Visit This Month’s Exhibitions in the Weight Room, MOA and 1313 Galleries
As we leap into February, we welcome a new line-up of galleries around BYU campus. If you’re looking for a fun Valentine’s date night, be sure to check out the ongoing MOA displays as well as upcoming exhibitions in the Weight Room Gallery and Gallery 1313.
Art: Weight Room Gallery
Efforts | Open through February 19
In Meg Bates Lignell’s BFA capstone exhibition, “Efforts,” you will see concepts of work and futility represented through ceramics, live performance and video. The exhibit highlights the difficulties of perfectionism and other challenges through both intimately handmade objects and manufactured concepts. This show creates space to sit and ponder the intersection of effort, perfection and emotion.
Lucid Interval | Open through February 19
“Lucid Interval” is the capstone exhibition of BFA student Naomi Hernandez. The photos in this show describe quiescent spaces of rest between periods of insanity. The show reflects environments of seclusion, stillness and introspection.
HÓZHO + ART HEALS | Open through February 19
MFA student Eugene Tapahe creates art that bridges his Diné traditions and his modern experiences. “HÓZHO + ART HEALS” expresses Tapahe’s identity that is rooted in the elements of the earth. These elements bring a sense of peace, reverence and hózho, the Navajo word for balance and beauty. Tapahe aspires to share these teachings and promote healing and unity with Mother Earth. His thesis exhibition includes two projects. The first, “KÉYAH,” is a collection of soils from both the U.S. and Canada that emphasize the importance of land to all people. The second, titled “KÉYAH YIŁ,” is a video installation that pays homage to Tapahe’s ancestral connection with the earth.
Design: Gallery 1313
Brynn & Eva BFA Show | Open through February 28
This show will feature the works of Design BFA students Brynn and Eva. This exhibition focuses on the curation and creation of meaning in our lives. The show will open on February 12 and run until the end of the month. On February 16, there will be a capstone reception held at 7 p.m. with refreshments.
Big Picture Show | Open through February 28
The Department of Design presents the “Big Picture Show” by Daniel George. This show will open on February 12 and run until the end of the month.
Museum of Art Galleries
Spain and the Hispanic World | Open through June 15
The MOA invites all on a pilgrimage through 4,000 years of art history. From prehistoric Iberian earthenware to medieval manuscripts, there are more than 150 pieces in the show that display the glory of Spain and the Hispanic World. The exhibition will be presented for the first time in Utah, opening at the MOA on January 26.
Of Souls and Sacraments: Symbol and Context in Christian Art | Open through July 13, 2024
Explore religious ideas through works from the 14th century to the present in the perspectives, styles and media on display in this exhibition. Old and contemporary artists such as Jusepe de Ribera, Anthony van Dyck, Benjamin West, Jorge Cocco Santangelo, Kirk Richards and Lisa DeLong witness the power of visual imagery in religious life through their work.
From the Vault: American Highlights and Recent Acquisitions | Open through September 7, 2024
This exhibition houses eighteen audience favorites from the museum’s American collection including works by Minerva Teichert, Norman Rockwell, John Singer Sargent, Dorothy Weir Young, Mahonri Young and Daniel Ridgeway Knight.