| Show Utah Museum of Fine Art Showcases Fall Exhibits Sam Cooper Contributing Writer Are you tired of the old dinner dinner din din- dinner ner and a movie routine Does your significant other joke that the only thing you know about art is how to spell it Then its it's about time you made a visit to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts This fall the museum is showcasing two prominent American photographers Craig Pozzi and Leon Livenstein as well as asan asan asan an array of paintings from the museums museum's permanent tion Inside the museum a small cafe caf The stop F serves soups salads and hot drinks daily Those on a budget will be happy to know that admission for adults is only 4 Just remember twelve-inch twelve whispers whispers whispers whis whis- pers Popular Events the photographs photographs pho pho- photographs of Craig Pozzi is a slice of good ole Americana During the and Pozzi traveled throughout the small towns of Utah Oregon and Washington taking photographs photographs photographs pho pho- of intriguing Americans at civic events and festivals The photographs are extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary extra extra- ordinary Pozzi captures images that can be viewed as either patriotic and conciliatory ry or controversial and inflammatory He sought to catch those unguarded moments when true emotion and intensity is contrasted by bya a greater purpose or theme University of Utah student Nicole Pollock stopped in front of one such photograph Wow how intriguing tell me what hes he's trying to say with that photo she whispered The photograph depicted a group of young Caucasian girls from a Little Orphan Annie look like contest speaking in a tight circle while a young Hispanic girl looked on from the side She appears meek and alone dejected and uncomfortable The photographs of Pozzi reflect the common bond we all share as Americans and our own unique endeavor to get in touch with ourselves They celebrate the diversity of America and highlight our common humanity as well as our personal struggles and prejudices Each photograph combines different elements of life such as age religion and ethnicity into a beautiful montage of American culture Close to the Skin the photographs of Leon Levinstein is an interesting look at New York City during the and Levinstein was born in 1910 and died in 1988 A life lifelong lifelong lifelong long New York resident he used to walk the streets of New York daily He showed his affection by taking photographs photographs photographs pho pho- in an effort to con con- nett himself with the ciry City neso ne uc neS S so H He loved sought top to photograph hoto g ra F ph h New Yorkers that to him represented represented represented rep rep- resented the different aspects that defined the city and gave character His it its unique favorite areas of the city were Coney Island Central Park of because and Times Square the variety of interesting an and vibrant characters they attracted One of h his s most famous photographs titled Coney Island 1955 was taken of an overweight mansback mans man's mansback mansback back as he bathed in the sun Throughout his life Levinstein considered himself an outsider In many he ways he personally connected with some of the lonelier images in his photographs He was a master of composition and had a keen eye for many of the aspects of life that most ofus ofus of ofus us would overlook Included in the exhibit are photographs taken during trips to India Haiti and Mexico Other exhibits at the museum museum museum muse muse- um are chosen seasonally out of the vast in-house in collet tion lion The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is located at Campus Center Drive on the University of Utah campus The museum is open Tuesday through Friday 10 am a.m. to 5 pm p.m. Wednesday 10 am a.m. to 8 pm p.m. as well as Saturday and Sunday 11 5 pm p.m. For more information infer infer- mation vis visit |
