DESERT NEWS
By Scotti Hill
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| "Pearly Gate" by Levi Jackson is on display at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art as part of "Church vs. State: Contemporary Collecting Praxis" through April 11. (Provided by the LDS Church History Museum) |
UTAH---An abstract photograph of the Provo Temple, artistic scribbles transcribing LDS general conference and a hanging installation of decorative paper are among the diverse array of artworks in the new exhibition “
Church vs. State: Contemporary Collecting Praxis” at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. UMOCA’s “Church vs. State” links two separate art collections — from the state of Utah and from the LDS Church — and in doing so explores the ways art simultaneously augments and challenges Utah’s collective identity. [
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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: “Church vs. State: Contemporary Collecting Praxis” 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT; (801)328-4201; utahmoca.org
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| "Transcription #1" by Ben Howell is on display at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art as part of "Church vs. State: Contemporary Collecting Praxis." The piece is a large scroll with verses from the Book of Mormon written on it and is on display through April 11. (Provided by the LDS Church History) |
