“Newton” In Deficient, his current exhibit at Nox Contemporary, Tyler Spurgeon presents a series of semi-abstract paintings that probes the question of “who or what determines an individual’s value” in relation to a “societally imposed sense of inadequacy,” and does so in a frank and compelling way that challenges […]
“What do Salvador Dali, Alice in Wonderland, the Mona Lisa, and fortunes from cookies have in common? For one thing, they are among the ephemera collected by Shilo Jackson to be used in various combinations someday in a painting. That day is here as Jackson finishes some 30 […]
A review of new waterscapes by Robin Denevan at Julie Nester Gallery.
“Victorious 08 (Al-‘Aziz)” Andrew Kosorok is an extraordinarily gifted artist and teacher whose passion and talent with glass and design, and his zeal for authentic personal spiritual enlightenment and truth, are essentially linked and manifest in all of his artwork. Kosorok’s current display of work at West Valley’s […]
A review of Toni Youngblood’s Calligraffiti exhibition at Charley Hafen Gallery.
by Rebecca Durham For me, talking about chamber music is almost as inspiring as listening to chamber music — especially with those who are passionate about it. I had the opportunity to spend a delightful hour with a group of dedicated individuals who demonstrate not only their love […]
A review of Gerald Elias’ Danse Macabre mystery novel.
Renaissance artists had the Catholic church and wealthy patrons to fund their art projects. Jerry Hardesty has nearly 5,000 Facebook friends and the Kickstarter community. Who needs a patron with millions when the Internet allows easy access to thousands of people who just might want to invest as […]
photos by Will Thompson The Salt Lake Art Center is going rogue. Starting this month, they are moving their exhibition receptions to the first Friday of the month. They will still be open late on third Fridays during Salt Lake’s Gallery Stroll, but from now on they will be opening a […]
On September 25th, 2011 Utah artist and illustrator Pat Denner passed away at the age of 87. Denner was a fixture along Salt Lake’s Broadway district, where he was immediately recognizable in his fedora hat and yellow cadillac. Denner’s is not a household name, but you’ve seen his […]
Galleries come and go. Others reinvent themselves. (A)perture has done something in between. In 2008 Heidi Gress and Anne Cummings-Anderson opened Aperture Gallery in Sugarhouse. The not-for profit space, an extension of their public relations and marketing firm of the same name, was designed to provide a […]
A documentary on Tina Modotti, femme fatale of Mexico in the 1920s, and a discussion on 20th Century Mexican Women Artists – at Salt Lake’s Main Library, Thursday.
If you went up to Park City’s Fashion Stroll on Friday you might have seen Jim Rennert’s sculptures in Meyer Gallery. Rennert is becoming increasingly well-known for his “Suits,” series, which combines his business background with his enthusiasm for sports to explore the competitive nature of business. In […]
Local author Gerald Elias will be at Kings English Bookstore Tuesday night to read from and sign his third murder mystery, Death and the Maiden. Elias will be more familiar to the arts community as a violinist, associate concertmaster for the Utah Symphony and professor of music at […]
Tonight in Park City the Park City Gallery Association hosts Fashion Stroll, an evening devoted to merging fine art and fashion. Organized by Farasha Boutique, participating galleries will host up-and-coming designers from 6 to 9 pm. The event, featuring drinks and light bites, is free. There’s an after-party […]
The Revolutionaries:Vanguards of the 1960’s, RDT’s symposium on artistic developments in the 60s, is tonight, September 28, at 7:00 pm in the Rose Wagner’s Black Box Theatre. Join scholars in discussing the revolutionary concepts and controversial art movements that expanded the frontiers of awareness, challenged the status quo, […]
Edward Burtynsky’s The Industrial Sublime, now up at Weber State University’s Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery through November 22nd, was reviewed in the September 2011 edition of 15 Bytes. Earlier this month Burtynsky came to Weber State University, and before giving his artistic talk Hikmet Sidney Loe sat […]
Two events this weekend, Poor Yorick Studios & Spectrum Studios Fall Equinox Open Studios and controversy at the Escalante Arts Festival.
We return to our series of reviews of novels set in the art world with Shawn Rossiter’s review of Ernesto Sabato’s existential classic The Tunnel.
Stewart Seidman creates expressive acrylic works on canvas and with recycled FedEx envelopes that once served as his paint palettes, transforming everyday materials into compelling contemporary art.
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