July Events @ Utah Museum of Fine Arts

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Shelbey Peterson, 801-585-1306
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts
July 2011

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:

LeConte Stewart: Depression-Era Art
July 21, 2011-January 15, 2012
In a groundbreaking collaboration, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Church History Museum have partnered to present joint exhibitions of over 200 paintings and works on paper by famed Utah artist LeConte Stewart (1891-1990). The UMFA’s exhibition, LeConte Stewart: Depression Era Art, explores themes of isolation and loss during the Great Depression. The Church History Museum’s exhibition, LeConte Stewart: The Soul of Rural Utah, will reveal the beauty of Utah’s early rural landscapes. For more information about the exhibitions and related programs, please visit www.umfa.utah.edu. The UMFA’s exhibition is generously sponsored by the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation and the Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation.


SPECIAL EVENTS:

Highlights of the Collection Tour
First Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm and all Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 pm • FREE with paid admission
Experience the UMFA galleries through a thirty-minute tour with a trained docent. No pre-registration necessary.

Third Saturday for Families: Ornate Frames
July 16 • 1-4 pm
Within the UMFA's permanent European collection hang frames almost as splendid as the paintings themselves. Use them to gather ideas for constructing gilded and flashy frames to surround your art at home.

Free Form Film Festival: THE LAND ALONE
July 30 • 9 pm
Break out the picnic blankets, it’s time for an outdoor movie on the UMFA lawn! The Museum is pleased to present THE LAND ALONE as part of the Free Form Film Festival. Curated by local artist Tyrone Davies, the Free Form Film (and video) Series brings innovative and groundbreaking works from around the world to venues in or near Salt Lake City each month. Check http://freeformfilm.org for more information.


ONGOING EXHIBITIONS

The Smithson Effect
On view through July 3, 2011
Experience The Smithson Effect, the most ambitious contemporary art exhibition ever organized by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Through sculpture, video, photography, installation, and sound art, this exhibition will introduce visitors to twenty-three of the world’s leading contemporary artists whose work is influenced by the legacy of artist Robert Smithson (1938-1973). Best known for his pioneering earthworks–the most famous is Spiral Jetty in Utah’s Great Salt Lake–Smithson’s significance extends beyond his remarkable interventions into the landscape. The Smithson Effect brings together work by an array of international artists whose practices have been critically shaped by Smithson’s art and ideas. This exhibition is generously presented by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.

Helen Levitt Photographs
On view through July 17, 2011
One of the great photographers of the twentieth century, Helen Levitt took the activity of city streets as her primary subject, paying special attention to the children for whom the street served as a playground. This presentation of photographs drawn from the UMFA's collection includes representative works from the late 1930s and early 1940s–when Levitt emerged as a key member of the New York School photographers–as well as later photographs from her long and accomplished career. Together these works highlight Levitt's astonishing capacity for capturing lyrical and mysterious moments in the everyday life of the city. This exhibition is presented with support from Albion Financial Group.

Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature
On view through August 15, 2011
This special exhibition commemorates the 100th birthday of abstract Utah artist Don Olsen (1910-1983). A student of Hans Hoffmann, Olsen created abstract expressionist works using volumes, colors, and shapes derived from nature. Through large-scale paintings spanning more than forty years, Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature will highlight prominent works from the artist’s oeuvre.

salt 3: Cyprien Gaillard
On view through August 21, 2011
salt 3: Cyprien Gaillard is the third in the UMFA's new series of exhibitions that showcase the work of contemporary artists from around the world. The films and installations of French artist Cyprien Gaillard (b. 1980) examine contemporary landscapes and architectural ruins of the recent past, engaging with artistic traditions of Romanticism and Land Art. His work will be featured in this year’s Venice Biennale.

**Exhibition dates are subject to change.


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Utah Museum of Fine Arts
University of Utah
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General Admission
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Adults $7
Youth (ages 6-18) $5
Seniors & Students $5
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Active duty military personnel FREE
Thanks to the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks fund, the UMFA opens its doors for FREE on the first Wednesday and third Saturday of the month.