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Show Leonard Ridley art on display Ait Lifeized flowers and Western history portraits are currently on display at the Brown House of Fine Arts in Eye of the beholder New exhibition at BYU Museum of Art challenges visitors' notions of art Cody Clark DAILY You Springville. The art of Leonard S. Ridley show will last through July 31. One of Ridley's flower paintings recently won an honorable mention in the Utah County Art Show at the Health and Justice building in Provo. A special reception will be held on Saturday from 9 p.m., allowing guests the opportunity to meet the artist. 7-- HERALD Quilt show don't have to what great art to appreciate the displayed in exhibition at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. On some levels, that may be the best way to approach "Turning Point: The Demise of Modernism and the Rebirth of Meaning in American Art," which opens today and will remain in place through Jan. 3. Museum director Campbell Gray said that one of the important tenets of conceptual art, one of the forms explored in the exhibition, is that it rather literally is what you make of it. The role of conceptual art, Gray said, is to "help people create works of art in their minds." "Turning Point" spans the shift in artistic styles from modernism to that took place between 1960 and 1972. Or maybe there was no shift. "There are evidences that a change did occur," said Gray, "and evidences that, in some ways, nothing changed. " We think that this is a very important moment to consider." There are 31 pieces in the exhibition, which features abstract paintings by Modernists Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, and Frank Stella. Some of the Minimalists represented are Ronald Bladen, Donald Judd and Robert Morris, while some of the conceptual works displayed were created by Terry Atkinson, Robert Berry, Ian Burn, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Mel Ramsden, Lawrence Weiner and Sol LeWitt. Other artists of note whose work is displayed are Jenny Holzer, Byron Kim, Marco Maggi, Maggie Michael and Georges Rousse. Museum publicist Christopher Wilson said that only one of the works featured is owned by BYU, a large photo r,..Iv. . Kidsave Utah 1 'V m Ko-sut- An array of art in the form of fabrics, patterns and color will be showcased at the 35th Annual Quilt Show in Springville this weekend. Displayed at the Springville Museum of Art, the show will include the work of numerous Utah quilters. Submissions will be judged by a panel or artists and quilters who will base their judging on workmanship, design, color, originality and general appeal. The show begins on Saturday and will continue through Sept. 4 at the Springville Museum of Art, 126 E. 400 South, Springville. Daily Herald look over some a past exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. The museum's newest exhibition is "Turning Point: The Demise of Modernism and the Rebirth of Meaning in American Art." Marilyn Parks and her daughter Jennifer Parks, graph by Rousse. The rest are on loan from other institutions among them the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Mass.; the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College in Ohio; the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; and the National Gallery of Australia and, in a few select cases, from the artists themselves. "Turning Point" also marks a small turning point for the Museum of Art itself. For the first time, BYU has created a cell phone audio tour to assist patrons. As you visit each work, you have the option of flipping open your cell phone and placing a quick call to listen to recorded information about the piece you're looking at. Gray said that other museums have been using the tech- - 8, n' 20 Main St., Pleasant Grove. The children have been staying with host families during vacation. The a month-lon- g evening also offers the chance for others to meet the children, and there will be a special presentation included in the eve- If you go Turning Point: The Demise of Modernism and the Rebirth of Meaning in American Art X i s ning's entertainment. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Additional information can be found at showtimeutah.com on the "concerts" page. j Where: Museum of Art, Brigham I Young University, Provo When: Today through Jan. 3 ing normal visiting hours dur- 'Walking the Red Carpef Cost: Free Info: moa.byu.edu, 422-828- 7 Museum of Art, BYU nology for a number of years. Morris Louis, Doubt, 1959, "People may get to points here Acrylic resin on canvas, and there where they're strug105 x 83 in. Courtesy Riva gling to understand the work," Yares Gallery Santa Fe, NM, he said. "In some respects, Scottsdale, AZ. This piece it's like a help line. You dial a is in the current "Turning number and get a few more Point" exhibit at BYU. clues." Join in the fun as visiting orphans from Taiwan, between the ages of 6 and 14, are treated to an evening of entertainment during the Old West Dinner Adventure at Showtime Utah, A mix of music, comedy and mystery, The Hunt Mysteries Dinner Theater presents "Walking the Red Carpet: An Oscar-Winnin- Confession." g For tickets and information on this audience-participatio- n performance, call or visit (801) 569-148- 2 |