UMFA
For most of the past 15 months, we had to make do with virtual exhibitions, experiencing artists' work in the less-than-ideal setting of looking at it on a computer screen. Now, as vaccines and falling case counts allow for a safer experience in artistic spaces, it's time to consider getting out again to see amazing works up close and personal. Here are just a few of the new offerings on display at some of Utah's prime showcases for visual arts.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts: Japanese Art: Transformation and Adaptation. In one sense, there's no hurry to check this one out, as it represents the newest UMFA permanent collection exhibition. Curated by Luke Kelly, the exhibition includes items such as a ca. 1500s suit of samurai armor—of a type newly designed at the time to absorb the recent introduction of firearms—as well as