Sonic Blossom
April 10- May 5, 2024 | Included with admission fee
FREE for Members and U of U students, staff, and faculty

Starting April 10, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is hosting a special presentation of Sonic Blossom, a participatory artwork by Taiwanese-American artist Lee Mingwei. Sonic Blossom is a performance-based project that allows local, classically trained singers to offer a spontaneous gift of song to museum visitors in the UMFA galleries.

Sonic Blossom began in 2013, when the artist was caring for his mother as she recuperated from surgery. Inspired by the solace they found listening to Schubert's Lieder together, the project takes the form of "gift-giving" a lied (or song) to invite a moment of catharsis, joy, and connection.

Experience Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom in the UMFA modern and contemporary galleries between April 10 and May 5 on the following days and times:

• Tuesdays 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
• Wednesdays 1:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Thursdays 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
• Fridays 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
• Saturdays 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
• Sundays 10:30 am – 4:30 pm 

Learn more about Sonic Blossom here.

IMAGE CREDIT: SONIC BLOSSOM, 2013 | 2015. PERFORMANCE VIEW AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA. PHOTO COURTESY OF LEE STUDIO, PHOTO BY ANITA KAN

On loan from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Irving W. and Charlotte F. Rabb Acquisition Fund for the Contemporary Art Department, Linde Purchase Fund for Contemporary Art, Museum Council Artist in Residency Fund, and the Doran Family Fund for Contemporary Artists.