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Label Text The Art center placed a new sculpture by the artist Ai Weiwei in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park this past fall and accessioned it into the permanent collections. Iron Tree Trunk (2015), is a massive cast of a tree form from the Jiangxi Province of China. Referencing both the cultural tradition of finding poetry and contemplation in natural phenomena as well as the challenges inherent in China's rush to industrialization, this multi-layered sculpture adds significantly to the collection of works in the park and enhances its position as one of the most noteworthy public art spaces in the country. Funds for this purchase were generously provided by John and Mary Pappajohn. This is the third work by the artist to enter the collections. Source: News Jan, Feb, Mar 2019
Published References"John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park", Lea Rosson DeLong, ed., Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, 1923, pp. 28-31
DimensionsOverall: 198 × 76 3/4 × 39 3/8 in. (503 × 195 × 100 cm)
Accession Number 2018.43
Classificationssculpture

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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

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Iron Tree Trunk
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines