News + Initiatives Blog
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November 18, 2024The City of Bondurant, the Bondurant Community Library, and the Greater Des Moines Public Art... -
July 30, 2024Des Moines, Iowa (July 2024): The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the Des...
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January 25, 2024Entry Deadline: March 22, 2024 Opportunity: The Des Moines International Airport and the Greater Des Moines Public...
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June 22, 2023Opportunity Operation Downtown and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation seek an artist / artist...
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October 1, 2021In Washington, D.C., the National Cathedral has commissioned world-renowned artist Kerry James Marshall to design... -
September 27, 2021Written by Sophie Bernal It took thirty-six years for Paris to see one of its historic...
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August 5, 2021Des Moines, IA — Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (PAF) is pleased to present...
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May 23, 2020Rendered site plan of urban farm planned for 2308/2310 Lyndale Ave, Hawthorne, Minneapolis. Image: courtesy...
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April 22, 2020“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery… Variations of this proverbial expression can be found...
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April 7, 2020Share stories of diversity, equality, inclusion and equity. Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation presents...
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April 1, 2020There is plenty of space around me as I take my daily walk, I realize...
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February 5, 2020Des Moines, Iowa (February 4, 2020) – The 6th Avenue Corridor Urban Neighborhood Main Street...
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January 21, 2020Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation proudly highlights a grant award of $40,000 from Bravo...
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October 29, 2019Internationally acclaimed artist Andy Goldsworthy’s project at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art brings to fruition...
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October 17, 2019October 17, 2019: We mourn the passing of The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, renowned civil...
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June 22, 2019The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation is emphasizes that the spaces embracing public art,...
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March 20, 2019Des Moines, Iowa: On 13 March 2019 the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation partnered...
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November 20, 2018Who were the most influential people in 2018 contemporary artworld? ArtReview’s annual ranking of the world’s...
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November 2, 2018The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation in partnership with The City of Pleasant Hill,...
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October 6, 2018The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation proudly presents the world premiére of temporary, site-specific, public art...
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August 2, 2018On July 12, 2018, Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation proudly dedicated A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY...
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June 22, 2018At noon today, Friday, 22 June 2018, the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the...
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June 1, 2018Recently, The New York Times reported that the Salesforce Tower, the second tallest building west...
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April 12, 2018Jordan J. Weber of Des Moines, Iowa joins a growing body of artists that the...
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April 4, 2018“A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY” INSTALLATION BEGINS Des Moines, IA (April 4, 2018) —The Greater Des Moines Public...
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January 31, 2018Browsing through a recent Interior Design magazine, I read with great interest a project by...
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December 15, 2017Artist Chris Fox has created a mind warping public sculpture in Sydney, Australia’s heritage-listed underground...
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December 5, 2017Des Moines, Iowa: At the beginning of December, the painting called “Guardian Angel” (1885) by...
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December 1, 2017Today (01 Dec 2017), ARTnews posted a new article that heralds the important public art...
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November 9, 2017The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation says “Bravo!” Last night a thoughtful, exciting plan...
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September 12, 2017Des Moines, Iowa: The Polk County Conservation Public Arts Committee invites artists to submit an...
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August 31, 2017Des Moines, IA (31 August 2017) — The Polk County Board of Supervisors has authorized...
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August 25, 2017Residents and visitors may have noticed unique designs on large transit buses in their neighborhoods...
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August 14, 2017Greater Des Moines, Iowa: Installations are taking place on the regional Art Route DSM in Greater...
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June 5, 2017His trademark style has catapulted him into the stratosphere of the art world: 72 of...
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April 14, 2017RAGBRAI is an abbreviation for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. RAGBRAI began...
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March 14, 2017Italian artist GUE shared impressive images from a brand new installation he finished in the...
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February 23, 2017A friend sent me a blog by Keisha A. Blain about the artist Augusta Savage, whose early...
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December 6, 2016The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and partners recently completed the painted green dots...
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October 31, 2016Rendering of Kerry James Marshall’s “A Monumental Journey” by Substance Architecture. Public Groundbreaking Greater Des Moines Public...
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October 24, 2016Kerry James Marshall, one of the most celebrated artists currently working in the United States,...
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September 24, 2016Des Moines, Ia on 28-29 September 2016: The Truth Booth—a giant, inflatable, portable enclosure in...
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September 21, 2016At 5:30PM, Monday, September 26, Paul Mankins, founding partner of substancearchitecture in Des Moines, Iowa...
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August 12, 2016M12 Studio unveils a new public art project called SWITCH at the Iowa State Fair...
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August 10, 2016SWITCH by M12 Unveiling & Artist Talk | Friday, 12 August at 6PM | Iowa State...
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June 22, 2016First-of-its-kind, innovative project connects public art in Downtown Des Moines; expands into West Des Moines. GREATER DES...
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June 21, 2016Public art is art in any media that has been planned and executed with the...
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May 26, 2016Des Moines, IA — The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation announces that the artist...
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May 3, 2016May 4 is artist Keith Haring’s birthday—he would have been 58 years old. Recently, while...
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April 22, 2016DSM, IA: The City of Des Moines Public Works Department has launched a contest to...
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April 1, 2016Internationally acclaimed architect, Dame Zaha Hadid was the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of...
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February 18, 2016The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation is proud to welcome its leadership for 2016. The...
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January 28, 2016How is a historic bridge transformed into a dazzling work of art? Forbes called this public art project,...
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January 19, 2016“Filter Bubble” is a collaboration with Sarah Abu Abdallah (Providence), Sophia Al Maria (Doha), Abdullah...
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January 19, 2016The art that Hans-Ulrich Obrist is most passionate about doesn’t hang on walls and often doesn’t...
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January 18, 2016Apple’s “Start Something New” campaign aims to show the world how creativity is possible on an...
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January 8, 2016Des Moines, Ia: City Sounds: The Des Moines Public Piano Project invites central Iowa based artists...
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January 6, 2016For the artist Ellsworth Kelly, perfection had little to do with geometry. What he wanted...
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October 19, 2015Jessica Terrill, of Substance Architecture in Des Moines, was honored 15 October 2015 with the...
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October 14, 2015A unique public art experience in Des Moines, Iowa: The majority of the redesign of...
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September 1, 2015How do other places in the US and abroad made their alleys come alive? Jenny Kempson...
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August 27, 2015Jordan Weber‘s monumental mural is dramatically illuminated (below) at night. This dazzling artwork is located...
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August 24, 2015RFP and RFQ: ARTWORK COMMEMORATING THE VISITS OF CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND HIS FATHER TO IOWAIn honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s historic visits to Iowa as...
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August 13, 2015“Sky Ladder,” a pyrotechnic artwork by Cai Guoqiang. Off the shore of huiyu island —...
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August 7, 2015Jordan J. Weber (American, born 1984) is currently painting a new mural in downtown Des...
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August 6, 2015Des Moines, IA: American Enterprise Group is showcasing its newly renovated mid-century modern building and...
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August 5, 2015The temporary public art installation ‘Wading Bridge’ by New York-based artist Mary Mattingly will not...
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July 22, 2015The public is invited to dip their feet in the Raccoon River as part of...
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July 13, 2015Recently in Vancouver, British Columbia a skateboard competition transformed a park into a public art...
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June 29, 2015Jay Vigon’s art is the second of four original artists’ designs to be wrapped...
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June 25, 2015Des Moines, IA — The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation’s ProjectSPACES initiative, in partnership...
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June 11, 2015Thin glass bars cleverly crafted to move like wings make up Studio Drift’s latest body...
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June 11, 2015Today, “Percent for Art” represents for many U.S. cities the most important public art...
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May 13, 2015Fabio Lopez aka DourOne is a spanish multidisciplinary artist from Madrid. His self-taught style reflects...
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May 6, 2015Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s 1979 monumental sculpture is one of the artists first...
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May 5, 2015Manifest Justice brings together artists inspired by questions of social justice. Featured are more than...
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March 21, 2015Anish Kapoor’s endless black whirlpool has been spiraling like an angry vortex in the floor...
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March 11, 2015Despite strong reviews and a presence in leading museum collections, Doris Salcedo’s work has not...
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March 5, 20155 March 2015: Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that Des Moines, Iowa is one of 12 cities...
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February 16, 2015Christian Ernest Marclay (born 11 January 1955) is a Swiss and American visual artist and...
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February 5, 2015The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation welcomed its leadership for 2015 at a board...
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January 22, 2015Here is a flashmob performing one of the best-known works of the repertoire of classical...
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January 2, 2015Among the sunniest public artworks on view now through August 23, 2015 in New York...
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December 22, 2014Americans for the Arts, which serves a network of organizations and individuals, has just released...
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December 2, 2014Des Moines, IA: From more than 50 submissions the Innovation Investors with the Community Foundation...
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November 18, 2014Public art is taking to the streets of Greater Des Moines in a new initiative...
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November 9, 2014The “Lichtgrenze,” or Border of Light, a temporary public art project is meant to evoke...
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November 9, 2014Cowles Commons is really taking shape. The lights have been installed, the concrete base...
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October 31, 2014The artist said: “The first time I went to Hong Kong about 12 years ago...
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October 29, 2014The Kinetica Art Fair has featured multiple installations that explored light using the latest technology...
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October 13, 2014The BMW Art Car Project was introduced by the French racecar driver and auctioneer Hervé...
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October 13, 2014Renowned South African artist Esther Mahlangu recently painted two mural-scale works, which serve as a...
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September 26, 2014In Des Moines, IA, a new public art project by Jim Campbell will be installed...
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August 18, 2014One of China’s most well-known artists, Cai Guo-Qiang, uses stark imagery to shed light on...
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August 14, 2014Visit the Iowa State Fair and experience a new public art installation by Paintallica. The...
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July 21, 2014Artist, architect and scholar Cecil Balmond’s critically acclaimed sculpture H_Edge makes its UK debut in...
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July 17, 2014Ai Weiwei, internationally acclaimed Chinese dissident artist, and Navajo artist Bert Benally through a remarkable...
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July 14, 2014Moth is a sculpture of contrasts. The material (marble) that Mac Adams chose is heavy...
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June 30, 2014Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation is looking for professional artists to submit their ideas...
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June 18, 2014The rocking horse on display at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza is a 37-foot-high public...
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June 18, 2014“H” (Harlem) is a massive steel and light sculpture by Bentley Meeker. It will be...
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June 10, 2014Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit & Urban Design, “Dom (Variations)” by artist Laura F....
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May 15, 2014The DSM Public Art app is available now for free in the iTunes Store. DOWNLOAD...
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May 15, 2014Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation has been accepted into the Birdies for Charity program....
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May 8, 2014Damaged skywalk in aftermath of March 2014 fire in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Bridge of Aspiration,...
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May 8, 2014In mid-May 2014, a new documentary film about the Bay Bridge Lights art installation premieres...
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May 6, 2014In May 2014, Washington National Opera celebrated its sixth season of free opera simulcasts at...
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May 6, 2014Artist Mia Pearlman — along with Vito Acconci, photographer Marilyn Minter, and with help from...
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May 6, 2014What is 3d projection? Video mapping, a new form of art using light to...
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May 6, 2014The American design firm Choi + Shine Architects are creating very cool designs for electrical...
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May 2, 2014Long considered the world’s greatest living sculptor, Richard Serra just unveiled his newest work to...
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April 23, 2014“Art is inherently fluid, able to cross cultures and affect people regardless of geography, language,...
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April 23, 2014“Yes!” has been approved as part of Colorado’s Main Boulder Public Library’s renovation. The installation,...
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April 22, 2014In 1986, the artist Tyree Guyton founded The Heidelberg Project on an abandoned street on...
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April 17, 2014“I can fade from blue into the red of the sunset, so that...
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April 17, 2014An art projection by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei appeared on the 74-foot marble First Amendment...
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April 15, 2014“The very best public art fits seamlessly into the surroundings, serving a functional purpose while...
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April 4, 2014Janet Echelman creates delicate, fluttering nets for the sky, aerial sculptures at the scale of...
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March 31, 2014Bill Viola is without doubt the most celebrated exponent of video art. For the first...
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March 23, 201421 Balançoires (21 Swings) is a 2012 project by Canadian design collective Daily Tous Les...
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March 14, 2014A work by India’s foremost contemporary artist Subodh Gupta has been installed in front of...
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March 13, 2014Alice Aycock unveils a suite of seven enormous sculptures in aluminum and fiberglass. Called “Park...
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March 8, 2014Theaster Gates talks about the artist as catalyst and change agent in communities. Theaster Gates (front...
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March 7, 2014The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation’s Project Spaces initiative, in partnership with the Iowa...
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March 7, 2014Have you seen the sculpture park in Oslo? Ekeberg Sculpture Park is filled with works...
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March 6, 2014The underbelly of a major Vancouver bridge is going to be transformed with a jaw-dropping...
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March 6, 2014“Outside Time,” a new, public art sculpture by artist Dimitar Lukanov, was formally unveiled on...
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March 5, 2014Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority officials knew early on that they wanted the...
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March 1, 2014MAJOR TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART IN NEW YORK CITY: Alice Aycock‘s Park Avenue Paper Chase is...
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February 27, 2014Where does the creative idea start? What is the journey to the finished creation? These are...
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February 26, 2014Brooklyn-based IVÁN NAVARRO (born 1972 in Santiago, Chile) has a temporary public art project called...
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February 25, 2014Ithaca, New York: An homage to the late Cornell astronomy professor Carl Sagan, Cosmos is...
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February 24, 2014“Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: ENTER HERE” is a double portrait in film of the lives...
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February 22, 2014The artist Janet Echelman said, “For my sculpture She Changes in Porto, Portugal, I was...
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February 21, 2014Korean artist Do-Ho Suh SEWS unbelievable life-sized homes out of transparent fabric. This work is...
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February 21, 2014London, England: Momentum is a multi-sensory installation that immerses the observer in light and sound,...
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February 19, 2014Once a year, Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst awards the Wolfgang Hahn Prize to contemporary artists. Kerry...
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February 14, 2014Young Projects, a multidisciplinary design firm based in Brooklyn, is the winner of this year’s...
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February 10, 2014The Ship of Tolerance, a series of installations by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, was first...
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February 4, 2014This is an amazing look at the sculptor Michael Heizer’s career, first published in 2005....
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February 3, 2014Sun Spot by Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan was installed in 2011 at the site...
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January 31, 2014A new sprawling and spectacular public art by German artist Katharina Grosse in Downtown Brooklyn’s...
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January 20, 2014“Transformers,” a group of more than 20 Bulgarian architects and architectural students, has its public...
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January 16, 2014“The three-dimensional space transformed the letterforms into completely unexpected shapes,” Audra Hubbell explained in an...
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January 6, 2014News media reported today that a spectacular “kinetic cube” is lighting up Seoul’s district of...
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December 16, 2013USA Today published the 10 Winners in the ‘Best U.S. Airports for Art’ Readers’ Choice...
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December 15, 2013The Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has conferred the 2013 Award...
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November 25, 2013Des Moines, Iowa: Meet the man who created the dazzling public art project along Des...
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November 25, 2013Des Moines, Iowa: Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and Des Moines Art Center presents...
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November 25, 2013Post by Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation.
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November 22, 2013Kerry James Marshall, a noted Chicago painter, has been named to President Barack Obama’s Committee...
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November 13, 2013Des Moines, IA: A new public art work by Olafur Eliasson is being installed on...
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November 8, 2013“Expansion,” a mural created by artist Jun Kaneko, was dedicated Oct. 28 at the Court...
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October 29, 2013The dedication of the public art project attracted families and frineds and brought together downtown...
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October 29, 2013Anna Gaskell’s new exhibition called THE ROMANTIC EXILES opens in Cologne, Germany, on November 9...
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October 17, 2013This week the glass mural called Expansion by Jun Kaneko arrived in in the Midwest....
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October 17, 2013A long-time resident of Chicago, Kerry James Marshall is widely regarded as one of the...
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September 20, 2013Ugo Rondinone’s installation of nine massive, humanoid stone sculptures in New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza,...
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September 9, 2013Hurray! Spændende nyheder! A new work of public art by Ólafur Eliasson (Danish-Icelandic, born 1967) will...
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September 6, 2013Alice Aycock’s “Cyclone Twist” sculpture belongs to the Park Avenue Paper Chase project, which will...
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September 6, 2013“Groundings,” 2005, is an OSW project. It was the winning entry in the 2005 Melbourne...
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September 4, 2013Brussels-based artist David Mesguich’s installations bring a new dimension to unauthorized public art. “Paint, paste, and...
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September 4, 2013Jen Lewin is known as a new media interactive artist who works on large-scale installations...
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September 2, 2013Dubai, UAE: Installed in 2009, the Waterfall runs through the entire height of the mall,...
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August 28, 2013Gibbs Farm is an unusual setting for a sculpture collection.The North Auckland property, a sprawling...
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August 8, 2013Des Moines, Iowa: Through its ongoing “Project Spaces” initiative, the Greater Des Moines Public Art...
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July 25, 2013On the heels of Alice Aycock’s two-part retrospective Some Stories are Worth Repeating, shown at...
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July 25, 2013In June, Karen Rosenberg of The New York Times wrote that Alice Aycock was “a...
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July 17, 2013New York: Maelstrom is part of Park Avenue Paper Chase, a public art project which...
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July 11, 2013#smilesfilm is a worldwide participatory artwork by Yoko Ono that shows her longstanding vision of...
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July 11, 2013The US artist Robert Irwin’s new installation Double Blind is a response to the properties...
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July 11, 2013Buffalo, NY: The Burchfield Penney Art Center launched an ambitious installation, which transformed the zinc-plated...
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June 28, 2013Washington, DC’s National Gallery of Art hosts the city’s first solo exhibition of the work...
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June 15, 2013Since last week, tourists on the upper decks of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France——and eventually...
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June 12, 2013Sound artist Zimoun has completed work on what may be his most ambitious project ever—a...
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June 12, 2013Zimoun, a self-taught artist, is known for his sound sculptures, sound architectures and installation art...
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June 12, 2013This temporary public art project featuring Jun Kaneko’s monumental ceramic sculptures is on view through...
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June 6, 2013Aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi is a humble woman, but there’s nothing shy and retiring about...
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June 6, 2013Australian Aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi’s public art project is located in Paris, France—and, it adorns...
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May 23, 2013In mid-December 2012, the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation was approached about bringing back...
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May 15, 2013Ugo Rondinone (born 1964 Brunnen, Switzerland) is a New-York based mixed-media artist whose works explore...
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May 1, 2013Peter Gibson, aka Roadsworth, began to play with the language of the streets, overlaying...
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April 25, 2013Every year, Paris’s Grand Palais gets re-imagined by a famous artist, courtesy of the Monumenta...
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April 19, 2013Among the walking and biking tours, a downtown guide created by the Des Moines Bicycle...
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April 18, 2013Tel Aviv, Israel: A design for a new pedestrian bridge is constructed from a continuous...
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April 16, 2013Nine Mudras by Ayush Kasliwal at the canyon wall. ‘Mudras’ of Hands are depicted using...
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April 16, 2013Artist Alice Aycock is featured in the May 2013 issue of Sculpture magazine—check it out!...
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March 28, 2013Opening April 12, 2013 in Millennium Park is a major public art project which will...
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March 28, 2013Artist Jun Kaneko is internationally renowned for creating the largest free standing ceramic art pieces...
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March 27, 2013James Turrell is “the first artist who really stated unequivocally that you can liberate light...
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March 25, 2013JEFRË (Jefre Figueras Manuel), an internationally recognized public artist and landscape architect, has completed Unity...
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March 23, 2013Alice Aycock’s early works of art were often sited underground. “It was very phenomenological —...
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March 21, 2013Rick Lowe — whose Project Row Houses famously helped transform one of Houston, Texas’ worst...
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March 12, 2013In 2003, The Weather Project was installed at the London’s Tate Modern and filled the...
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March 8, 2013The City of Stamford, Connecticut used a grant to install light-emitting diodes on three sides...
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March 5, 2013The Bay Lights is an iconic light sculpture designed by world-renowned artist Leo Villareal. This...
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March 5, 2013A markedly more colorful sort of herd than the typical flood of commuters: 30 Nick...
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February 18, 2013Nigeria-based artist El Anatsui discusses his large-scale sculpture “< em>Broken Bridge II” New (2012) and...
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February 5, 2013The Museum of Modern Art has launched a major website documenting the printmaking of Louise...
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January 10, 2013In October 2012 Los Angeles campaigned for public school arts education and took its message...
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January 4, 2013A school of goldfish acts as an underwater orchestra in Hong Kong-based artist Henry Chu’s...
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January 3, 2013Two images from Candy Chang’s website with quote: “We recognize our own mortality, and we are reminded that...
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January 3, 2013Candy Chang is an artist who wants to make cities more contemplative. She is passionate about...
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January 2, 2013Upon completion in 1936, California’s San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge was celebrated for its beauty and...
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January 2, 2013To start things off, a major online database of the Italian Catholic Church’s art and artefacts (www.chiesacattolica.it/beweb) went...
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December 5, 2012El Nacional de Artes Plásticas reconoce la escultura ubicua de Jaume Plensa Working in a wide...
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October 27, 2012
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October 12, 2012Ai Weiwei poses with a handful of seeds. He is an internationally renowned artist and...
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October 7, 2012An impressive installation at London’s Barbican Centre, allows visitors to walk straight through a simulated...
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October 5, 2012Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is known for creating large-scale interactive installations in public spaces across Europe, Asia,...
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October 5, 2012Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (born in 1967 in Mexico City) is best known for creating theatrical interactive installations in...
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October 5, 2012Rafael Lozano-Hemmer talks about his 2011-12 exhibition at the MCA Australia.
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October 5, 2012Kari Altmann, New York, Baltimore and internet-based artist with interests in algorithms, art direction, and the...
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September 21, 2012The sculpture Thunderer by American artist Robert Craig was installed on Sept. 7 at 1420 Mulberry...
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September 17, 2012Mark Kane, former Garden Editor of Better Homes and Gardens, who lives in the Ingersoll...
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September 17, 2012Des Moines, Iowa: Artstop, now in its sixth year, is expanding into a 2-week, 3-weekend...
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September 17, 2012Peter Goche of Ames, Iowa created a functional sculpture in the Western Gateway District of...
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September 14, 2012PROJECT SPACES, a new initiative last year, will again transform highly visible sites among Des...
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September 10, 2012American artist Janet Echelman reshapes urban airspace with monumental, fluidly moving sculpture that responds to...
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September 10, 2012A wall inside El Paso’s new Antoine Predock-designed federal courthouse pulsates with LEDs. Shades of...
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August 24, 2012A group of American artists is using 450 balloons and thousands of light emitting diodes...
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August 10, 2012“The richness of the city is all the various cultures coming together, and the richness...
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August 10, 2012Sarah Sze’s Still Life with Path (Model for Habitat), the intricate sculpture flanking the High...
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August 1, 2012Paul Krugman of The New York Times suggested that establishing a relationship between climate change...
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August 1, 2012This is a very interesting article: Artspotter Sculpts Its New App To Be The Social Platform...
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July 22, 2012Artstop and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation are pleased to announce a partnership...
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July 17, 2012Two recently commissioned artworks displayed in the new Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport...
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July 17, 2012“Color Jam,” begins a summer-long occupation of an intersection in the Loop in downtown Chicago....
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July 16, 2012As he prepared paintings for his fall exhibition at the Vienna Secession, Chicago painter Kerry...
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July 16, 2012San Francisco Opera’s final production for the 2012 Summer Season, The Magic Flute, rides on...
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July 16, 2012A new, monumental sculpture by distinguished artist Leo Villareal. Largely inspired by the work of...
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July 12, 2012Renowned French-American artist and sculptor, Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (1911-2010) is best known for her contributions...
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July 10, 2012The street artist Peter Gibson, aka Roadsworth, is known for pushing the boundaries in the...
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July 9, 2012Located in the barren desert near Joshua Tree National Park, 15 miles from the nearest...
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June 12, 2012The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the City of Des Moines will celebrate WHERE...
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June 11, 2012Designer/architect Vito Acconci began his career as a poet and performance/installation artist. What interested him most...
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May 23, 2012“You think differently after you’ve experienced ,” ISU Museums director Lynette Pohlman said. “Really...
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May 8, 2012Des Moines, IA: The Jim and Helen Hubbell Charitable Foundation has contributed $200,000 to the...
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April 28, 2012Des Moines, IA: “We recognize that technology changes the way our citizens communicate with one...
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April 16, 2012The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation has announced three finalists for the 6th Avenue...
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April 9, 2012Motoi Yamamoto creates incredible sculptures and intricate mazes entirely out of salt. Salt has a...
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April 9, 2012Urban light artist collective, Luzinterruptus, use light in clever ways to create street art in...
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April 9, 2012BROADWAY: 1000 STEPS received support from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation’s Artistic Innovation and Collaboration Program....
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April 9, 2012"Veil" by artist Joe Biel. Each tiny television has a detailed painting in the screen....
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March 29, 2012In February 2012, Chicago, Illinois’ Millennium Park was transformed into a digital canvas of light...
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March 27, 2012The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (GDMPAF) has invited artists, artisans and/or designers throughout...
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March 26, 2012The exterior of the Hirshhorn — a circular cement fortress — could hardly be described...
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March 24, 2012Visiting the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall, England is a unique experience, offering...
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March 24, 2012SOUND ARCHITECTURE IN AUTUMN III, 2008, Welded chrome bicycle bell caps, 850 x 520 cm,...
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March 6, 2012The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation is partnering with the CITY OF DES MOINES,...
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March 5, 2012Rosario Marquardt and Roberto Behar, “All We Need is Love,” 2008–2009, at Miami International Airport...
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March 5, 2012Designed as an entranceway to the Riverwalk Station in Miami, Florida, the “Red M” creates...
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March 5, 2012In Austin, Texas, a group of people — artists, downtown residents, architects, and art advocates...
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February 26, 2012Mirror, a site-specific installation by renowned international artist Jaume Plensa, was recently installed on the...
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February 16, 2012DES MOINES, IOWA: Qualifications from artists, artisans and/or designers are sought to develop public artwork...
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February 8, 2012New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art made history in fiscal year 2011 with record attendance...
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February 7, 2012Parking lots are often-overlooked part of our daily routine, seen as a jumping off point...
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February 7, 2012Last week was the groundbreaking for the $50 million transformation of Dilworth Plaza, the public...
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February 7, 2012In a New York Times article today, William Grimes remembered Antoni Tàpies as “a largely...
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February 1, 2012Sonoma Valley, California is home to many notable private art collections, some of which are...
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January 27, 2012Choi Jeong-Hwa sees everyone as an artist and everything as art, or at least as...
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January 24, 2012The permanence of art and the legacy of physical artifacts are fascinating subjects. Temporary art...
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January 16, 2012The above quote is from Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. So let’s get ready to celebrate...
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January 16, 2012Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (1883 – 1970) was an American sculptor, author, engineer and inventor....
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January 9, 2012The DSM Public Art app is available now for free in the iTunes Store. DOWNLOAD...
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January 9, 2012“The Ring” installation by French designer Arnaud Lapierre in the Plaza Vendôme in Paris, France played with the...
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January 6, 2012American artists Doug and Mike Starn (identical twins, born 1961) are primarily known for working...
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January 5, 2012Steilneset Memorial is an unusual public art project. It’s raw beauty and haunting poetry emerge...
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January 5, 2012The arts editor of the Voice of San Diego recently published an interesting article; this...
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January 4, 2012Two large-scale commissions in public art spaces are lighting up the cold and dark in...
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January 2, 2012At eighty feet high, a quarter of a mile wide, and one and a quarter...
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January 1, 2012David Hockney’s iPad art goes on show in London… A major exhibition of landscape art...
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January 1, 2012ARTINFO’s international edition published today that Richard Serra’s “Junction” is taking its time saying goodbye...
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December 29, 2011A very cool project! “Madrid Río is a project whose audacity and scale, following the urban...
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December 29, 2011Since the late 1960s, New York-based artist Mary Miss has reshaped the boundaries between sculpture,...
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December 26, 2011A unique interior, designed by Studio Pei-Zhu for the Blur Hotel (now museum). Studio...
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December 26, 2011A 40-metre high piece of public art made from more than 2,000 steel tubes and...
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December 26, 2011Vancouver based Tangible Intervention and origami artist Joseph Wu has created an unusual installation called...
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December 17, 2011Internationally acclaimed American artist Richard Serra has made a new work, titled 7, which is...
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December 11, 2011The art daily.org reported that in spring 2012, the Hirshhorn Museum(Washington, DC) will present its...
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December 8, 2011England’s Yorkshire Post reported today that public arts project carved into some of the most...
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December 7, 2011Artist Will Ryman’s towering rose sculptures have been seen all over the US and across...
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December 7, 2011The following excerpt is from an interesting column by Anupa Mehta, arts consultant and promoter...
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December 7, 2011Just read that in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, a 100 sailboats — 8-foot-high artworks will be...
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December 6, 2011With the rest of the country gathering for holiday tree-lighting ceremonies, Leo Villareal has been...
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December 6, 2011Scottish artist Martin Boyce, whose works include a modernist reworking of a library table and...
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December 5, 2011The Daily News & Analysis reported that a new multimedia exhibition will feature public art...
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December 5, 2011I heard from the French graffiti artist Roti. He recently collaborated with City officials in...
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December 1, 2011During an October 2011 interview at San Francisco Museum of Art, Richard Serra explored the...
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December 1, 2011The music is part of a new public artwork, “Terpsichore for Kansas City,” which centers...
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November 29, 2011Just read in The Cornell Daily Sun online that the French graffiti artist known as...
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November 29, 2011Recently stumbled upon one of Solar Artworks’ installations. According to it’s website, the goal of...
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November 28, 2011Have you seen this? “Metropol Parasol” is the world’s largest wooded structure. A new urban...
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November 27, 2011New works, including a monumental steel sculpture, by the preeminent American artist Mark di Suvero...
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November 27, 2011The public art installation is called “Flaming Cactus” and has now taken over 23 light...
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November 27, 2011“That tends to be the nature of my work,” said San Diego artist and architect...
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November 27, 2011One of the highlights of the winter cultural agenda in Turkey, the sixth edition of...
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November 20, 2011The walkway roller coaster measures 11 meters high with a spectacular view of the surrounding...
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November 18, 2011'Sequence' (2006) by Richard Serra
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November 18, 2011Through November 20, 2011: The City of Durham’s buildings and bridges will be turned into...
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November 15, 2011Created by Asia Society Museum for its 2010-11 exhibition “Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool,” this App...
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November 10, 2011Walnut Street in downtown Des Moines has a new vision, and part of revitalizing the...
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November 10, 2011Three childhood friends from Brooklyn now living in NYC’s East Village have developed a wonderful...
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November 8, 2011It looks like artist Christo will (finally) get to wrap Colorado’s Arkansas River. On Monday, a...
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November 7, 2011Through September 25, 2012: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents Jim Campbell: “Exploded Views.”...
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November 7, 2011The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts for Transit program is running the exhibit in unused retail...
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November 4, 2011Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed will ask Scots to join in with Work...
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November 4, 2011Two light-based works are meant to electrify, literally and emotionally, the visitors and audiences at...
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November 4, 2011http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=51534 This article is about an exhibition at London’s Tate Gallery which looks at ways Lewis...
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November 1, 2011American artist Dennis Oppenheim (1938-2011) died unexpectedly last January and left behind a diverse oeuvre...
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November 1, 2011http://www.artlyst.com/articles/anish-kapoor-completes-his-eiffel-tower The 115 meter, 377 foot, structure at the 2012 Olympic site in London is being...
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November 1, 2011The City of Clive, Iowa announces a “Call to Artists” for it’s Art Along the...
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October 25, 2011The event Public Art for Rural Communities will be held November 11-12, 2011, at Coon Rapids, Iowa....
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October 24, 2011The Lightning Field Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation supports innovative art projects whose nature and...
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October 24, 2011Must see murals in Greater Des Moines include Edwin Blashfield’s “Westward” (1905), Harry Donald Jones’...
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October 23, 201131 Days/31 Ways: Art Ignites Change One of the largest mural art programs in the nation,...
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October 20, 2011“Tornado” is a new temporary public art project presented through the collaboration of the Public...
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October 20, 2011Bunker 599 Check out this video. During WWII European countries built a...
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October 20, 2011Artist Olafur Eliasson (born 1967 in Copenhagen) recently unveiled “Your Rainbow Panorama” — a large-scale...
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July 9, 2011Artstop Project Spaces will transform several highly visible sites among Des Moines' six Artstop districts...