The Smithson Effect
Geoff Wichert’s review of the exhibition at the UMFA.
Fiber Space: Surface Design Group, Weaving Guild, and GARFO’s Press Plush
Sheryl Gillilan calls textiles the Cinderella of the arts, but adds that several upcoming exhibitions prove that eventually, even Cinderella has her day.
Brian Hoover Video Interview
An interview with painter Brian Hoover on the occasion of his exhibit at Contemporary Design & Art Gallery.
Rio Gallery’s Homage
In an exhibit at Salt Lake’s Rio Gallery thirty Utah artists say thank you.
Chad Crane & Zane Lancaster at Kayo
A review of Chad Crane and Zane Lancaster’s “We’ll Have to See Some Credentials” at Kayo Gallery.
Sedona Callahan: Art and Soul
While growing up in the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park in the 1970’s, future photographer Sedona Callahan often practiced by shooting the murals that decorated her community. She may, or may not, have known she was documenting a significant and fragile historical moment for […]
Charles Fresquez at House Gallery
A look at House Gallery’s exhibit of Charles Fresquez, which comes down on March 26.
Hidden Voices at UVU
An exhibit at UVU’s Woodbury Museum takes graffiti artists off the streets and into the museum.
Where are you going, Still Life: Charles Becker at the St. George Art Museum and Phillips Gallery’s Brad Overton
Geoff Wichert examines the genre in the hands of Charles Becker, Vincent van Gogh and Brad Overton.
Nox’s DRAWN
A video look at an exhibition that embraces novelty pencils.
Documenting Life: Dorothea Lange and Helen Levitt
Dorothea Lange and Helen Levitt, two fascinating documentary photographers, are reviewed.
George Edward Anderson – Utah Pioneer Photographer 1860-1928: Heritage Prints at 15th Street Gallery
A rare opportunity this month to view and purchase Heritage Prints of early Utah photographer George Edward Anderson.
The Poetry of Art: Susan Beck, Bonnie Sucec and Ryan K. Peterson at Finch Lane
Some art is as concrete as the arranged objects it depicts or as prosaic as the theories it attempts to illustrate. But there is another type of art; one that revels in exploration of meaning and metaphor, its abstracted motifs and iconography lacking clear subjects or narrative purpose. […]
Have Enough Voyeurism in Your Life?
In 1992 MTV broadcast the first installment of The Real World and Reality TV was born, ushering in a flood of voyeurism and narcissism that has so permeated our pop culture that we no longer even feel the humidity. In Domesticated a group of Snow College art students […]
Beyond the Horizon: Stephen Foss at Julie Nester Gallery
In the February 2011 edition of 15 Bytes Geoff Wichert reviews Stephen Foss’ exhibit of enamel paintings at Julie Nester Gallery.
Brian Kershisnik Little Victories
” . . . For many, Brian Kershisnik’s paintbox is like the voice box of a diva . . .”
Read Geoff Wichert’s review of Kershisnik’s Meyer Gallery exhibit in this month’s edition of 15 Bytes.
New Frontier Take 2
Film has always been an exploration of technology, so it made sense when Sundance began a contemporary art exhibit as part of their annual festival four years ago that they would focus on technology-driven works. This year’s iteration of New Frontier, which was on display this past week in […]
Meaning in Form: Paul Vincent Bernard and Sherman Bloom at the Main Library
The natural landscape may be the primary subject for Paul Vincent Bernard and Sherman Bloom’s exhibitions at the Gallery at Library Square, but their abstracted works transcend traditional representations of the genre to investigate essential meanings and structures. Bernard’s series of painted iconic forms, abstracted from geologic elements, […]
