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Utah gallery cuts ties with Western artist over use of Indigenous icons

Modern West Fine Art stops representing Billy Schenck, ‘Warhol of the West,’ after complaints of cultural appropriation.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Modern West Fine Art, at 421 S. 700 West, in downtown Salt Lake City. The gallery has cut ties with a New Mexico-based artists, after complaints that his work was insensitive to Indigenous communities.