Salt Lake City, 16 April 2013, Art Media Agency (AMA).
From 10 May to 14 December 2013, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Biennial will organise “Mondo Utah” which highlights the broad artistic landscape of Utah.
“Mondo Utah” or “The World of Utah” is derived from the eponymous book by director Trent Harris. Like Russian dolls, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art offers a series of exhibitions within the Biennial. Projects include works by Andy Warhol, Chris Burden, a contemporary guide of lost Utah, and the attack of a giant shrimp downtown in Salt Lake City.
The featured artists include: Ansel Adams, Wulf Barsch, Adam Bateman, Chris Burden, Mike Cassidy, Jared Clark, Maddison Colvin, Stephen Groo, Hagen Haltern, Michael Handley, Trent Harris, Nancy Holt, Levi Jackson, Annie Kennedy, Cara Krebs, David Chapman Lindsay, Paul McCarthy, Jon McNaughton, Jim Mangan, Jason Metcalf, Allen Midgette, Bob Moss, Diane Orr, Gianni Pettena, Annie Poon, J. Kirk Richards, Jean Richardson, C. Larry Roberts, Derek Rigby, Casey Jex Smith, Jared Steffensen, Summum, UltimusMormon, Morganne Wakefield, Jennifer West, Andrea Bowers & Corey Redstone and Matthew Antezzo & Seher Shahl.