Artist Talk: Kevin Red Star @ UMFA 04.18

Artist Talk: Kevin Red Star @ UMFA 04.18
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Since February and continuing through August, the Utah Musuem of Fine Arts will be exhibiting Bierstadt to Warhol: American Indians in the West: a collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures that portray the Native American experience, including works by natives and non-natives. … read more

Sample Tracks @ Sugar Space 04.05

Sample Tracks @ Sugar Space 04.05
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Sugar Space is tucked away on 616 Wilmington Ave. in Sugarhouse, which provides for a sense of stealing away to a small mountain town, and lends her performances an intimate tone. Leah Nelson Del Porto and Cortney McGuire of fivefour kicked off the showcase with their piece, “my space is sometimes yours.” An older piece in their repertoire, “my space is sometimes yours” is honed and polished. The program previewed that the piece was devoid of musical accompaniment, which turned out to be an excellent choice, as the under-the-breath mutterings between Nelson and McGuire proved to be not only entertaining, but underpinned the conceptual content of the piece, which was negotiating space with another person and the shifting boundaries. … read more

Heggy Gonzalez: Beauty Chameleon

Heggy Gonzalez: Beauty Chameleon
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Upon first appearance the Aveda Institute in Provo is just another hair school. Located in a strip mall the interior is lined with black salon chairs, mirrors and mannequin heads sporting various wigs for practice. … read more

Gallery Stroll: Back to the Basic: Gallery Strolling at UMOCA

Gallery Stroll: Back to the Basic: Gallery Strolling at UMOCA
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UMOCA, located at 20 S. West Temple, has been the foundation for contemporary art in Utah since 1931. With four gallery spaces featuring international, national and local art, you’re likely to see something that inspires, delights or touches you—usually a little of each. … read more

Creature Feature: Cartel Chameleon Fenice, Public Trans

Creature Feature: Cartel Chameleon Fenice, Public Trans
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Within younger generations, drag culture is at a crossroads; our age is a chameleonic one, and post-Internet, we’re in a remarkable moment of subcultural revival. Cartel and the Bad Kids are bringing their mutant message to Salt Lake’s divided communities, straight and queer. … read more

We Could Be Heroes: The Mythology of Monsters and Heroes in Contemporary Art @ Brigham Young University Museum of Art 03.11

We Could Be Heroes: The Mythology of Monsters and Heroes...
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Some Salt Lakers steer clear of this quaint college town, Provo,  just 45 minutes south of SLC. Personally, I’m drawn to its chaste charm, its cheap food and its kind, conservatively dressed population. Furthermore, the MOA is perhaps my favorite museum in the state, partially because it’s free, partially because it boasts a variety of world-class collections of art. Its exhibits are dynamic as they are diverse. Plus, it has the absolute best gift shop of any museum I’ve ever visited. … read more

Evil Dead: The Musical: Director Chance Newman Talks Blood and Ballads

Evil Dead: The Musical: Director Chance Newman Talks Blood and...
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This spring, Last Chance Productions will be bringing Evil Dead: The Musical to the Grand Theatre. Director/producer Chance Newman was groovy enough to sit down with SLUG to discuss the unique challenges that come with crafting a musical that features seven different kinds of blood.  … read more

Designer Profile: Nephi Garcia

Designer Profile: Nephi Garcia
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I fell in love with Nephi Garcia’s designs before I ever met him. I first saw his dress – a red structured piece with alligator imprinted patent leather detail down the back and exaggerated high studded shoulders, at a party at Ulysses Salon. … read more

Joey Arias and Kristian Hoffman @ Urban Lounge 02.28 with the Bad Kids

Joey Arias and Kristian Hoffman @ Urban Lounge 02.28 with...
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Called the “demigod of the demimonde” by Time Out New York, Joey Arias has made a career out of following the twists and turns of drag and performance culture since 1976, when he drove from L.A. to New York with dreams of performing. … read more

Paul Vigil: Utah’s Second Magic Prophet

Paul Vigil: Utah’s Second Magic Prophet
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Paul Vigil’s weekly parlor performances are up close, casual and feature tinges of the supernatural, or as Vigil says, “It will make you go home and wonder what the hell just happened.” … read more