(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City liquor attorney Tanner Lenart and Nox Contemporary art gallery owner John Sproul tack the ill-fated artistic memorials of Utah’s now-defunct liquor law on the walls of Sproul's gallery. The opening reception for the installation is Friday, Nov. 16; it runs through the end of November. Last May, the state law requiring restaurants and bars to display DABC signs labeling themselves as a “bar” or a “restaurant” was repealed. Once a perceived nuisance by restaurateurs, the signs are celebrated art. The installation "This Is Art, Not a Sign" is a collage made of "This Is a Restaurant, Not a Bar" liquor signs that were once required in Utah restaurants.
Kathy Stephenson covers food, dining, alcohol policy and features. A Utah native and University of Utah graduate, she has been a reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 30 years.