Ohio State professor, alum bring magic to children’s books
When Ohio State English professor Michelle Herman’s daughter, Grace, was 8 years old, they read “Little Women” together. When magician Joshua Jay, a…
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The Bible’s greatest hits: Wexner Center play to act out the word
Faith versus rationalism gets lip service in theological study, but it’s a silly silent comedy at the Wexner Center for the Arts that will put that d…
Fiber takes new form in Wexner Center exhibition
Fiber is for making clothes — not the fine arts. At least that’s a perceived attitude the Wexner Center for the Arts intends to rebuke in a new exh…
Film explores social depictions of labor on money
Ohio-born, Los Angeles-based artist William E. Jones presents paper currency from all around the world. His film, titled “Model Workers,” brings colo…
‘Isolde’ to explore absences of modern life at the Wex
With a simple set and a small cast, playwright and director Richard Maxwell will be returning to Ohio State with his critically acclaimed production …
Review: Jodie Mack brings still images to life in experimental film at the Wex
The Film/Video Theater at the Wexner Center went completely black. Big white numbers popped up on the screen counting down to the beginning of the sh…
Filmmaker Jodie Mack to show ‘visual delights’ at Wexner Center
For one artist, the film is not complete until it is shown — and performed — live. The Wexner Center for the Arts is set to host Jodie Mack on Wedne…
Concert review: Out-there Wexner Center performance a little indiscernible
“A spaceship that crash-landed on the prairie.” It was a metaphor Wexner Center for the Arts director Sherri Geldin used to describe her arts center…
Review: Ohio State professor puts audience through unforgettable experience at film showing
They told me experimental film isn’t necessarily about what specific message the filmmaker is trying to relay. They told me it’s just about the exper…
Wexners’ private art collection an unusual task to curate
“Synthetic cubism” or “early 20th century sculpture” are the kind of qualifiers commonly dividing up galleries in art museums, where it’s typical to …