{"id":106454,"date":"2026-10-13T09:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=106454"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:33:41","slug":"salt-18-amor-munoz-at-umfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/salt-18-amor-munoz-at-umfa\/","title":{"rendered":"salt 18 \u2014 Amor Mu\u00f1oz at UMFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-106455\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1504.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><strong>SALT LAKE CITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 24, 2026 \u2013 June 6, 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reception:<\/strong> Friday, October 23, 6\u20139 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico City-based artist Amor Mu\u00f1oz explores the intersections of technology, craft, labor, and biology in salt 18, an exhibition centered on corn as a carrier of memory, cultural exchange, and generational knowledge. The exhibition features KaleidescopElote, an immersive installation built from enlarged resin kernels. Combining an interactive digital kaleidoscope of stars and seeds with augmented-reality sound, the sculpture responds to visitors\u2019 movements. Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s work connects contemporary technologies with longstanding systems of knowledge, examining relationships among agriculture, architecture, celestial observation, and the natural world. An accompanying publication includes an essay by UMFA curator Dr. Emily Lawhead.<\/p>\n<p>The opening reception will include treats, music provided by DJ Drew, and a chance to mingle with artist <a title=\"https:\/\/amormunoz.net\/about-the-artist\/\" href=\"https:\/\/amormunoz.net\/about-the-artist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"ugc nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\">Amor Mu\u00f1oz<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umfa.utah.edu\/exhibition\/salt-18-amor-munoz\/\">Utah Museum of Fine Arts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>410 Campus City Dr. SLC, 84112<\/p>\n<p>Admission for opening is free<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/salt-18-public-opening-tickets-1999726673311\">RSVP Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SALT LAKE CITY<br \/>\nOctober 24, 2026 \u2013 June 6, 2027<br \/>\nReception: Friday, October 23, 6\u20139 p.m.<br \/>\nMexico City-based artist Amor Mu\u00f1oz explores the intersections of technology, craft, labor, and biology in salt 18, an exhibition centered on corn as a carrier of memory, cultural exchange, and generational knowledge&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":106456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibitions","category-salt_lake_area"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2027-06-07 00:00:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[0],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1503.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106454"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106459,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106454\/revisions\/106459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}