At its peak in the early 1880s, the Horn Silver Mine in Frisco, Utah was cited in the U.S. Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger as ‘unquestionably the richest silver mine in the world now being worked.’ Miriam B. Murphy, who has written frequently about Utah’s early history, described the town’s story as the perfect [...]

Pipilotti Rist is a refreshingly gregarious artist as comfortable in her own eccentricities as she is in dealing with museum curators and security personnel who anxiously wonder about the logistical challenges her video art installations impose. However, the Swiss-born artist should not be underestimated because of her easy propensity for whimsy touches and occasional silliness. [...]