ART: Jess Smart Smiley: An Advocate of True Art

Jul 01, 2010 2 Comments by

It was very dark one night in a local, dimly-lit neighborhood. The only real light came from the numberless clusters of stars above and the inconspicuous crescent moon peeking above the mountain’s ridge. A man was walking around soaking it in, tucking his shoulder-length hair behind his ears while celestial light glinted off his glasses, [...]

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THEATER: Review: Tartuffe

Feb 03, 2010 No Comments by

After having lived in Provo for a couple years, I have come to develop a deep-rooted concern for cultural welfare of BYU students and the general population of those in Utah Valley. Now I know that I am not the most cultured person in the world, but I recognize the lack of value for entertainment [...]

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ART: Preview: Byron Stout, "Truck Meet Truck"

Nov 05, 2009 No Comments by

The recession has been particularly hard on downtown Provo. Despite the quaint charm of the city’s historic architecture, an alarming number of spaces remain empty. Sadly, the recession has taken an especially heavy toll on businesses participating in the local arts community and Provo’s recently thriving gallery stroll has lately appeared to be in its [...]

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ART: Review: Mirror Mirror

Nov 03, 2009 No Comments

About a week and a half ago, BYU’s Museum of Art (MOA) opened the new exhibit Mirror Mirror: Contemporary Portraits and the Fugitive Self, which thankfully continues the facility’s trend toward thought-provoking, cutting-edge contemporary art. Mirror Mirror brings together a renowned group of contemporary artists that take it as their task to provoke museum patrons [...]

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