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Tragic Tales From the West: Remembering Bob Moss
ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION
Saturday, August 23
4:00pm - 5:30pm
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2025-08-23 17:30:00
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Tragic Tales From the West: Remembering Bob Moss
Opening reception for Tragic Tales From the West, a retrospective of work by the late Bob Moss. Exhibit runs from August 23–October 10.
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Opening reception for Tragic Tales From the West, a retrospective of work by the late Bob Moss. Exhibit runs from August 23–October 10.
Bob Moss, self-taught, outsider, fringe, underground, mythical man about town could do anything he set his mind to. He made wood burning a surrealistic art form. He also collaged himself into a coma creating thousands of pieces that were unique to his vision. He painted on gourds, he played the banjo, he recorded a van load of CDs. You can tell a Bob Moss piece because nobody else on the planet does it like him. He often used the Deseret Alphabet, long ago abandoned by mainstream Mormons, as a design element. His work is mystical, puzzling, funny, and brilliant, just like Bob. Bob passed away in 2011 at age 58.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Exhibits | Arts & Creativity |
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Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.