People Inc. recently sold a large sculpture in the shape of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, which became a landmark in Des Moines, Iowa.
Media Company (formerly known as Dotdash Meredith) announces the sale of 23-foot sculptures plantoir (2001) on August 22, but did not disclose the name or the price paid by the buyer who was about to be relocated.
“We have finally confirmed it recently plantoiran art installation located near the entrance to the campus. ” Des Moines Registerfirst reported the sales news. “The deal was completed by an out-of-state buyer who provided a significant offer for the work. We only agreed to sell it after we provided the work to the local organization. plantoir It may move to new owners by the end of September. ”
The couple designed 2300 pounds of aluminum plastic and steel sculptures to withstand wind speeds of 120 miles per hour and were recognized by the World Records Academy as the world’s largest garden trowel sculpture.
plantoir Installed in 2002 on the former campus of Meredith Corp., downtown the city, in 2002, after a publishing company purchase to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Better houses and gardens.
Before purchasing by Meredith Corp. plantoir According to the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, it was also on display in 2002 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden in Manhattan.
People Inc. refuses to tell Des Moines Register Which local organizations offer purchasing opportunities plantoir.
The bright red trowel sculpture is also the second public artwork designed by Oldenburg and Van Bruggen. The first one is Crusoe UmbrellaThis is a large steel and polyurethane enamel sculpture commissioned by the Greater Moines Citizen Center and installed in 1979. ]
Another version of plantoir Currently installed in the garden of the Serralves Foundation in Porto, Portugal. plantoir,,,,, Blue Temporary exhibition at Channel Garden in Rockefeller Center, New York City in 2022.
