Salt Lake City, UT
March 7 – May 3, 2025
The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) presents Trust Issues, a solo exhibition by artist Amanda Smith. Fascinated by the subjectivity of truth and belief, Smith’s work examines how systems of authority and faith shape collective perspectives, life choices, and realities.
“What unites the work is its exploration of the forces—both visible and invisible—that define certainty, such as culture, politics, religion, economy, neurology, biology, community, and family,” says Smith.
In Trust Issues, Smith uses the lens of fairy tales to explore the relativity of belief systems—from atheism to religious devotion to political ideologies—reflecting her own personal experience with facts.
“I like data. I find faith difficult,” Smith explains. “Our world is changing so fast that it’s almost impossible for us to appropriately categorize the overstimulating abundance of information into fact or opinion, making the veracity of even the simple data points hard to determine. In addition to being overwhelming and confusing, this unchecked digital deluge of under-corroborated information is scary because it’s revolutionizing humanity at lightning speed and nobody can predict where we’ll land, or what will remain of truth.”
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Projects Gallery, Upper Level)
20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Museum Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Admission: Free & Open to the Public
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