Month: March 2017

“Overcome” is a video work that is inspired by ways that music was used during the American Civil Rights Movement.  It is one of the three components from Free/Phase: a project that conceptually remixes African-American freedom songs, thinking about how these songs are encoded politically, musically, and spiritually.

The Edmund Pettus bridge seen in the video is the site of the 1965 bloody confrontation between peaceful civil rights marchers and Alabama State Troopers.

Video Installation: Overcome

10 minute looping video, 2014

On display April 3 – 14, 2017

Lecture: Mendi + Keith Obadike “Sound Structures”

April 3, 7pm

Performing Arts Hall

Harmon Fine Arts Center

2505 Carpenter Ave., Des Moines, IA

Reception and viewing to follow.

Please join us for a brown bag lecture, Wednesday, March 29.

Gallery Director Joshua Cox presents “White Cube Wide World,” a discussion of the social history of art viewing and the role of the gallery in a global world.

The Anderson Gallery will be closed Friday, March 10 – Sunday, March 19 as our gallery crew heads out for Spring Break.  Happy and safe travels everyone!

The Anderson Gallery Lecture Series presents a discussion of the Anderson Gallery’s 2012 exhibit “Ape-Rope-Pray-8!” by Drake University’s Lenore Metrick-Chen.

Wednesday, March 8, noon.
Brown bag lecture – please bring your lunch, we’ll bring the coffee and cookies.