"Greenwood Pond: Double Site" Letters of Support

On December 1, 2023, the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) Director Kelly Baum notified Mary Miss, an internationally acclaimed leader of the land art movement, that the DMAC plans to tear down one of the artist鈥檚 most significant commissions, Greenwood Pond: Double Site (1989-1996). The DMAC鈥檚 decision raises numerous legal and ethical issues and questions about the art center鈥檚 stewardship of the artwork and commitment to the artist. And it appears to violate the DMAC鈥檚 1994 contract with the artist in which it pledged to 鈥渞easonably protect and maintain鈥� the work, which opened in 1996 and was commissioned for its permanent collection.

亚洲精品无码一区 (亚洲精品无码一区) has called for letters to be sent to DMAC Director Baum urging that the demolition decision be reversed and to encourage meaningful consultations with the artist and others to find a solution that results in restoration of artwork and the development of a long-term, ongoing maintenance plan. 

Below are several of the letters sent.