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Past Exhibitions

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Hedda Sterne (American, 1910–2011) Six Cylinder Engine, 1961 Oil and enamel on canvas 34 x 26 inches Image provided as courtesy of John Deere

Hedda Sterne: Imagination and Machine

January 10 - April 15, 2020

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Anja Niemi (Norwegian, born 1976) The Fictional Road Trip, 2018 Chromogenic print 44 x 59 inches ©Anja Niemi. Photo courtesy the Ravestijn Gallery.

Monument Valley

October 5, 2019 - January 12, 2020

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Queer Abstraction

June 1 - September 8, 2019

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Lea Grundig, (German, 1906 - 1977) Kinder spielen Erschießen (Children Play War), plate 4 from the series "Unterm Hakenkreuz (Under the Swatstika)," 1934 Drypoint on heavy cream wove paper Plate: 5 3/8 x 9 13/16 inches Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Edmunson Art Foundation, Inc., 2018.19

Lea Grundig’s Anti-Fascist Art

May 10 - August 4, 2019

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Susan Collis: Without You The World Goes On

January 26 - May 12, 2019

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Ken Heyman (American, born 1930) ​Hip Shot: Dog in Sunglasses in front of beauty supply shop, c.1985 Silver gelatin print Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.) Image: 12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (32.4 x 22.2 cm.) Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Andrew Tomback and Sally Strauss, 2012.110 Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

The Elephant in the Room: Animal as Model

February 28 - May 5, 2019

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