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Show Page A-1- Openings 1989 4 Arris Discover diveirsiiy off Enterxajnment art .at U. campus galleries Though the museum's immediate entrance is full of the over-decorati- ve baroque paintings, tapestries and period furniture that grandma would ooh and aah at, the museum also has an N ear to what's happening on the contemporary art scene. This work can be found at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, which is just one of the places on the U. campus where students can discover art. Student and faculty artwork is displayed in the Art and Architecture Center and the Union Building. 4,000-year-o- ld Utah Museum of Fine Arts hosts exhibits from traditional to contemporary throughout the campus, many By David W. Medina are surprised to learn that the U. is also host to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Chronicle Art Critic When one thinks of places to view art, one rarely thinks of the University of Utah campus. Few students are aware of the diversity of art offered here at the U. Besides the small galleries and various display spaces located J The museum, adjoining the Arts and Architecture Center, is open to students and guests Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. And although the word "Utah" may not seem synonymous with art, don't be misled by the museum's title. Though the museum's immediate entrance is full of the figure in art and was the baroque packed full of the cutting-edgand paintings, tapestries period avant-gard- e styles one expects furniture that grandma would to find in New York but is ooh and aah at, the museum pleasantly surprising to find in also has an ear to what's Utah. over-decorati- ve e, happening on the contemporary art scene. , In proving so, the museum recently played host to a traveling show from New York City's Whitney Museum. The show's theme was the return of On an academic level, a rare show from the U.S.S.R. Academy of Arts was recently exhibited at the museum. The show, featuring the best of Soviet student work, provided audiences with a glimpse of the traditional style and high level of competence that the Soviet Union has been able to achieve I doors. And although they won't be what you find on the museum walls, many pieces by such contemporary greats as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, ; Robert Rouchenberg, Red Grooms and Claes Oldenberg are see "campus art" on page ttlfate Grass in Splendor Just east of Fort Douglas lies the University's best kept secret: a world class botanical garden. Red Butte Gardens provides a secjuded creekside setting for study, conceits, weddings, botanical enlightenment or contemplation. 4 Visit us daily 9 a.m. to sunset. University of Utah Red Butte Gardens 1$ 581-532- 2 11f Extended Quarter Opening Hours -- Saturday 4f Monday Tuesday Friday Saturday Mft!Trl JEjTSS m September September September September September September September 23 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 25 7:30 am - 7:30 pm 26 - 7:30 am 7:30 pm 27 Y$ 7:30 am - 7:30 pm 28 7:30 am - 7:30 pm 29 . 7:30 am - 7:30 pm 30 10:00 am -- 3:00 pm -- UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE UNIVERSITY. '0F Academic Hours: M-- F 8:00am-fi- nm ri Tuesday Niaht until nm Saturday: 10:00 am 3:00 pm r UTAH CAMpTT A-1- 5 ; |