Salon Member Time Based Media Event

Event Details

Members of Salon ($250) and above are invited to an exclusive interactive gallery talk with Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter that examines the role of time-based media in contemporary art and in the Des Moines Art Center’s permanent collections. Time-based media refers to art that is dependent on technology and has a durational dimension, such as video or sound art.

Guests will discuss how to best experience this type of art in a gallery setting and walk through the works juxtaposed in the exhibition “Time Travelers”—including Mika Rottenberg’s “Cheese” (2008) and Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s “The Boat People” (2020).

Before the tour, mingle with fellow members in the Harriet S. and J. Locke Macomber Lobby as you enjoy popcorn and other cinema inspired snacks and refreshments.

Free; registration required by April 1. Space is limited.

Salon members click login at the top left to log into your member account and complete your registration.

If your membership has lapsed, renew in person or online at https://desmoinesartcenter.org/support/membership/

Questions? Contact Gala and Development Events Coordinator Jess Lane at jlane@desmoinesartcenter.org.

Tuan Andrew Nguyen (Vietnamese, born 1976)
The Boat People, 2020
Single-channel video, 4k, Super 16mm transferred to digital, color, 5.1 surround sound
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Moving-Image and Time-Based Art Fund and the Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc., 2023.32
Image courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York

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