In this episode of Radio Art Center, which aired on January 24, Director of Marketing and Public Relations Christine Doolittle discusses what's new at the Des Moines Art Center and discusses the Art Center's newest major exhibition, Field, Road, Cloud: Art and Africa, with Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario.
The exhibition—which will be on view through April 19, 2015—explores the connection between historic and contemporary African art. Field, Road, Cloud: Art and Africa combines never-before-seen pieces from the Art Center's extensive African art collection as well as works from well-known contemporary artists like Nick Cave and Radcliffe Bailey.