Controversial Demolition of Mary Miss Installation Reaches ‘Unsatisfying Status Quo’ After Court Ruling

The fate of an outdoor installation by artist Mary Miss installed at the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) is still undecided, even after a preliminary injunction blocking its demolition was issued by an Iowa court on Friday.Judge Stephen Locher of the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa concurred with the artist’s claim that, as outlined in her contract with the museum, her Land artwork Greenwood Pond: Double Site (1996) cannot be demolished without her permission. Locher, howe