Des Moines, Iowa: Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and Des Moines Art Center presents a public lecture by acclaimed artist Jun Kaneko at 6:30pm, Thursday, December 12 in Levitt Auditorium, Des Moines Art Center.
Join residents, neighbors, friends and colleagues! Space in Levitt Auditorium is limited for the Kaneko lecture. Please make your FREE reservations online or by phone at 515.271.0313.
Jun Kaneko (American, born Japan 1942) recently completed a two-part, major public art project along the Principal Riverwalk in downtown Des Moines, located at Court Avenue and Water Street. Five untitled Dangos, hand built glazed ceramic sculptures are integrated into the plaza at the HubSpot. The monumental blown, fused and tempered glass mural, titled “Expansion,” was commissioned for the Court Avenue Pump Station and to unite the two spaces and enhance the intersection.