Kimball Art Center Announces the December 13, 2024 Opening of Moving Pictures
December 2, 2024
KIMBALL ART CENTER ANNOUNCES THE DECEMBER 13, 2024, OPENING OF MOVING PICTURES, A GROUP EXHIBITION WITH ARTISTS EXPLORING FILM AS A MEDIUM
Moving Pictures showcases works by nine internationally acclaimed contemporary artists who explore the medium of film in innovative and profound ways. An opening reception is scheduled for December 13 at 6 p.m.
December 2, 2024 (Park City, UT): Kimball Art Center proudly presents Moving Pictures, a group exhibition featuring nine renowned contemporary artists who use film as both material and metaphor. On display from December 13, 2024, to February 23, 2025, Moving Pictures coincides with Utah’s 100th anniversary of film and will be on view during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. An opening reception will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 6 p.m.
Organized by Kimball Art Center Curator, Nancy Stoaks, Moving Pictures explores how the qualities of film—its temporality, light, and narrative potential—are deconstructed and manipulated to create new modes of artistic expression.
The exhibition features work by Rosa Barba, Matthew Barney, Iñaki Bonillas, David Brothers, Spencer Finch, Gary Hill, Sky Hopinka, Lisa Oppenheim, and Alex Prager. These artists transform the cinematic experience to examine memory, time, and perception in deeply resonant ways.
“Moving Pictures invites viewers to rethink what film can be,” says Nancy Stoaks. “Each artist in the show reimagines the cinematic medium, transforming its familiar elements into powerful explorations of human experience, from the passage of time to the intangible nature of memory.”
Included in this exhibition is Spencer Finch’s West (Sunset in my motel room, Monument Valley, January 26, 2007, 5:36-6:06 pm), which uses nine video monitors to recreate the fading light of a Monument Valley sunset. By meticulously matching colors from stills of John Ford’s 1956 Western The Searchers, Finch captures the emotional resonance of twilight, bridging the gap between film and lived experience.
Also on display is work from artist Rosa Barba, who similarly reimagines film’s potential as a medium. In her piece Poised Compression, she employs not only 35 mm film, but also steel, glass, motors, and aluminum to create an animated display running on an indefinite loop, continuously collapsing and straightening to form a mesmerizing pattern of lines and shapes. Barba describes the work as a “cinematic painting,” and, like the other pieces on display, it dares viewers to lean in and reconsider everything they thought they knew about the boundaries and possibilities of film.
Additional programs and events related to the exhibition will be announced.
Photos are available upon request.
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About the Kimball Art Center
Kimball Art Center (KAC) provides international quality art exhibitions and dynamic educational opportunities for the citizens of Park City, Summit County, Wasatch County, and the region’s many visitors. KAC introduces visitors to the artistic process and gives insight into the many layers of creativity with its exhibition, education and event programs. Art is a catalyst for growth that allows an outlet for reflection, fosters new ways of thinking, and encourages compassion and connection. Kimball Art Center is committed to the fundamental American principles of expression and open engagement.
Art is a universal language that provides an opportunity for cross-cultural dialogue. We see our role as a vital component of civic life for residents in our area and serve as a stimulant for creativity and community dialogue, aiming to energize Park City’s vibrant arts community. Founded in 1976 by Bill Kimball, the Kimball Art Center is one of the region’s oldest creative non-profit organizations.
