Do It Opening Night Exhibition @ UMOCA 01.17 - SLUG Magazine

Opening night at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art for the traveling exhibit, "Do It." The gallery is showing in SLC from Jan. 17–May 31 and is free to the public.

Opening night at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art for the traveling exhibit, “Do It.” The gallery is showing in SLC from Jan. 17–May 31 and is free to the public. This traveling art exhibit is an “open-ended” art forum that evolves and expands with each stop. Featured artists include Yoko Ono and Sol LeWitt, among many others.

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"Do It" traveling exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, running January 17 - May 31. Photo: Paul Johns

A large decal near the entrance of the "Do It" exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Photo: Paul Johns

"Untitled (Burn This Book ASAP)" by Mircea Cantor, showing a burned "Do It" catalog. Photo: Paul Johns

"Wish Piece" by Yoko Ono, a 12 foot tree where you write a wish down on a piece of paper and hang it from a branch. Photo: Paul Johns

Toshi Shigihara hangs his wish from the top branch of the "Wish Piece." Photo: Paul Johns

"Ten Commandments for Gilbert and George" by Gilbert & George, the mantra of two famous sculptors. Photo: Paul Johns

12 feet tall, this piece by Sol LeWitt is composed of a black mark drawn near the center of the wall, with alternating red, yellow and blue lines drawn above and below. Photo: Paul Johns

A close up of the piece by Sol LeWitt, showing the contours of the lines in greater detail. Photo: Paul Johns

Jude and Dell Kelso admire Sol LeWitt's wall art for how tedious the drawing must have been to create. Photo: Paul Johns

This untitled piece by Felix Gonzalez-Torres presents a pile of salt water taffy, open for the public to enjoy. Photo: Paul Johns

Jonathan King taking up the offer of free taffy from the untitled piece by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Photographer: Paul Johns

In this untitled piece by Rirkrit Tiravanija shows a set of mason jars used for chili paste in three rows of three jars. Photo: Paul Johns

Another angle of the mason jar piece by Rirkrit Tiravanija. Photo: Paul Johns

Using acrylic on board, artist Albert Oehlen shows his "Instructions To Make A Good Painting". Photo: Paul Johns

"Good Blood" by Lygia Pape displays a pair robes with a cooler. Photo: Paul Johns

Franz West's "Home do it" gives a unique perspective on a broom, wrapped in gauze and plaster. Photo: Paul Johns

Using the entire wall, Leon Golub's untitled piece pokes some sarcastic fun at the exhibit. Photo: Paul Johns

Posing for the camera, Haley and Gamma enjoy the bike bell and lemons in Andreas Slominski's "Instruction." Photo: Paul Johns

A large untitled vinyl piece by Uri Aran illustrates the concept of the exhibit. Photo: Paul Johns

A large wooden cube frame entitled "Territorial Reserve #4" by Mel Bochner. Photo: Paul Johns

Jude and Dell Kelso check out the torn and crumpled pages from the "Do It" catalog, "Instruction" by Christian Marclay truly shows the creativity of this exhibit. Photo: Paul Johns

A close up of "Instruction" by Christian Marclay. Photo: Paul Johns

This 12 foot tall marker drawing is titled "Black Lines" by Hassan Sharif. Photo: Paul Johns

"Spring" by Paul McCarthy is an industrial take on photography. Photo: Paul Johns

Using cardboard, Peter Saville shows precise scaling in "DIY Plinth." Photo: Paul Johns

A large 4x6 foot "For Rent" sign by Anibal Lopez. Photo: Paul Johns

An entertaining way to wear a sweater, this shows the instructions for Erwin Wurm's untitled piece. Photo: Paul Johns

Elliot Goff demonstrating Erwin Wurm’s untitled sweater art piece. Photographer: Paul Johns

Titled "Instruction," Louis Bourgeois gives some fun directions for those awkward encounters. Photo Paul Johns

In "Homage to Each Red Thing." Alison Knowles displays a variety of red thing
, including giant red crayon, ruby red slippers, a red jar of Sri-Racha, etc... Photo: Paul Johns

Using an excerpt from "The Monkey Wrench Gang" by Edward Abbey, Douglas Coupland's untitled piece is printed on multi-colored paper in 16 different languages. Photo: Paul Johns

A close up of Douglas Coupland's untitled piece. Photo: Paul Johns

Using dust, debris, a dust pan and a broom, "Entropic Sculpture" was created by the Critical Art Ensemble. Photo: Paul Johns

"Dinner for Two" by Elmgreen & Dragset displays a table set for two after a yanked table cloth. Photo: Paul Johns

A close up of Elmgreen & Dragset's "Dinner for Two." Photo: Paul Johns

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