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Show t " -- ( IheSalt LakeJTribune ltyview Sunda, Jjl E5 15, l'W4 Is the new look superior to the old? - Editor's Note jock Gorman is a longtime resident of tne Son Lake area, he hos o I bock ground in art, lournoiism, television and advertising he also has been o correspondent for The Me York Times and Newsweek and is a frequent contributor to The Tribune s Book Reviews. does the new and well-bein- g the general welfare? All this by way of preface to your visually instructive visit. Focus your sights at the intersection of State and South Temple favored by a multitude of tourists The sightseekers come, not to enjoy the bird-lik- e twittering of our traffic signals, but to aim cameras at the Eagle Gate with the domed Capitol behind it, and the Beehive House with the towering Church Office Building at its rear. For years, this heavily trafficked but visually serene street corner remained all of a piece. Its Easocio-econom- ic By Jack Goodman Next time you arrive downtown with time to spare, forego a visit to that favorite fast food spa or ice creamery, shun the shopping malls, and take a long, hard look at Salt Lake, from its often crumbling sidewalks to its new skyline. Your impressions may prove at odds with your previous notions of our metropolis gained, Alice In Wonderland fashion, through that modern looking glass, the automobile windshield. foot-power- 5 Proved- - and "updated, I001 enhance public Unless you are an architect, cona construction worker or an appraiser, you will be overwhelmed by the sheer number and size of current building projects and underwhelmed by the lack-lustlook and quality. While weve been gazing at TV screens, golf greens, fishing streams or even books, our metropolis is being rapidly rebuilt before our unobservant eyes. gle Gate apartments, one-tim- e Federal Reserve building and Alta Club neither overawed the pedestrians, detracted from the Beehive House, nor overpowered the curious, wide-wing- eagle perched above tractor, State Street. Almost by definition any city, from ancient Athens to hilly San Francisco, grimy New York or even bucolic St. George, Utah, must be renewed and reshaped periodically to flourish. Nostalgia or no, when construction cranes and wooden walkways vanish, so do profits, jobs, and a vigorous city. But the eternal questions remain: Is the new superior to the old? Even if the cityscape is visually 1m- - Dispelled Some Misgivings Edwardian Now the is battered its house gone, apartment brick walls and twisted window frames giving an excellent imitation bit of London in the of a bombed-ou- t e bank wake of a V-- 2 hit. The the that gave up ghost with building the advent of the computer age will be next to go, along with the adjacent once the Medical Arts Building most modern structure of its kind in all the West But recent news from Zions Securities Corp. has happily dispelled some misgivings aroused by the passing of the obsolescent city cornerpieces. The office and retail complex to replace the bank structure and Medical Arts Building apat least in the architectural pear oddly-gable- one-tim- to be studies recently released scaled to rather modest proportions Instead of a high-ris- e four-levplanned for the site, a low-riswill the comer, building occupy with its upper level landscaped as a d continuum" of the gardens gracing the Beehive and Lion Houses, Church Office Building and Hotel Utah. The incipient high-ris- e has been scaled down to a more modest structure, with a quarter-acr- e landscaped plaza softening the South Temple frontage of the new g tower and its neighbor. The architects add that the new Eagle Gate Tower and Plaza will be enhanced by a colonnade to reflect the portico of the Church Administration Building and the porch columns of the Beehive House across the way. From the drawings made availstructure, approxiable, the mately equal in height to the unloved Beneficial Life and Commercial Security Towers nearby, will resemble the Church Office Building a block north, stressing the vertical emphasis and central pylon of the older structure. While modem in function and concept, the Eagle Gate Plaza and Tower could be downtown if their materials and detailing blend with, rather than overpower, South Temples remnants of times past True, the new tower will shut out sunshine and mountain views for some tenants in the Kennecott Building and for some guests in the Hotel Utah. As for fears that the new look will impinge upon downtown vistas of Temple spires and trumpeting angel once hailed as permanent features of our unique downtown scene the major damage has long well-tende- low-lyin- prize-winne- rs since been done via the Commercial Security and Beneficial Life Towers Understandably so, since the Church's own office tower, thrusting s stories into the sky, most visibly diminishes the importance of the Temple as a city centerpiece New York Not Zion In such ancient European cathedral cities as Lincoln and York, Rouen or Chartres, mundane market- places have clustered around the bases of Gods edifices, but strict zoning in modern times has banned the erection of structures that would have overpowered the splendid structures reared by generations of Of course. New York's Trinity Church and SL Patricks Cathedral were long since denigrated and overpowered by Wall Street skyscrapers and Rockefeller Center. But New York is Mammon, not Zion. Precise information on the size of the structure due to replace the Eagle Gate apartments is lacking, but we can take some heart in the fact that Zions Securities Corp. is blueprinting its plaza structure on the southwest corner of this favorite downtown intersection to human scale. There is promise, as well, that the landscaping as planned will take the pedestrians, office workers and shoppers into account. The gardens and fountains adjacent to existing Church buildings presently give us a much appreciated view of the Temple from the east, as well as equally appreciated bursts of color. Hopefully artful landscaping of the planned retail and office complex will be an equal asset to the downtown cityscape. crafts-menartisan- s. Art calendar Alvin Gittins Gallery, Art and Architecture complex, University ot Utoti, annual student art show, works by University of Utah art deportment students through Sunday (July 15). Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Atrium Gollery, Salt Loke City Public Library, 209 E. 500 South, third floor, photographs by Bob Bauer through July 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 o.m. to 9 p.m; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. BountifulDavis Art Center, 2175 S. Main, Utah Watercolor Society's 10th annual Juried Show through Sunday (July 15). Gift Gallery, watercolors by Nancy McLea through July 31. Hours: Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m,-- Monday, 5 to 9 p.m.; T uesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brolthwoite Fine Arts Gallery, Southern Utah State College, Cedar City, recent works of 35 artists from Southern Utoh through Sept. 1. Also, Beniamin West's (American 1738-182"Trollus and Cresslda and selections from the permanent collection through Sept. 1. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m. Chose Mansion, Liberty Pork, architectural crafts on display through Sept. 3. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Cliff Lodge Gallery, Snowbird Resort, Lithe Cottonwood Canyon, tapestries ond rugs by Becky Menlove through Aug. 3. Hours: Open continuously. Consolidated Financial Center lobby, 324 S. State, works by Michael Ashcraft through Aug. 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 o.- m. to 6 p.m. Division of Wildlife Resources, 1596 W. North Temple, woodcarvlngs of Utahs wildlife by Utoh artists through Sept. 1. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Finch Lone Gallery, (Art Born), Reservoir Park and Finch Lane, works by Marlene Birr through July 27. Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1 to 4 p.- m. Gallery 303, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, sculprl tures and sketches of boxers from the Young Collection through July 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Glendinning Gallery, Utah' Arts Council, 617 E. South Temple, watercolors by James Taylor Harwood through Aug. 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Haltside Gallery, University of Utah Medical Center, room AC 113, paintings by Janet Millikan through July 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inkleys North Light Gallery, 1984 S. State, 30 color photographs by Ronald Mace through Aug. 17. Intermountain Society of Artists, permanent exhibit, Salt Palace, second floor. Open Salt Palace hours. J. Christensen Gallery, 103 Social Hall Ave., works by Z. Bills, R. Wogner, M. Harvey, H. Poul, C. Carbine, L. Carter, K. Stats, J. Mehr, R. Boyer, P. Newhouse, J. Christensen ond J. Reynolds through Aug. 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 o.m. to 6 p.m. Kimball Art Center, Main Street, Park City, Park City: The Last 100 Years," luried exhibit featuring works by Pork City artists Including ceramics, sculpture, photography, lewelry, paintings; also works by other Utah artists, through July 27. Hours: Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays, noon to 6 p.m. LDS Museum of Church History and Art, 45 N. West Temple, works by Carl Christlon Anton Christensen through Oct. 9. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m, Saturday ond Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nora Ecdes Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, downstairs gallery, 16th annual Watercolor West, 36 watercolorists' works Including Osral Allred, George Dibble, Adrian Von Suchtelen, Glen Edwards, Jerry Fuhrlman, Harrison Grou-togGoel Llndstrom, Alice Hendrickson, Steve Songer, Hubert Buel, Edith Bergstrom, Vizma Hodosv ond Don Osterloh through July 18. Upstolrs Gallery, Clouds, Mountains, Fibers," traveling exhibit of works bv 22 artists from seven Western states. Including work by Utah artists Jane Hartford, Marie Irvine and Barbara Schulmonn through Wednesday (July 18). Hours: Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday ond Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. Old Town Gallery, 1101 Park Ave, Park City, marble sculpture by Richard Erdman; works by Fronk R Iggs, Carla Blkoles, T revor Southey and Ken Lind, Phillip Barlow, Bruce Lourltzen, Bonnie Phillips, Neva Poce Robin son, Richard Von Ryper and Kim Whitesides; Steven Hedgepeth, Ella Peacock, Carolyn Schllly, James Scoppettone, Mlchoel War- die, John Chlous, Elaine Harding, Peter Max ond Nell Hadlock, all through July 31. Hours: Dolly, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday until 9 p.m. Peterson Bronch Library, 9340 S. 700 East, Capturing Utah's Natural Environment In Photographs," prints by Jerry Slritz through July 31. Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 o.m. to 9 p.m, Friday ond Saturday, 9 o.m. to 5:30 p.m. Phillip Gallery, 444 E. 200 South, Main Gallery, group show of works bv Susan Beck, Allen Bishop, Lou Ann England, Peg Kotok, Howard McLaughlin, Gregg Perrl, Pin lar Smith, Marilyn Thomas and Barbara through Saturday (July 21). Gallery II, 'group show of works by John Wood, Lois Breeze, Susan Carroll, Alice Hendrickson, Meredith Moench, Marilyn Stillman, Curt Phlnney and.Dlck Stewart through Saturday (July 21). Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phranques Gallery of Fine Art, 2735 S. 2000 East, "Paint Your Per show featuring works by Wayne Lombourne, Diane Pratt, Thomas Wezwlck, Marilyn Heed, Eunice Lind, Marilyn Smith, Ruth Pratt, Kay Green-holgEarl Wixom, Dean Koskl ond Lorretta Derr through Aug. 4. Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Pioneer Craft House, 3271 S. 500 Eost, paintings by Marilyn Smith and her students through July 31. Hours: Monday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, 7 to 9 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ruth Tyler Library, 31 j Wood St, Midvale, "Three Women," oils and watercolors by Sandra Vernon, Glenno Empev ond Jonet Bilboa through July 31. Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday ond Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple, "Contemporary Trompe I Oell Painting ond Sculpture" through Sept. 9; Decker Lake Youth In Custody," photo show through Aug. 15; "Images of Wor, the aesthetics of world war posters through Aug. 12; The Grand American West, sculpture, prints and paintings from the National Society of Western Artists Monday (July 16) through Aug. 5. Works bv Harry Anderson, David Blossom, Stanley W. Galll, H. Tom Hall, Gordon Johnson, Robert E. McGinnis, Fred Pfeiffer, Cecil Smith, Rockwell Smith and Jock Thurston, Kenneth Bunn, Horry. Jackson and Bob Scriver. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m ; Friday and Symphony nights until 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Donation odmlssion. Sandy City Hall Gallery, 440 E. 8680 South, works by Paula Park through July 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Salt Poloce, main concourse. Associated Utoh Artists annual Summer Show, through Aug. 18. Hours: Salt Palace hours. Southern Gollery, 50 E. Broadway, works by Fred Denys, Susan Fleming, Wlnford Gelsler, George Hondrahan, Beck Hartvig-sen- , John Jarvis, Steve McGInty, Richard Murray, John Mvrup, Stephen Peterson, Bonnie Posselll, Kirk Randle, Arch Shaw, Gary Smith; scupture by Gary Moon and Dennis Smith through Aug. 31. Hours: Tues-d- o through Saturday, 1 1:30 o.m. to 5:30 p m. 4ai'Wa tn'rj a iq ip r Corner of South Temple, State Street at one time was all of . a piece. New structures now stand with those of times past. Studio 16, 16 Kensington Ave. and Cottonwood Mall, wildlife paintings by Beth through July 31. Cottonwood Mall hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Kensington Ave. hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sullivan Galleries, 55 W. 100 South, works by Carl Purcell, LeRoy Nelman, Nell Hadlock, Osrol Allred, Beverly Glazier, Linda Adams Kesler, Arthur Barbour ond Will South through July 31. Hours: Monday ond Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 1 1 o.m. to 6 p m. Sylvesters Art and Frame, 61 E. 300 South, group show through Aug. 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Union Showcase Gallery, University of Utoh Union Building, "The Faces of Illusion, tradition theatrical masks by Trlsh Frehner through Aug. 3. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Utoh Artist Guild, 1150 E. 2100 South, watercolors, oils, acrylics by Gary Collins, oils by Richard Murray, watercolors bv Chris Collins through July 31. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Utah '84," Utah Arts Council's visual arts competition and exhibition, 700 entries of works In crafts, graphics, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and water-colo- r through Sept. 2. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday ond Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. Utoh Museum of Natural History, University of Utah, Confiscated," traveling exhibit explaining the plight of rare forms of wildlife being slaughtered throughout the world for. commercial uses; also, local portion detailing poaching of game animals in Utah; through Aug. 15. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:30 o.m. to 5.30 p.m., Sunday) noon to 5 p.m. Voris Gollery, Hotel Utoh, oils and water-color- s by Conrad Schwlerlng, Harold Farrell Collett, Don Ricks, Ken Baxter, Claudlne Morrow, Mike Hadley, Klmbol Warren, Ian Ramsey, Harold Olsen, Kathy Wilson, Garth Helgesen, Anne Osborne, Rod Serbousek and Lynn Toner I Ward; sculpture by John Prazen ond Merlin Anderson through July 31. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to Whitmore Library, 2197 E. 7000 South, posters, bookmarks ond other original graphic art Monday (July 16) through Aug. 16. Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 3750 Highland Drive 6 Telephone: 272-822- Now that's what call spacious retirement living I KAWAI ELEGANCE ON SALE 74 Concert Grand $ Krinidrli t IS. Ill 00 A'Off 9495. Huy KdHdi (Jutihts dnd Elegance. 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