An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter by César Aira
The latest installment in our review of novels set in the art world, Shawn Rossiter reviews a novel by Argentine author Cesar Aira.
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UTAH'S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Passages: Sam Wellers, Library Sale & Utah Book Award
Over eighty years after they first began, Sam Weller’s Bookstore is still in business and in the process of moving to their new 10,000 square foot location at Trolley Square Mall. They’ll be leaving their long-time space at the historic David Keith Building on Salt Lake’s Main Street […]
Morphing Leonardo: Artists’ Residencies at the New Museum
By Ann Poore “Great things take a long time,” muses Jann Haworth, director of artist residencies at Salt Lake City’s new art and science museum, “and Leonardo was no stranger to taking a long time over things.” She has been involved for six years now and acknowledges that […]
Camilla Taylor Comes Back to Utah
Camilla Taylor, a native of Provo and graduate of the University of Utah, is back in town this week with a solo exhibit and printmaking workshop at Saltgrass Printmakers, as well as an appearance (of her work) at Art Meets Fashion. Taylor is a printmaker by trade and […]
Beth Krensky, Kristina Lenzi, Holly Gornik and other Mixed Media
It struck us as odd the first time we saw 15 Bytes used as a reference source (in a Master’s Thesis we came across in the mid naughts); but it really shouldn’t have, since we’ve become the main source for information on Utah art. Now we see references […]
Artist Profile: Shilo Jackson
“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 […]
Robin Denevan: Is and Is Not
A review of new waterscapes by Robin Denevan at Julie Nester Gallery.
Toni Youngblood: Calligraffiti
A review of Toni Youngblood’s Calligraffiti exhibition at Charley Hafen Gallery.
Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake
It was a dark and stormy night The Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City was born at a Halloween party in the fall of 1966. Some friends had gathered in the Avenues and founding member Gale Dick recalls discussing chamber music with another guest at the party. […]
Jerry Hardesty’s Kickstarter Experiment
“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 […]
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PasteUps: Swinj Productions, Urban Art and SL Art Center’s First Fridays
The Salt Lake Art Center likes throwing parties and beginning in October they will be throwing one every first Friday as they open a new exhibit. They recently threw a party over at Neighborhood House, where Swinj Productions, the team responsible for the mural on the Salt Lake […]
In Memoriam: Pat Denner
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. In the October 2011 edition of 15 Bytes we remember […]
Art Meets Fashion
Galleries come and go. Others reinvent themselves. (A)perture has done something in between. In February of this year, Heidi Gress and Anne Cummings-Anderson decided to leave their brick-and-mortar space on 9th East, but they continue to operate with a similar mission. Focusing on their strength, which was always […]
Crossing Borders: Tina Modotti, Frida Kahlo and Women Artists in Mexico
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.
Glenda Smith
Glenda Smith is a transplant from Los Angeles, who now lives in Ogden. She paints from the most remote corners of her soul, freeing the emotions she encounters onto the canvas. 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 […]
Jim Rennert: Playing With Fire
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 […]
Gerald Elias at Kings English
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 […]
Fashion Stroll and Sugarhouse Stroll
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 […]
