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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Electric Fibers III, created by Leah Burke, hangs in Public Space One during the exhibition of 'Maintenance Mode' on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. This exhibition examines the importance of labor on artistic expression. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Art’s labor found

Tessa Solomon, [email protected] January 21, 2016

The ax descends, widening a wound in the thick tree trunk. Wood chips splinter from its side, scattering. After hours of exertion, the logger has reduced the giant log to a frayed stump. Then the labor...

Flowing into sculpture

Flowing into sculpture

Allie Biscupski, [email protected] August 4, 2015

As picturesque as a coral reef, Elizabeth Shriver’s art, displayed in the Chait Galleries, 218 E. Washington St., aims to pay homage to the free-flowing structures of nature. “I’m trying to achieve...