to publicly exhibit her work. From an ethical standpoint, is it right to refute her wishes and exhibit the work anyway? if so, why? Vivian Maier Through a Critical Lens was organized by the maloof Collection, courtesy Howard greenberg gallery, New york. the Art Center’s presentation was organized by Art Center senior Curator Alison Ferris.

Vivian maier (American, 1926 – 2009) / Armenian Woman Fighting, Lower East Side, NY, September 1956 / gelatin silver print; printed laterimage size: 12 x 12 inches / paper size: 20 x 16 inches / ©Vivian maier/maloof Collection, courtesy Howard greenberg gallery, New york

Vivian Maier Through a Critical Lensseptember 17, 2016 – JANuAry 22, 2017 / ANNA K. mereDitH gAllery

MEMBERS’ PREVIEW Friday, september 16 / 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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gallery DialogUetHursDAy, oCtober 6 / 6:30 pm ANNA K. mereDitH gAllery

Join senior Curator Alison Ferris for a discussion of this exhibition.

lectUreStreet Life: Vivian Maier and the Long, Turbulent Relationship of the Camera and the StreetJohn tagg, Distinguished professor of Art History, binghamton university, state university of New yorktHursDAy, oCtober 20 / 6:30 pmleVitt AuDitorium *reserVAtioNs requireD (see page 3)

stepping back to set the street photographs of Vivian maier in a larger context, John tagg examines the long and varied history of the camera and the street and the complicated issues of performance and pleasure, property and privacy, power and the public

domain this history raises. born in the North-east of england and trained at the royal College of Art in london, John tagg writes on forms of photographic practice not previously considered part of the history of photography, including police and prison photography, social surveillance, urban records and other archival systems in which the photograph is made to serve as a document. From here, his interests have extended to the ways we construct histories of cultural technologies and visual regimes, and to the theoretical debates that have transformed the history of art and photography since the 1970s. Author of The Burden of Representation; The Disciplinary Frame; and other books, tagg lives and works in upstate New york.

Film Finding Vivian Maier+ Discussion with art center staff suNDAy, oCtober 23 / 1:30 pm Alison Ferris, senior curator

suNDAy, NoVember 13 / 1:30 pm laura burkhalter, curator

suNDAy, JANuAry 8, 2017 / 1:30 pm Jill Featherstone, director of education

Following the film, Art Center staff will facilitate a discussion of the complexities surrounding the discovery, display, and discourse of Vivian maier’s work.

“remarkable. Fascinating. slowly unravels the secrets of maier’s very private persona with the aplomb of a great mystery.” UTNE READER oN FINDING VIVIAN MAIER

Vivian maier (American, 1926 – 2009) / New York, NY, n.d. / gelatin silver print; printed later image size: 12 x 12 inches / paper size: 20 x 16 inches / ©Vivian maier/maloof Collection, courtesy Howard greenberg gallery, New york

RELATED PROGRAMS Film Finding Vivian Maier + commentary with ann marks, vivian maier researchertHursDAy, september 22 / 6:30 pm *reserVAtioNs requireD (see page 3) Finding Vivian Maier, 2013 Directors: John maloof and Charlie siskel 83 minutes / Not rated

Finding Vivian Maier is an intriguing documentary that shuttles from New york to France to Chicago as it traces the life story of the late Vivian maier. Following the film, Ann marks will deliver a brief illustrated talk that fills in some of the gaps in maier’s biography

and answer questions from the audience. Ann marks is a retired New york business executive with a passion for research and mysteries. After viewing the film she was inspired to unlock the mystery of maier’s background and family history. Her findings have informed a deeper understanding of the photographer and even greater appreciation for maier’s artistry. marks continues to collaborate with John maloof, Jeff goldstein, and stephen bulger, the curators and owners of the vast majority of maier’s work, to extract new biographical information from the archive’s images.

Vivian Maier Through a Critical Lens is supported by:

marty gross

kpmg llc

Farm bUreaUFinancial services


one of the most common subjects depicted in Western painting in the late 19th- to mid-20th centuries was the city. starting with the impressionists, the city was the ultimate symbol of modernism—a phenomenon that thrilled, excited, troubled, and dismayed the people of its time. the representation of the city is even more intrinsic to photography, invented as it was in 1839 at the dawn of modernism. eugene Atget’s systematic recording of the old, disappearing sections of paris at the turn of the last century; berenice Abbott’s similarly exhaustive portrait of New york City in the 1930s; and garry Winogrand’s iconic “snapshot” photography capturing the dynamics of life in New york in the 1960s and 1970s are just a few examples. Featuring works from the Art Center’s permanent collections, this exhibition will explore the ways that painting and photography not only captured the novelty of modernism but also addressed the politics of class, race, and gender as it was played out on the city streets.

RELATED PROGRAM

gallery DialogUetHursDAy, september 1 / 6:30 pm / blANK oNe gAllery

Join senior Curator Alison Ferris for a discussion of this exhibition.

garry Winogrand / Untitled, from “Women are beautiful,” c.1965gelatin silver printDes moines Art Center permanent Collections; gift of Jeff perry in honor of myron and Jacqueline blank, 2006.40photo: rich sanders, Des moines, iowa

NEW ExHIBITION

Whose Streets? August 19, 2016 – JANuAry 15, 2017 / blANK oNe gAllery

suNDAy, July 10 / 1:30 pm2001: a space oDyssey 1968stanley Kubrick, director / 139 minutes / rated g

suNDAy, August 14 / 1:30 pmthe mirror 1975 (russian with english subtitles)Andrei tarkovsky, director 106 minutes / Not rated

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.

glenn brown

tHrougH August 21, 2016 ANNA K. mereDitH gAllery

Figures, animals, flowers, grotesque appendages, and surreal spacecraft inhabit seemingly desolate atmospheres in glenn brown’s works. steeped in Western pictorial traditions, he derives his images from the history of art, which include the familiar formats of still life, portraiture, and landscape. the reproductions of paintings in art history books, magazines, and the internet are the origins of brown’s imagery. He reaches back into art history, playing with our ideas of what art is, while simultaneously looking to the future. brown’s artworks become representations of representations as he stitches together elements of the past to breathe new life into old practices.

RELATED PROGRAM artist’s choice Film series Second Sundays this summer

these 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.

Glenn Brown is supported by the National endowment for the Arts. media support provided by Cityview.

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

glenn brown (british, born 1966) Dark Star, 2003oil on panel100 x 75 cmthe Art institute, Chicago

the Des moines Art Center is home to Natural History Part I, Mushrooms (1974) and Natural History Part II, Some Trees of Italy (1976), two print portfolios by Cy twombly (1928–2011). in these series, the artist explores the relationship between the material world, primarily nature; the ways that nature has been categorized in the recent past; and finally, the way that vision is perhaps more highly regarded than the other senses in western society today. this exhibition was organized by senior Curator Alison Ferris, and megan Cohen, assistant registrar/curatorial assistant.

cy twombly: natUral historiestHrougH August 14, 2016 blANK oNe gAllery

Cy twombly (American, 1928 – 2011) Natural History Park I, Mushrooms: No. IV, 1974mixed media technique: lithograph, granolithograph, collotype, photochrome with collage, and drawings by the artist on paper 29 11/16 × 22 inchesDes moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased with funds from rose F. rosenfield, 1988.7.4 photo: rich sanders, Des moines, iowa


heavy heavy hangs over thy heaD tHrougH september 25, 2016 JoHN brADy priNt gAllery

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. support is provided by the Art Center print Club. A fully-illustrated gallery guide accompanies the exhibition.

RELATED PROGRAM

gallery DialogUe tHursDAy, september 8 / 6:30 pm Join Amy N. Worthen for a discussion of the exhibition.

RELATED PROGRAMS

artist perFormance + talktHursDAy, July 76:30 pm / richard meier sunken courtyard7:45 pm / 1116 14th place, Des moines (participants provide own transportation; street parking)

Join Jordan Weber for a discussion of his site-specific installations.

artist lectUre + gallery Q & atHursDAy, August 18 / 6:30 pm leVitt AuDitorium AND loWer meier gAlleries

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

this lecture is supported by the margaret Ann (Dudie) Ash Fund.

ARTISTS 2016 is supported by

this project is supported, in part, by the iowa Arts Council, a division of the iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National endowment for the Arts.

Alex braidwood gathers sound with a custom-designed instrument.

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tHrougH oCtober 9, 2016 riCHArD meier builDiNg loWer gAlleries, AND oFF-site loCAtioN

Iowa Artists 2016 goes outside the museum into unexpected places in our community. throughout may, Alex braidwood installed devices of his own invention to collect ambient sound in various urban locations. the project, titled Listen Right Here, makes us aware of the noise that surrounds us, encouraging us to notice a sensory experience often ignored. the collected data was turned into a 6-channel electronic composition, which can be experienced in the lower meier galleries. Jordan Weber’s sculpture and installations are also on view in lower meier, as well as the sunken courtyard on the north side of the meier wing.this project, which presents themes of labor, current economic and social issues, and the place of art in our lives, also includes an off-site abandoned house (visible from Keo Way, on the north edge of downtown Des moines) modified by the artist in a manner inspired by the architecture of the Art Center. Weber’s exhibition, called Body Snatchers, ties divergent locations together in surprising ways, both personal and political. Iowa Artists 2016: Alex Braidwood and Jordan Weber is organized by laura burkhalter, curator.

Jordan Weber (NGC 6052 phase 1) House façade from “body snatchers,” 2016mixed media placed on foreclosed house / Courtesy the artist

single channel 6: collecteD 2 bill viola / Ascension tHrougH August 7, 2016 pAmelA bAss-booKey AND HArry booKey gAllery / riCHArD meier builDiNg

bill Viola (American, born 1951) / Ascension, 2000purchased with funds from the Coffin Fine Arts trust; Nathan emory Coffin Collection of the Des moines Art Center, 2001.1

single channel 6: collecteD 3 anna gaskell / The Mirror August 12 – NoVember 3, 2016 pAmelA bAss-booKey AND HArry booKey gAllery / riCHArD meier builDiNg

Anna gaskell (American, born 1969) / The Mirror, 2006 (detail)Digital video transferred to DVD Des moines Art Center permanent Collections, gift of the artist, 2006.12


recent accessions to the collections

the board of trustees of the Des moines Art Center has approved the purchase of an extraordinary work of art, Light Blonde, 1996, by the internationally acclaimed artist Marlene Dumas, with funds from the Coffin Fine Arts trust and edmundson Art Foundation. born in Cape town, south Africa, Dumas is one of the most significant painters working today. Her work is most often figurative, focusing on issues of gender, politics, and identity. As this signature work exemplifies, Dumas’ images can be somewhat confrontational and jarring, but they are always compelling. Dumas has exhibited worldwide. in 2014, the stedelijk museum in Amsterdam presented a major retrospective that traveled to tate modern, london, and the Fondation beyeler, basel. the museum of Contemporary Art, los Angeles organized an exhibition in 2008 in conjunction with the museum of modern Art, New york which toured to the menil Collection, Houston. many major museums hold her work including the Centre pompidou in paris; lA County museum of Art; tate gallery, london; and the museum of modern Art, New york. this is the first work by the artist to enter the collections. the print Club has given Alice Aycock’s screenprint, Miraculating Machine: Mock Suns and Halos “Round the Moon”, 1992. internationally acclaimed for her monumental sculptures inspired by engineering and machines, Aycock’s drawings and prints adopt the style of mechanical drawing. With its trussed structures, springs, pulleys, ropes, and the grand gesture of a blue spiral, Aycock’s screenprint is an exploded diagram for the parts of her “miraculating machine” and relates to her proposal for her sculpture, The Miraculating Machine in the Garden (Tower of the Winds), 1981 (Douglass College, New brunswick, New Jersey). in 2012, she won the Des moines public Art Foundation’s competition for redesign of the sixth Avenue bridge over the Des moines river. this is the first work by the artist to enter the collections. in honor of the upcoming retirement of Curator of prints and Drawings, Amy N. Worthen, funds were donated by her friends, print Club members, board, and staff to purchase sandro chia’s Sator Arepo painting on paper from 2014. this is the first work by Chia to enter the museum’s collections. Collected and exhibited at major museums around the world, Chia was an important member of italy’s transavantgardia movement. Alongside artists such as Francesco Clemente and enzo Cucchi, this group returned emphasis to painting and the emotionally expressive presentation of the figure. in the images of belgian surrealist painter René Magritte, well-dressed businessmen move through an enigmatic world in which strange things happen—and yet all seems as it should be. A prolific painter, magritte embarked on a short burst of printmaking activity a few years before his death, making a few prints drawn with his own hand. in this recently acquired rare etching by magritte, Paysage de Baucis (Baucis’s Landscape), 1966, the eyes, nose, and mouth of a man hover in the space between his fedora and his suit and tie. the etching is the first work by magritte to enter the collections. With a recent gift of four lithographs, Nancy itani has strengthened the Art Center’s holdings of works by Alexander Calder (Untitled Stablile, from “Derriere le miroir,” 1966); Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Sagesse, 1893); and James Abbott McNeill Whistler (The Smith’s Yard, 1895; and The Tyresmith, 1890).

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

marlene Dumas (south African, active Netherlands, born 1953) / Light Blonde, 1996 / Watercolor and ink on handmade paper Frame: 57 5/16 × 34 5/16 × 1 1/4 inches / sheet: 49 1/4 × 27 5/8 inches / Des moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased with funds from the Coffin Fine Arts trust and the edmundson Art Foundation, inc., 2016.20 / photo: rich sanders, Des moines, iowa

Alice Aycock (American, born 1946)Miraculating Machine: Mock Suns and Halos “Round the Moon,” 1992silkscreen print sheet: 39 3/8 × 27 1/2 inches Des moines Art Center permanent Collections; gift of the Des moines Art Center’s print Club, 2016.22photo: rich sanders, Des moines, iowa

sandro Chia (italian, born 1946)Sator Arepo, 2014mixed media on paper Frame: 15 3/8 × 11 3/8 inches image (visible): 10 3/4 × 6 3/4 inches Des moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased by friends of Amy Worthen in honor of her retirement, 2016.21photo: rich sanders, Des moines, iowa

rené magritte (belgian, 1898–1967)Paysage de Baucis (Landscape of Baucis), 1966etching on papersheet: 14 7/8 × 10 15/16 inchesplate: 8 15/16 × 6 11/16 inchesimage: 8 7/16 × 6 3/16 inchesDes moines Art Center permanent Collections; purchased with funds from the Keith shaver trust and the edmundson Art Foundation, inc., 2016.19photo: rich sanders, Des moines, iowa


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17 saturday exhibition opens Vivian Maier Through a Critical LenspAge 4


Family workshopArt From Nature 1 – 3 pmregistrAtioN requireD$


art center gala American enterprise group buildingpAge 15$

29 thursday manhattan short Film Festival6:30 pm reserVAtioNs requireD pAge 13

02 Friday

First FriDaygabriel espinosa and Ashanti5–7:30 pm $ / members Free bACK CoVer

22 thursday

Film + commentary with Ann marksFinding Vivian Maier6:30 pmreserVAtioNs requireD pAge 5

25 sunday

manhattan short Film Festival1:30 pm reserVAtioNs requireD pAge 13

exhibition closes Heavy Heavy Hangs Over Thy HeadpAge 7

02 sunday (october) manhattan short Film Festival 1:30 pm reserVAtioNs requireD pAge 13

16 Friday members’ previewVivian Maier Through a Critical Lens rsVp pAge 4

08 thursday

gallery DialogUeAmy N. Worthen6:30 pmpAge 7

18 sunday art spectrUms1:30 – 3 pmreserVAtioNs requireD pAge 14

24 saturday art center Drop-in toUr2 pmpAge 14

19 monday pappaJohn scUlptUre park Drop-in toUr11:30 am – noonpAge 14

21 Wednesday

baby + me Drop-in toUr11 am – noonpAge 14

01 saturday (october)

raDio art center Christine Doolittle and Art Center guests 11 am KFmg 98.9 Fm


beloW Vivian maier (American, 1926 – 2009) 108th st. east, New york, Ny, september 28, 1959gelatin silver print; printed laterimage size: 12 x 12 inchespaper size: 20 x 16 inches©Vivian maier/maloof Collection, courtesy Howard greenberg gallery, New york

STuDIO EDuCATION

register toDAy For summer AND FAll ClAsses!summer classes are still available for all children’s and adult week-long classes. the summer session ends the week of August 8 – 12. chilDren’s classes consist of morning and afternoon sessions for each grade level. aDUlt week-long classes are held in the afternoon from 1– 4 pm.

senD sUmmer oFF with a bang. enroll in our end-of-summer workshops for ages 4 – 12 the week of August 8.

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


beg, borrow or steal: appropriation in viDeo art workshop

orr menirom, the inaugural toni and tim urban international Artist-in-residence, conceived of and led a week-long workshop for teens during spring break 2016. prior to menirom’s residency, Art Center faculty ramona muse lambert taught participants several fundamental video techniques. muse lambert also assisted daily in the workshop. the goal of the workshop was to analyze, understand, and practice the use of borrowed footage in video art. this was accomplished through viewing and discussing exemplary work and also through hands-on practice. students Anna Clowser, greer Coffman, Catherine lewin, and William monroe each successfully edited their own individual video out of collaborative footage, citing inspiration from nature and feminism, humor and chance, childhood, and Native American culture.

new gas kiln For ceramics in memory of Christina Wijkman glickman, a new 16-cubic foot Alpine gas kiln was donated to the Des moines Art Center by her family. Christina was the daughter of ruth Wijkman and per g. Wijkman. she first took ceramics at the Art Center in the 1950s and continued classes at her high school. in later years, she returned to ceramics as a form of creative expression. Her home and garden were populated with her sculptures. Christina’s love of ceramics developed as a result of her experience in the Art Center’s studios; this gift will ensure that many others will have this same opportunity.

See page 15 for giving opportunities.

leFt to rigHt Artist-in-residence orr menirom, Art Center faculty member ramona muse lambert, greer Coffman, Catherine lewin, Anna Clowser, and William monroe

art samplerFree Family FUn

sAturDAy, August 27 1 – 4 pmstuDios AND museum

leap into family learning and discover art in two ways: by looking and making. participate in a variety of hands-on art activities and journey through the museum on an interactive adventure. learn about our classes, meet our instructors, and enjoy refreshments.

chilDren & Families oF iowa our Journey through the Arts exhibition and performance were presented by five girls from the Des moines public school’s District Wide program, a collaboration between the Des moines Art Center and Des moines Community playhouse. the exhibition was a culmination of the work they completed throughout the school year under the direction of outreach Coordinator rachael Jackson. under the direction of susanna Douthit from the playhouse, the girls wrote and performed improv skits for their family and friends. the skits touched on topics of teen pregnancy and therapy, while their art projects focused on self-identify and beauty standards.

Des moines alternative the Des moines Alternative group worked on a door design for the take back the Night event in April that promotes safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness. the door the girls designed represents trauma on one side, resiliency on the other. the door, now permanently displayed at the young Women’s

OuTREACH HIGHLIGHTS


resource Center, shows depictions of drug and gun violence as well as hope and resiliency. the students showed intense passion as they conversed with each other over the topic of drug use, which many of them have witnessed first-hand. this project allowed them the opportunity to express themselves in a safe environment.

pace girls groUpthis spring, teen girls from the girl’s group at pace Juvenile Center had the opportunity to move their class to the studios. each girl, accompanied by their social worker, visited the Art Center to engage with the permanent collections and find inspiration to create a related project. this program is designed to help build and nurture healthy relationships with positive adults in their lives. each pair was asked to choose their favorite piece of art and be photographed next to the work. later the girls were asked to create three fashion pieces based on inspiration they found in the museum.

the art center woUlD like to thank its 2016 oUtreach FUnDers.

art4moore

bank of america

margaret brennan

the bright Foundation

casey’s general stores, inc.

gardner and Florence call cowles Foundation

randy e. mcmullin

meier bernstein Foundation

Film Festival one world, one week, one Festival

suNDAy, september 25 / 1:30 pm tHursDAy, september 29 / 6:30 pm (repeat of 9/25/16 program) suNDAy, oCtober 2 / 1:30 pm (repeat of 9/25/16 program) levitt AuditoriumFilms are not rated, but intended for adult audiences. *reserVAtioNs requireD (see page 3)

established in New york City in 1997, the mANHAttAN sHort Film Festival receives more than 500 entries from over 40 countries each year. ten entries are selected as finalists in the annual Festival and are then packaged and distributed on DVD to participating theaters. Audiences from around the world unite not only to view the films, but to vote on them as well. Winners will be announced by mANHAttAN sHort Film Festival on sunday, october 2 at 10 pm est and the Art Center will also post the results on our website. desmoinesartcenter.org.

Visit www.msfilmfest.com for current information.

MuSEuM EDuCATION

pACe girl’s group participants work on a project in the Art Center studios.

MuSEuM EDuCATION


yoga + gallery DialogUe (offered the second Saturday of each month)July 9 / August 13 / september 10 / oCtober 8 8:45 Am / yoga with ben spellman (60 minutes) 10 Am / gallery dialogue 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. extend these virtues and stay for a brief foray in the museum where we’ll practice the art of looking and learn to share our observations, thoughts, and questions. 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 (see page 3) 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.

art spectrUms (offered the third Sunday of each month)July 17 / August 21 / september 18 oCtober 161:30 – 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 5–12 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.

baby & me Drop-in toUrs (offered the third Wednesday of each month)July 20 / August 17 / september 21 11 Am – NooNtours begin in the Art Center lobbyeach session is unique Adults are encouraged to bring their infants (pre-walkers) to an informal tour led by an Art Center docent. While conversation is geared for adults, babies love the visual stimulation of the artwork. (Note: strollers and front-carrying baby carriers are permitted.)

art center Drop-in toUrs (offered weekly on Saturdays)sAturDAys / 2 pm meet in the lobby

stop in for a conversational docent-led exploration of the Art Center’s world-renowned collection and prize-winning architecture.

pappaJohn scUlptUre park Drop-in toUrs (offered on the third Mondays, April through October)July 18 / August 15 / september 19 / oCtober 17 / 11:30 Am – NooN meet at Jaume plensa’s Nomade, on locust street

give experiences! private guided tours of the Art Center and pappajohn sculpture park make for unique and memorable gifts for people in your life who are curious about art. request a docent guided tour at desmoinesartcenter.org (education) or call 515.271.0328.

lectUreWays of Looking: How to Experience and Enjoy Contemporary Artossian Ward, writer, critic, and Head of Content, lisson gallery, london

tHursDAy, August 11 / 7 pm / leVitt AuDitorium / *reserVAtioNs requireD (see page 3)

During this lecture, ossian Ward will introduce his method to aid the experience and understanding of the most challenging kinds of work from installation to video and performance. through a formula created for his book, “Ways of looking,” Ward gives you everything you need to know about contemporary art without having to know anything about contemporary art. this failsafe set of tools is aimed at even the most skeptical viewers. How should you respond to martin Creed’s The Lights Going On and Off? How long do you spend watching Christian marclay’s 24-hour video work, The Clock? What does it mean to encounter dance or live performance in a gallery setting? Can conceptual art be beautiful? Who do you trust, the mind of the artist, the pen of the critic, or the eye of the beholder? Works from the Art Center’s permanent collections will be included in the lecture.


honorary & memorial giFtsthese gifts were received between march 1 and may 31, 2016. in memory of kirk blunckmr. and mrs. William Friedman, Jr.tracy levinetimothy and toni urban

For the recovery of Dr. louis FingermanWoodward and Julia brentonrichard and Jeanne levitt

in memory of miriam “mickey” lorberstanley and esther miller

in memory of chuck mettlermelanie porter

in memory of margaret parrotgreg and Deb bakerNancy baker

in honor of amy n. worthen’s retirementemily bahnsenHarry bookey and pamela bass-bookeymartha boesenbergpatricia Donhowe Kay Carpenter DoyleJohn and eileen eckertelaine g. estesstephen exelJeff and Jill FeatherstoneJames and Jillene Fergusonlouis and lois FingermanJeff Fleming and Carrie marshburn-Flemingmark Hill and Amy AndersonJim and ellen HubbellAndrea JensenDarren r. Jirsa, D.D.s.mary JostenDr. James and mrs. mary ellen Kimballpatricia Knighttracy levinesusan lundstromHarriet s. macomberpatricia J. mcFarlandmindy meindersmichael e. myszewski and martha JamesCleojean olsonKirk and sue patrickAnastasia polydorantimothy and rosemary rahmmickey ryanCraig and Kimberly shadurJohn r. taylorJeffrey thompson and ms. Catherine Dreissmary pearsall torgomantimothy and toni urbanmr. michael WallaceKay Wardellen yeeDennis and Diane young

ART CENTER FRIENDS

sUpport the FUtUre oF the Des moines art center Did you know that you can continue your support of the Art Center, even after you’re gone? it’s much easier than you might think. Here are three simple ways: include the Art Center as a beneficiary of your irA

Designate all or a percentage of your life insurance policy to the Art Center

remember the Art Center in your will these types of gifts allow you to have the peace of mind that the organizations you love today will positively impact generations to come. your legacy can be defined by what was important to you in life. to learn more about giving options contact Development Director emily bahnsen at 515.271.0338 or [email protected]. Formal wording for your will:“i, [name], of [city, state, Zip], give, devise and bequeath to the edmundson Art Foundation, inc., federal tax iD number: 42-0680419, [written amount or percentage of your estate] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

we apologize for the following corrections to the 2015 annual report: Dr. louis and lois Fingerman should have been listed in the $10,000 –$14,999 category. Judith and marshall Flapan should have been listed in the $1,000 – $2,499 category. thank you for your generous support.

2016 art center gala a celebration oF architectUre | Des moines art center + commUnity sAturDAy, september 17 HelD iN tHe NeWly reNoVAteD AND HigHly ACClAimeD AmeriCAN eNterprise group NAtioNAl HeADquArters builDiNg 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 gala will be held in the American enterprise group building, the only structure in Des moines to have received two national design awards, the first when it was constructed in 1965 by skidmore, owings & merrill, and the second when it was renovated by bNim in 2015. 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 week preceding the gala, the Art Center will present an architecture tour of both private homes and public spaces around the city.

seAtiNg is limiteD. For more information, please contact Director of events Debra J. Kurtz at 515.271.0336 or [email protected].

the Des moines Art Center gala 2016 is building support with:

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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. chef’s palette art center café lunch tuesday – saturday / 11 am – 2 pm classesstudio art classes and workshops are available for students of all ages. members receive 20% discounts on classes and workshops. Join today! art center tours Available year-round. John and mary pappajohn sculpture park tours Available April 1 – october 31 the sculpture park is open sunrise to midnight daily. more information at desmoinesartcenter.org

FroNt CoVer

Vivian maier (American, 1926 – 2009) New York City, September 10, 1955gelatin silver print; printed laterimage size: 12 x 12 inches / paper size: 20 x 16 inches©Vivian maier/maloof Collection, courtesy Howard greenberg gallery, New york

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.)

Free Flicks

summer on the hill

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. Art Center courtyard 5 – 7:30 pm / Admission: $5 (members FREE)

First FriDays

Celebrate summer at the Art Center with SUMMER ON THE HILL, a season of free films on the lawn and live music in the courtyard. Events take place the first Thursdays and Fridays in July, August, and September.

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 information contact Facility rental manager Cathy Williams at 515.271.0301 or [email protected].

JUly 7 princess briDe 1987 rob reiner, director 98 minutes / rated pg stars Cary elwes, robin Wright, mandy patinkin. live music by the brazilian 2wins! 7:30 – 8:30 pm

aUgUst 4 roman holiDay 1953 William Wyler, director 118 minutes / not ratedstars Audrey Hepburn and gregory peck.

september 1 to catch a thieF 1955Alfred Hitchcock, director 106 minutes / rated pgstars Cary grant and grace Kelly.

september 2 gabriel espinosa anD ashanti

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Documents

news...City and Chicago by the late photographer Vivian maier (1926 – 2009). maier’s photographs, created between the late 1940s and the early 1980s, were kept completely private