Stopping in at Jimmie’s
Geoff Wichert takes a look at the incarnation of Jimmie’s at the Westgate Lofts.
Geoff Wichert
Geoff Wichert objects to the term critic. He would rather be thought of as a advocate on behalf of those he writes about.
Frank McEntire’s reliQUERIES
Geoff Wichert previews Frank McEntire’s reliQUIERIES exhibit, up this month at Nox Contemporary.
Jim Williams: The Beginning of Now
For years Jim Williams has been turning every inch of his house into a work of art. For one week a portion of it comes into public view.
What We’re Working On
The most exciting art event of the past month, the one that drew the largest, broadest, and most enthusiastic crowd of Utah art lovers—young and old, amateurs and pros, from those who can’t stop making art to those who just love to look—wasn’t the opening of an […]
The Smithson Effect
Geoff Wichert’s review of the exhibition at the UMFA.
Rio Gallery’s Homage
In an exhibit at Salt Lake’s Rio Gallery thirty Utah artists say thank you.
Eric Samuelsen’s Borderlands
A review of Eric Samuelsen’s Borderlands, the sold-out play now at Plan B Theatre.
Imitation: What We’re Working On
If you follow our daily posts you might have noticed the Deseret News article cited in yesterday’s Mixed Media that considers two Salt Lake exhibitions under a common theme: inspiration. Because we save the good stuff for our monthly edition, the dailies and weeklies occasionally scoop us, at […]
Jennifer Adams’ Y is for Yorick
A review of Jennifer Adams’ new book Y is for Yorick.
Epic Battle Over the Spiral Jetty
Geoff Wichert responds to the Tribune article on the Spiral Jetty and Epic Brewing mentioned in this week’s Mixed Media feature.
Minerva Cuevas at the UMFA Wednesday
Mexico City artist Minerva Cuevas speaks at the UMFA on Wednesday.
Indigenous Utah Architecture
Research for this month’s article on recent developments in Still Life painting took Geoff Wichert to St. George, where 21st century development around the Tabernacle impressed him as much as the painting he came to see.
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.
Memoir: recollection without tranquility?
Literary tastes lead to literary debates. Readers disagree about subjects and treatments, and one reader’s favorite book is the object of another’s scorn. It is ever thus, and should be; lively opinions make for better, more attentive reading. But what about entire genres? Even those who don’t love […]
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.
The Arc and the Sediment
“You have to be careful. This one will write it all down.” The question we asked ourselves was simple. What kind of writing wins Utah’s literary awards? In this month’s edition, we took a look at 2009 Utah Book Award for Poetry winner Lance Larsen, whose focus […]
Geoff Dyer and Utah
Magnificent Days: Geoff Dyer makes Utah a habit On January 14, British author Geoff Dyer went public with the story of his obsession for vacationing in Utah. He did so in the Financial Times, a London newspaper read by people who live in the world’s most expensive city, […]
Ken Sanders’ Bureaucratic Nightmare
Last year many Salt Lake residents, who are known for searching the news for local names and familiar faces, were delighted to see downtown bookstore stalwart Ken Sanders recognized as perhaps the nation’s leading enemy of antiquarian book thieves. In The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Allison […]
Is Dance Dead?
The art of ballet is at the point of death. Or it’s moribund, awaiting transformation. Such are the points of discussion between two of its foremost critics, Jennifer Homans and Robert Gottlieb. Homans is the dance critic for The New Republic and the author of the recently published Apollo’s Angels: A History […]
