Big names in world art
A star-studded year The local art scene experienced a star-studded year in 2018. Two of the really big names in world art visited the Des Moines Art Center for exhibitions [...]
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Posted January 02, 2019in Art News
Posted December 05, 2018in Art News
Moberg – 15 years against the odds
Today they represent 60 artists and work with 100 others from all over the world. The first time I visited Moberg Gallery, then known as Moberg Studio, I had my [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Art News
A German genius in Des Moines
Neo Rauch is one of Europe’s most interesting and wealthy painters. Orphaned as an infant, he grew up in the old East Germany, near Leipzig. He has lived life from [...]
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Posted October 03, 2018in Art News
Cosmopolitan elegance
Des Moines Fashion Week returns the first weekend of October. The four nights of stylish events will be hosted at Mercedes Benz, Splash Seafood and the World Food Prize headquarters. Street wear, elegance, evening [...]
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Posted September 05, 2018in Art News
Iowa roots artists and an illustrious german
Among the originators of digital printmaking and still pushing the limits of the genre Karen Strohbeen and Bill Luchsinger are two of the Midwest’s most successful living artists. They have been creating [...]
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Posted August 01, 2018in Art News
Woman’s Work
It’s not all degrading. Main gallery shows draw the headlines and the crowds, but the print gallery is where one finds the most educational stimulants. The Des Moines Art Center’s most recent [...]
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Posted July 04, 2018in Art News
Big art rules the summer
Salvaged submarines and the complications of ceramics Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) is hosting one of its biggest shows in years, certainly in the view of the art elites. “Sterling Ruby: Ceramics” [...]
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Posted June 06, 2018in Art News
Versatility of June
Versatility and diversity dominate the art scene in Des Moines this June. Moberg Gallery is currently presenting a summer show with 12 artists from all parts of America and Europe. [...]
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Posted May 02, 2018in Art News
Aesthetics of earth and sky
Three artists deeply involved with the natural expressions of the universe. Organic Forms, at Olson-Larsen Galleries through June 9, features three artists deeply involved with the natural expressions of the [...]
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Posted April 04, 2018in Art News
Laying the new rails
University of Northern Iowa professor Gary Kelley is probably Iowa’s best known and most successful artist. The UNI grad has received awards from the New York Society of Illustrators including [...]
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