The Des Moines Art Center is settling a lawsuit with artist Mary Miss for $900,000 and moving forward with its plan to remove her art installation at Greenwood Pond. Catch up fast: In January 2024, the art center announced plans to tear down the wooden boardwalk,

The artist Mary Miss agreed to the settlement, ending a yearlong battle to save her work. The museum said her piece, which it had commissioned, had become a safety hazard.

A nearly year-long legal battle between the Des Moines Art Center and New York-based artist Mary Miss has ended in a $900,000 settlement and sparked a public art advocacy fund.

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"I am so appreciative of the broad support that has brought us to this final settlement," artist Mary Miss said in a statement.

DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) --- New York City artist Mary Miss and the Des Moines Art Center announced a settlement of Miss’ lawsuit Tuesday that will result in demolition of the outdoor art installation created on the edge of a lagoon nearly 30 years ago. Miss will be paid $900,000 in exchange for dropping her claims against the art center.

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On 14 January, pioneering land artist Mary Miss and the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) settled their ten-month legal battle over the demolition of Miss’s outdoor installation. The artist will receive $900,000 and DMAC will go forward with the demolition.

The artist had sought to force the museum to repair her 1996 outdoor installation, while the institution claimed it could only afford to tear it down

Parts of the mostly-wood installation date back to 1989, and in recent years portions have deteriorated to the point where they have been fenced off for safety since 2023.