Des Moines Art Center, Mary Miss reach settlement over ‘Greenwood Pond: Double Site’

The Des Moines Art Center and artist Mary Miss have reached a settlement in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Miss in 2024 over the art center’s plan to remove her artwork “Greenwood Pond: Double Site.” As part of the settlement, the Art Center will pay Miss $900,000 and the Art Center will be allowed to proceed with plans to remove the artwork in its entirety, according to a news release from the nonprofit Cultural Landscape Foundation.