Michael Wickerson's nine-panel bronze installation is near the front entrance at the South Branch Library in Kansas City, Kan.
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Michael Wickerson, associate professor and chair of sculpture at KCAI, stands in front of three bronze panels.
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There are six panels with vertical stacks of books "towering to the sky."
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A middle panel designed by Wickerson provides the perspective of looking down. It includes objects personal to Wickerson, like his grandfather's right-angle tool.
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Imagery on this middle panel "anticipates things going up." It was designed by KCAI student Keyan Alemifar.
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Wickeson describes this middle panel as "later in life, reflecting on things you know, like the golden mean." This imagery was conceived by KCAI student Lizzy Olson.
At the new South Branch Library in the Argentine district in Kansas City, Kan., nine 700-lb. bronze panels flank the entrance, some with images of vertical stacks of library books.
It’s fitting that the first career retrospective for photographer Terry Evans takes place in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo., at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a place where she took art classes as a child.
Charlotte Street Foundation founder David Hughes announced today he would be stepping down as Co-Director in mid-2013, after the selection of a new Executive Director.
The 300-acre Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens garnered national attention in recent months over a bronze statue titled "Accept or Reject." The work, by Chinese artist Yu Chang, depicts a headless, bare-breasted woman holding a camera, pointing it at herself.
Glowing lanterns in Kirkwood Hall hang from the skylight trailing ribbons at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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Floating altars adorned with candles, mementos and decorated paper memorialize Chavela Vargas, a legendary Mexican folk singer, and Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican novelist and essayist.
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Mexican Artist Betsabeé Romero discusses the next step in decoration with Israel Garcia, part of a team from the Mattie Rhodes Center.
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Betsabeé Romero and artists from the Mattie Rhodes Center leave offerings of sugared bread on an altar celebrating Chavela Vargas, a popular singer.
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Barbara Clark, of the design department at the Nelson, adheres tissue paper marigolds to the bottom of a column.
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Jake Ludemann, of the design department at the Nelson, fluffs a pile of tissue paper marigolds.
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Betsabeé Romero adjusts a display of books included in the altar that celebrates Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican novelist and essayist.
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Stylized books, sugared bread, and elaborate candles decorate an altar memorializing Carlos Fuentes.
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Israel Garcia, (from left) and Jessica Manco, from the Mattie Rhodes Center look for a place to add loaves of bread.
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Hands dusted with sugar, Betsabeé Romero gives a studied look to the altar.
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Under close direction from Romero, Israel Garcia, from the Mattie Rhodes Center, adjusts a laminated decoration on the floor.
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Glowing lanterns float between the marbled columns of Kirkwood Hall.
November 1st marks the traditional Mexican holiday called Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead – a time to celebrate the lives of those who’ve passed away. At the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, artists gathered recently to create an altar for the museum’s second annual Day of the Dead celebration.
