Already the most dramatic wing of the Des Moines Art Center in terms of its use of light and space, the I.M. Pei building has reopened after a major upgrade to its system of illumination.

A nearly year-long legal battle between the Des Moines Art Center and New York-based artist Mary Miss has ended in a $900,000 settlement and sparked a public art advocacy fund. A nearly year-long ...

On Tuesday, the Des Moines Art Center reached an agreement with Miss, 80, to dismantle her sprawling outdoor installation, “Greenwood Pond: Double Site,” in exchange for $900,000, ending the ...

has been resolved after the artist and the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) reached a settlement that will see Miss receive $900,000 and the institution proceed with the work’s demolition.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines ...

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE DES MOINES ART CENTER AND ARTIST MARY MISS REACHED A DEAL TO REMOVE THE GREENWOOD PARK BOARDWALK. MISS FILED A LAWSUIT LAST SPRING WHEN THE ART CENTER TRIED TO REMOVE THE ...

The installation, which opened in 1996 and includes multiple walkways, pavilions and trellises, is built around and into a pond at Greenwood Park, just south of the Des Moines Art Center.

Under the agreement, the Des Moines Art Center will pay $900,000 to artist Mary Miss, who will end her effort to block removal of her work, Greenwood Pond: Double Site. The art center will remove ...

Miss' art installation, Greenwood Pond: Double Site at the Des Moines Art Center, is under threat of demolition. Courtesy of Cultural Landscape Foundation/copyright 2024 Lila Barth. DES MOINES, Iowa ...