Exhibitions

Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn stands at a podium talking for an artist lecture.
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Artist Lecture: Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn

Recorded on May 4, 2025 at the Des Moines Art Center. This lecture features artist Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn. Nguyễn’s absorbing video “The Boat People” (2020), was a major element of the exhibition “Time Travelers” (on...

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Three people standing and smiling, posing for a photo together—From left: Tom Worthen, Dale Jansen, and Amy Worthen at the Inauguration of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates, Central Park, New York, 2005. Photo by Maria Worthen.
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Amy N. Worthen Lecture

Recorded on June 1, 2025 at the Des Moines Art Center. This lecture was led by Amy N. Worthen, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Emerita, Des Moines Art Center. The talk was inspired by the...

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Samantha Box in Conversation with Luke Williams
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Samantha Box in Conversation with Luke Williams

Recorded on December 15, 2024 at the Des Moines Art Center. Luke Williams is a scholar, artist, organizer, and critic of 20th and 21st century Black performance and visual cultures. His work, which spans embodiment,...

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