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FIRST FRIDAY
FRI, AUG 3, 2012, 8:00 - 10:00 PM
  Please join us for our First Friday event, a monthly celebration of the contemporary art world with amazing exhibitions, music, food, and cash bar.
August's First Friday features the opening of Alex Israel:AS IT LAYS, and music by DJ/DC.More
MEET THE ARTIST: Join Alex Israel at 7 PM for an Art Talk about the talk show you've been waiting for...
For AS IT LAYS, Israel interviewed 30 quintessentially Southern Californian characters including Melanie Griffith, Quincy Jones, Oliver Stone, Christina Ricci, and Bret Easton Ellis.
Beyond the din of flashbulbs and paparazzi, Israel's talk show format and style of questioning bring the camera into a focus that levels the mystique of fame to the everyday existentialism of defining the self through Coke vs. Pepsi queries.
A graduate from Yale, Israel also received his MFA from USC in 2010.
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| ALEX ISRAEL: AS IT LAYS
AUG 3-SEP 29, 2012
  Los Angeles-based artist Alex Israel uses Hollywood as a material to produce videos, objects, performances, and installations. AS IT LAYS, 2012 employs the television talk-show format as a platform to produce contemporary portraits.
Creating sets from his own flat and backdrop artworks, Israel has interviewed some of Hollywood's most fascinating personalities in a manner that is uncomfortably blank and stoic.
In each episode, Israel, in the role of TV host, peppers his guest with randomly selected questions. The result is a tour de force of absurdity as celebrities from Marilyn Manson to Rosanna Arquette to Vidal Sassoon respond to questions such as: "Have you ever thrown a party when your parents were out of town?", "What are the key ingredients for your dream salad?", and "Have you ever been arrested?".
AS IT LAYS is the talk show you've been waiting for...and UMOCA is proud to present nearly five hours of this portraiture of celebrity culture. More |
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MR.WINKLE: OBJECT OF PROJECTION
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LARA JO REGAN
JUL 6-OCT 20, 2012
The cutest dog in the world has come to Salt Lake City!
What IS Mr. Winkle? A stuffed animal? A golf club cover? A cat in a dog suit? Such imaginative interpretations of her former stray pup is what inspired Lara Jo Regan to create a photo series that captured the world's imagination, transforming Mr. Winkle into an international cult hero and one of the world's first internet celebrities.
For 10 years, award-winning documentary photographer Regan worked with Mr. Winkle as her muse. Creating hundreds of photographic tableaux with Mr. Winkle as the star, her images draw influence from 19th century portrait photography and 20th century art practices.More
Big Top Winkle will be screened every Saturday at 1 PM, now through Oct. 20, in the UMOCA auditorium. |
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CANTASTORIA
JUN 5-SEP 15, 2012
Cantastoria is an exploration of how contemporary artists continue to function as did bards in preliterate cultures, communicating their ideas through language, song, storytelling, and lyricism.
The exhibition features work, by a panoply of artists from Utah and around the world, highlighting the languages we have lost, as well as those that have yet to be discovered. More |
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CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI: CASTING JESUS
JUN 5-JUL 28, 2012
For nearly two millennia, artists who have depicted Jesus Christ in their work have made difficult decisions about the appearance of the person playing that role. In Casting Jesus (2011), Christian Jankowski allows the viewer to become a fly on the wall, observing a distinguished panel of representatives from the Vatican engage in the process of casting actors for the role of Jesus Christ.
By contrasting the acknowledged earnestness and religious faith of the jurors with a selection process that borrows heavily from pop culture mainstays such as American Idol, Casting Jesus thoughtfully explores the difficulties and absurdities in human efforts to encompass the divine.More |
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MARK HEDENGREN: THE INVINCIBILITY FABLE
MAY 4- AUG 18, 2012
 The Invincibility Fable is a survey of over 30 color photographs taken from his series Cliff Jumpers, a project that spanned nearly two years while Hedengren traveled across the nation. His images depict the exuberant youth culture found at swimming holes across the American South and Mountain West, oblivious to the dangers posed by rocks and water. More
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FAMILY ART SATURDAY: History Singing
AUG 11, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Learn how to create an accordion book to fill with your travels and tales...reflecting themes found in the exhibition Cantastoria.
Family Art Saturday is free and provides a great opportunity for kids and adults to make an innovative piece of art while learning about the exhibitions at UMOCA. More
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LOCALS ONLY GALLERY SUBMISSIONS We are now taking submissions for the Locals Only Gallery. Submissions are due July 27, 2012. The Locals Only Gallery is one manifestation of UMOCAs commitment to the local art community, ensuring that local artists have a presence here at all times. Local artists are to propose uses for the Locals Only Gallery from site-specific installations to artist-curated shows, with a modest allowance provided by UMOCA to cover the cost of time and materials. More |
KUED WOMEN AND GIRLS LEAD SERIES: STRONG! AUG 8, 7:00 PM
Weightlifter Cheryl Haworth struggles to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its inevitable end. More
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THE ART SHOP ARTIST OF THE MONTH This month's featured Artist of the Month is Emily King. King exposes the Disney princesses' enchanting sparkle using painterly brush strokes and do-it-yourself craft components dramatizing the princesses' kitsch qualities. King's postcards and other local artwork can be found in UMOCA's Art Shop! More |
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR FALL STUDIO CLASSES
Register for studio art classes at the Salt Lake Art Center School. Courses are available for all skill levels in photography and digital imaging. Check class schedules and prices here. |
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