SPECIAL EVENTS

Artist Jaume Plensa with his sculpture Nomade, 2007.

Fingerman Lecture: Jaume Plensa

Thursday, November 12, 6:30 pm
Hoyt Sherman Place Theater, 1501 Woodland Avenue, Des Moines
FREE admission; reservations required*

Jaume Plensa has produced public projects all over the world, from Japan to Israel to Spain and Germany, but is best known for the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park and closer to home, Nomade (2007), a popular artwork in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Plensa’s sculptures often involve light and invite interaction with the public. In Des Moines, viewers can experience Nomade from afar as well as by entering into the space of the sculpture. The work is lit from within and depicts a crouching figure, the artist’s son, with a “skin” composed of letters from the alphabet. Nomade exemplifies Plensa’s ongoing interests in the human body’s perception of the world around it and in ideas presented in written texts.

Art Center Director Jeff Fleming will commence the event introducing the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park and Jaume Plensa. The artist will then present an illustrated lecture about his body of work, featuring Nomade, and share his approach to making art for public spaces. We hope you will join us and learn more about this new tremendous feature of our capitol city.

This lecture is the twenty-first in the series made possible through generous gifts by Louis and Lois Fingerman.

*Reservations for this FREE lecture are required. Reserve your seats today by sending an email to lectures@desmoinesartcenter.org or by leaving a message at 515.271.0313. Please include a name for the reservation, a contact email address or phone number, and the number of seats needed. Confirmation notices will not be sent.

FREE Membership Program: We have launched a FREE membership program to serve members of our community who would not otherwise be financially able to join the Art Center. Qualifying families will be able to participate in Art Center programming, workshops, and events all for FREE. We also purchased a 12 seat van to transport families/children who qualify for the program.