In The News: Department of Art
On the northeast side of the Great Salt Lake, a little over a hundred miles from Salt Lake City, lies perhaps the most notable piece of land art ever made, and due to record-low water levels caused by a drought that threatens the very existence of the lake, the Spiral Jetty is more visible than ever.
Like any work of art, the value of Spiral Jetty — easily the most recognizable artwork in Utah — depends on how you look at it.

Last summer Lisa Rock left her house as seldom as she could. She says it's because of what was happening right outside her door.
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His status as an art-world outsider, and as a staunch defender of “beauty” in art, drew him legions of fans and enemies alike.
Dave Hickey, a critic, popularly known for his book "Art Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy," has passed away at the age of 82.
Dave Hickey, a prominent American critic whose essays covered subjects from Liberace to Norman Rockwell, has died.
Art critic Dave Hickey, known for his sharp wit and brash writing, died at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, of heart disease November 12 at the age of eighty-two.
The author of landmark books such as "Air Guitar" and "Invisible Dragon" died of heart disease.

Dave Hickey was Las Vegas’ resident genius for two decades.
The celebrated Fort Worth writer and entrepreneur spent most of his life in exile from his home state. But it never lost its grip on his imagination.

Recipients range from big players (the Smith Center for the Performing Arts and UNLV’s Barrick Museum) to small-town stalwarts (Elko’s Western Folklife Center and Mesquite’s Virgin Valley Artists Association).