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A New Sculpture for Downtown Kansas City

Installing Michael Rees's Putto 2x2x4 (2005) at the site just west of the Folly Theatre at 12th and Central.
Installing Michael Rees's Putto 2x2x4 (2005) at the site just west of the Folly Theatre at 12th and Central.

A new sculpture by artist Michael Rees, a native of Kansas City now based in New Jersey, went on display October 20th just west of the Folly Theatre. It's the second sculpture commissioned by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art with funds from DST System Incorporated as part of a project to place five works of contemporary sculpture in downtown Kansas City. By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, Missouri – A new sculpture by artist Michael Rees, a native of Kansas City now based in New Jersey, went on display on October 20th just west of the Folly Theatre. It's the second sculpture commissioned by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art with funds from D-S-T System Incorporated as part of a project to place five works of contemporary sculpture in downtown Kansas City. KCUR's Laura Spencer visited the site earlier in the week and has this report.

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