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An Iowa Museum Renowned for Its Pollock Emerges From a Flood With a More Inclusive Mission
In the summertime of 2008, one of many worst floods in a long time hit japanese Iowa. Over six million sandbags had been crammed because the Mississippi, Cedar, and Iowa rivers overflowed their banks within the state, inflicting tons of of evacuations. The flood additionally did $743 million in injury to the College of Iowa campus, together with the College of Iowa Museum of Artwork. Because the waters rose, the insurance coverage firm Lloyd’s of London evacuated Jackson Pollock’s 1943 portray “Mural,” which was a major draw for the museum. Librarians within the library labored to evacuate hundreds of books, and curators and locals labored to get collections such because the Stanley Assortment of African Artwork to security. Close by, in Cedar Rapids, the African American Museum of Iowa and the Nationwide Czech & Slovak Museum had been additionally flooded.
Fourteen years after the epic catastrophe, the campus is now largely recovered and a brand new museum, the Stanley Museum of Artwork, has opened to the general public. However it’s not the Pollock that kinds the main target of the gathering. New leaders, a brand new constructing, and a brand new imaginative and prescient now middle the African Artwork assortment and notably the work of Black artists within the Midwest, similar to Iowa alumna Elizabeth Catlett.
Rebuilding the museum area after which rearranging the presentation of the gathering has taken years of planning and fundraising. As “Mural” toured Europe and america at varied artwork museums throughout the globe, the College of Iowa sought to maneuver the museum to the opposite facet of the Iowa river, slightly than rebuild the previous one. In addition they labored to convey on new steerage. In 2018, Lauren Lessing was named the director of the renewed museum. Lessing labored alongside then-chief curator Joyce Tsai — now the director of the Clyfford Nonetheless Museum in Denver — and a number of different curators, artwork historians, digital librarians, and advisors to diversify and digitize the gathering. Groups of curators added new bodily labels for items in English and in Spanish, redid the digital catalogue in order that professors or artwork historians may view works on-line by the Iowa Digital Library, and purchased new items that higher underscored the work of Iowa artists and alumni.
The area is designed for brand new views and reflections. Fairly than going through Pollock’s “Mural” or Grant Wooden’s “Plaid Sweater” (1931) immediately upon exiting the elevator into the principle gallery area, viewers are met with a current sculptural acquisition made by Catlett. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Catlett was one of many first college students to obtain a Masters in Fantastic Arts from the College in 1940. She can be stated to be the primary Black American to obtain an MFA, finding out with artists like Grant Wooden and Henry Stinson. The museum was extremely motivated to accumulate “Glory” in 2022 to enhance quite a lot of different works by Catlett. The message is evident: There are extra Iowa artists than simply Grant Wooden.
The inaugural exhibition is titled Homecoming. Its identify embodies much more than simply the bodily rebuilding that adopted the flood. Homecoming presents a recasting and contemporizing of the museum assortment. Within the course of, it additionally acknowledges quite a lot of Black collectors and artists missed up to now. Throughout the exhibition, there are three sub-installations: “Historical past Is At all times Now,” which presents a portion of the Stanley’s massive African artwork assortment; Visiting Senior Curator of Fashionable and Up to date Artwork Diana Tuite curated “Generations,” which recounts the lengthy historical past of the College of Iowa’s arts and author’s packages such because the MFA program and the Iowa Writers Workshop; “Historical past Is At all times Now”; and “Fragments of the Canon.”
Highlighting the African artwork assortment is a elementary focus of the brand new galleries. Cory Gundlach, the Stanley’s African artwork curator, curated two thematic installations: Centering on Material: The Artwork of African Textiles and About Face: African Masks in Iowa. Gundlach additionally labored with African cultural heritage specialist Boureima Diamitani on foregrounding the African ceramics within the assortment. The “Fragments of the Canon” sub-exhibition additionally underscores the contributions of Meredith Saunders, a Black ophthalmologist and artwork collector who donated vital items of African artwork to the college’s assortment. His assortment and his efforts to construct information of African artwork in Iowa had been largely unrecognized by the college till now.
Within the coming months and years, quite a lot of publications and new exhibitions will proceed the museum’s new mission. Derek Nnuro, the museum’s curator of particular tasks, is at present modifying the guide that will probably be titled In a Time of Witness, and that can accompany the inaugural exhibition. Alumni of the Iowa Writers workshops are contributing to the amount, with 11 poems from Iowa poets and writers together with Rita Dove and Carmen Maria Machado. In remarks to Hyperallergic, Nnuro famous that within the exhibition area and in its publications, the Stanley needs to offer a discussion board for listening to voices not at all times heard in museum areas.
Quite a lot of visitor curators have been invited to contribute to the museum. “Visitor curator exhibits are baked into the mission of the museum,” Nnuro notes, “and whereas we will probably be highlighting quite a lot of tasks and artists centered on the Black Midwest, we’re additionally incorporating extra indigenous artists and curators too.” One in all these tasks is in tandem with the Terra Basis for American Artwork, for an exhibition within the fall of 2023. Working alongside Indigenous historian and visitor curator Jacki Thompson Rand, this present will spotlight the Native Midwest. An exhibition on the Black Midwest may also open within the fall of 2024.
Though many guests should still initially come to see displayed works by famed American artists similar to Pollock, Wooden, or Andy Warhol, they may also be offered with the wealthy historical past of Black, Indigenous, and queer artists, writers, and photographers underscored on this new area. In rebuilding after the flood, there was the chance to offer a unique, extra various narrative. The brand new Stanley demonstrates that from Catlett to Dove, Iowa and her artists have at all times been extra than simply corn fields, butter cows, and bald farmers holding pitchforks.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
| T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
| T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
| T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
| T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
| T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
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The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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Video: Jay Higgins on Iowa’s defensive performance in loss to Ohio State
Jay Higgins discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz made his view of the quarterback position pretty clear after Saturday’s 35-7 loss at Ohio State.
No, the Hawkeyes are not headed for a change at quarterback, Ferentz said.
“We’re not ready, I think, to have a controversy at that position,” the longtime head coach said.
The loss to Ohio State again illustrated the gap between Iowa and national powerhouses. The Hawkeyes haven’t beaten one of the three giants of the Big Ten — Penn State, Michigan or Ohio State — since a 2021 win over the Nittany Lions. Against ranked opponents last season, Iowa was beaten a combined 92-0.
Perhaps you could point to the fact that Iowa at least scored on Saturday as progress. But in reality, Saturday’s margin was similar to those three games last season.
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The quarterback position wasn’t good enough on Saturday. Cade McNamara finished the game 14-of-20 passing for 98 yards and three turnovers — two fumbles and one interception. Just like the game itself, the quarterback play fit an old, tired narrative.
When, if ever, will Iowa’s quarterback woes finally be solved?
To be clear, quarterback production was not the only deficient area on Saturday. The Hawkeyes were beaten in the trenches — on both sides of the ball — and outgained 203-116 on the ground. Iowa’s defense also gave up four touchdowns through the air.
After Iowa trailed just 7-0 at the break, it got ugly in the second half. Ohio State is a legitimate national championship threat, and the Hawkeyes didn’t do much in the third and fourth quarters to show they could compete at that level.
“The bottom line is, you’ve got to play clean football against a team like this,” Ferentz said. “We weren’t able to do that. They get some credit on that, too.”
Kirk Ferentz on Cade McNamara after loss to Ohio State: ‘Cade will be fine’
Kirk Ferentz discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
Since the 2019 departure of Nate Stanley, Iowa’s quarterback struggles have been no secret. Whether it be Spencer Petras or Alex Padilla or Deacon Hill, Iowa hasn’t gotten necessary production from that position. There was optimism that McNamara, once a prized transfer from Michigan, would be the solution.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career, McNamara has fallen short of that.
The lowest bar for McNamara to clear as Iowa’s quarterback — taking care of the ball — is something he was unable to do on Saturday.
McNamara’s turnovers came on three consecutive possessions to open the second half, all but erasing any first-half hope that Iowa had managed to build.
Because Iowa lives in such thin margins, avoiding turnovers is paramount, even more so against a team like Ohio State. The lack of ball security was a reason the quarterback position was such a disaster at Iowa last season. Hill finished the season with a ratio of eight interceptions to five passing touchdowns.
McNamara’s touchdown pass-to-interception ratio this season is now 3-to-3. He was without a turnover against Illinois State, Troy and Minnesota, but coughing up the ball proved costly against Iowa State and Ohio State. An early second-half turnover against Iowa State this season gave the Cyclones life. Three against Ohio State on Saturday shut the door on a possible upset.
“We evaluate every position week to week,” Ferentz said about quarterback. “But we’re comfortable. I think Cade’s improving. I really do. It sounds funny with the turnovers today, I think he seems more comfortable. His timing seems better. And he was getting the ball out really well in the first half. We have to improve as a collective offense.”
It might go against popular opinion but to Ferentz’s point, McNamara started Saturday’s contest well, completing 10 of his first 12 passes. There is, however, a gaping hole in that argument.
Completion efficiency is not McNamara’s biggest issue. In fact, in the last two games — against Minnesota and Ohio State — he was a combined 25-of-39, marking major improvement from a putrid 13-of-29 outing against Iowa State.
But that extremely efficient stretch against Ohio State matters less if it amounts to zero points and also means turning the ball over three times later on.
In his Iowa career, McNamara has not yet thrown a touchdown against a power conference opponent (granted, a redzone package with backup Brendan Sullivan was implemented earlier this season, making it more difficult for McNamara to do so). But more troubling than the lack of touchdowns are the fact that all three of his interceptions this season have come against power conference opponents (one was a last ditch heave against Iowa State). You can also add the two fumbles against Ohio State to that turnover tally.
Iowa didn’t get McNamara just to beat up on lower level programs. When the competition level rises, he needs to do so with it.
“We just can’t turn the ball over,” McNamara said Saturday. “We had three drives in a row with turnovers. That just can’t happen. They just came out in the second half and they played well. They’re are a good defense and they’re a good team.”
You can argue ad nauseam against Ferentz’s assertion that McNamara is improving. But bottom line is, the fact that this is even a discussion is a problem. It was reasonable to think that McNamara would’ve been better than this through five games.
Iowa doesn’t need its quarterback to be prolific. Running back Kaleb Johnson solves a lot for the offense with the way he’s been playing. Iowa just needs McNamara to take care of the ball and make defenses pay on occasion when the chance presents itself.
In critical moments, that hasn’t been the case.
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson reacts to 35-7 loss at Ohio State
The Hawkeyes junior wound up rushing 15 times for 86 yards, but most of those came after the game was decided.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career — split between 2023 and 2024 due to injury — McNamara hasn’t done much to validate the excitement that once surrounded him. Ferentz has preached patience for someone who has been out for an extended period — on multiple occasions. That faith in him could still bear results.
But time is becoming of the essence for McNamara to change the narrative.
Said Ferentz: “Cade will be fine.”
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