November/December 2014 Calendar by Wexner Center for the Arts

WINTER/ SPRING 2015 PREVIEW

MEMBER TICKET PRESALE DECEMBER 1–11 Sneak preview inside and online at wexarts.org

WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS | THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY | 1871 NORTH HIGH STREET | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43210-1393

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“Dazzling.”— COLUMBUS DISPATCH “A significant moment in the cultural life of the state.”— STEVEN LITT, PLAIN DEALER

Don’t miss your chance to view a once-in-a lifetime exhibition of 60 masterworks from Leslie and Abigail Wexner’s personal collection. With its in-depth selection of paintings, sculptures, and drawings by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Dubuffet, Edgar Degas, Willem de Kooning, and Susan Rothenberg, the Wexner Family Collection is truly incomparable to any other private collection formed over the last 50 years. And the Wexner Center is the one and only venue where you can intimately experience these timeless treasures, on view now through December 31.

Guest curated by Robert Storr, professor and dean of the Yale University School of Art, the exhibition and accompanying catalogue bring fresh perspective to these artists and examine the figurative impulses that connect them. “Given its many strengths,” noted veteran art and architecture critic Steven Litt in Cleveland’s Plain Dealer, “the show has temporarily shifted the artistic center of gravity in Ohio toward the center of the state, at least as far as midcentury modern art is concerned.” Make your plans now to visit—for the first time or tenth—before this unique opportunity passes.

FROM TOP JEAN DUBUFFET Dhôtel, 1947. Oil and sand on canvas, 46 1/2 x 35 1/8 in. Wexner Family Collection © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Mark A. Steele Photography, Columbus, OH.

PABLO PICASSO Tête de femme (Portrait of Dora Maar), 1939. Oil on canvas, 16 x 13 in. Wexner Family Collection © 2014 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Mark A. Steele Photography, Columbus, OH.

Installation view of Transfigurations: Modern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection, Wexner Center for the Arts, 2014. Art © 2014 Alberto Giacometti Estate / Licensed by VAGA and ARS, New York, NY. Photo: Brandon Ballog.

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RELATED EVENTS LAMBERT FAMILY LECTURE

Robert Storr and Carroll Dunham in Conversation MON, NOV 3 | 7 pm FILM/VIDEO THEATER FREE (tickets required) Celebrated contemporary artist Carroll Dunham and Transfigurations guest curator Robert Storr discuss the legacy of the artists in the exhibition, as well as creative inheritance, rebellion, and continued artistic invention. Made possible by generous support from the Lambert Family Lecture Series Endowment Fund.

ARTIST’S TALK

Kerry James Marshall

FRI, NOV 7 | 7:30 pm MERSHON AUDITORIUM FREE Dynamic Chicago-based artist, MacArthur Fellow, and past Wexner Center Artist Residency Award recipient Kerry James Marshall visits to discuss his career and the importance of art education. Marshall carries forward the figurative tradition on view in Transfigurations while drawing our attention to timely issues of race and representation. Cosponsored by the Wexner Center and the Ohio Art Education Association.

FILM

The Mystery of Picasso (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956)

SUN, NOV 9 | 2 pm FILM/VIDEO THEATER Tickets required See the onScreen pages for more about this dreamlike and innovative documentary that offers an unmatched view of Picasso’s process. (78 mins., 35mm)

CONVERSATION

Yve-Alain Bois with Lisa Florman and Philip Armstrong The Artistic Milieu of Postwar Paris FRI, NOV 14 | 4 pm FILM/VIDEO THEATER FREE Twentieth-century art specialist and longtime October editor Yve-Alain Bois has curated and co-curated a number of highly regarded exhibitions (including Matisse and Picasso: A Gentle Rivalry and Picasso Harlequin 1917–1937) and authored such influential books as Painting as Model, Formless: A User’s Guide (with Rosalind Krauss), and Matisse and Picasso. For this discussion, he’s joined by Lisa Florman, Ohio State professor of history of art, fellow Picasso expert, and contributor to the Transfigurations catalogue, and Philip Armstrong, Ohio State professor of comparative studies, who frequently writes on French visual culture. Together, they’ll share insights on Picasso’s works and the context in which they were created.

STUDENT SYMPOSIUM

Transfigurations: New Perspectives

FREE members, college students (with valid ID), under 18 $8 general public $6 senior citizens (65 and older), Ohio State faculty and staff (with BUCK ID) FREE on Thursdays after 4 pm or on the first Sunday of each month. To ensure the best experience for all, entry to Transfigurations is conducted via timed ticketing. Walk-ups are welcome, but reservations are suggested to ensure as short a wait as possible, especially during busy times such as the weekend after Thanksgiving and the week after Christmas. To reserve a time, visit tickets.wexarts.org or call (614) 292-3535. Your ticket will allow you to enter the exhibition during a half-hour window; once inside you can stay as long as you like. All visitors to the exhibition will need a ticket for entry, including members, students, and those wishing to visit the galleries for free on Thursdays after 4 pm or on first Sundays. Just stop by the Patron Services Desk to pick up a ticket if you haven’t already reserved one. Note: only Transfigurations-specific vouchers will be accepted for this exhibition.

THU, DEC 4 | 4 pm FILM/VIDEO THEATER FREE Students in Professor Lisa Florman’s seminar Transfigurations of (and in) Twentieth-Century Art share their research on the art and artists featured in this fall’s extraordinary exhibition. Purchase or reserve tickets online at tickets.wexarts.org, call (614) 292-3535, or visit the Patron Services Desk.

CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY wexarts.org/explore Deepen your understanding of the art and artists featured in Transfigurations through an interactive gallery experience, historic films of the artists at work, and interviews with contemporary artists who reflect on their legacy. Then continue your visit online at wexarts.org/explore, where you’ll find artist biographies, thematic and historical discussions of the works on view, educational resources for K–12 educators, and more.

PLANNING YOUR VISIT Visit wexarts.org/transfigurations for details on gallery policies, tours, campus parking, overnight accommodations, and more. Expedite your entry into Transfigurations by reviewing the complete check-in procedure for the exhibition online before you visit. Please note that all bags will be inspected and that backpacks and large bags are prohibited in the galleries (but can be stored in our coat check or self-serve lockers at no charge). Pens, markers, food, and beverages are not permitted in the galleries.

IN THE STORE Stop by the Wexner Center Store to find a range of books, gifts, and other merchandise featuring the artists in Transfigurations: Modern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection—including the handsome catalogue for the exhibition and a range of limited-edition prints, posters, and postcards. Wexner Center members enjoy discounts in the store and online at store.wexarts.org.

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Family Film Festival

DECEMBER 4–7

Zoom continues for its 11th year with a fantastic assortment of acclaimed movies and entertaining events for all ages. One mission of Zoom has been to provide diverse and engrossing stories from around the world to central Ohio families. This year’s lineup is our most international yet with a film from each continent—a Zoom first! In addition to the great films, kids and families can enjoy fun and free activities together on Saturday, December 6, with our morning cereal and pajama party, hands-on crafts, and an ice cream social in the afternoon. Presented with support from American Electric Power, Heirloom Café, Huntington Bank, and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Youth and family programs also presented with support from Battelle, Bob Evans Farms, and Cardinal Health Foundation. Promotional support provided by Columbus Parent.

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ZOOM WARM-UP

MEMBERS $3 film, $15 any 6 tickets

FRI, NOV 28 | 1 pm

GENERAL PUBLIC $4 film, $20 any 6 tickets Please note that the separate purchase of a ticket is required for our special exhibition Transfigurations; admission is not included with the purchase of a film ticket. Members can enjoy the exhibition for free but will need to obtain a ticket from the Patron Services Desk. Parents, if you have questions about the films and their content, please contact Jean Pitman, educator for youth programs, at (614) 292-4614 or jpitman@wexarts.org.

THIS PAGE FROM TOP: BELLE AND SEBASTIAN Image courtesy of Film Movement I SWAN Image courtesy of China Children’s Film Association GIRAFFADA Image courtesy of Pyramide Films THE BOY AND THE WORLD Image courtesy of Gkids

Stooge-a-thon

Ages 4 and up Avoid the post-Thanksgiving, Black Friday blues with this special afternoon program of shorts by the slap-happiest slapstick team in movie history— the Three Stooges. Featuring all the roughhousing mayhem that made the Stooges an American institution of high-spirited comedy, this program will have audiences young and old nyucking it up with Larry, Moe, and Curly! The program includes Hoi Polloi (1935), Dizzy Doctors (1937), Mutts to You (1938), Violent is the Word for Curly (1938), and Loco Boy Makes Good (1942). (approx. 90 mins., 35mm)

NEW RESTORATION!

Oklahoma!

(Fred Zinnemann, 1955, US)

Belle and Sebastian

(Nicolas Vanier, 2014, France)

THU, DEC 4 | 7 pm

FRI, DEC 5 | 7 pm

All ages

Ages 7 and up

The first Rogers & Hammerstein musical to be adapted for the movies, Oklahoma! was nominated for four Oscars and won for Best Score and Best Sound. A joyous celebration of frontier life, the film is filled with timeless songs (“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’”), fine singers, and innovative choreography. Two different versions were filmed simultaneously—one at the conventional 24 and another at 30 frames per second. Thanks to a new digital restoration, we’re screening the superior 30-frames-per-second version, available for the first time in decades. (145 mins., 4K DCP)

In this timeless story set during WWII in the snowy Alps of occupied France, a resourceful young boy named Sebastian tames a giant mountain sheepdog that he names Belle. Their friendship is put to the test when Nazis arrive in their village, rooting out resistance fighters who helped Jewish refugees cross the border. This wonderful update of a classic French novel and cult 1960s TV show won the Youth Jury Award at the 2014 Seattle International Film Festival. (104 mins., DCP)

Kid Flix Mix SAT, DEC 6 | 10 am All ages Our annual screening of lively animated shorts from the New York International Children’s Film Festival is always a crowd pleaser. This year’s lineup is full of colorful animations, lively music, and entertaining combinations of the two—such as Germany’s Monstersymponie, which features four monsters and one girl who stay up past their bedtime to play lots of silly instruments. (approx. 60 mins., video) OPPOSITE PAGE FROM TOP: Free crafts and activities at last year’s Zoom: Family Film Festival Photo: AJ Zanyk I AM ELEVEN Image courtesy of International Film Circuit SNOWFLAKE Images courtesy of Gkids

FREE ZOOM FAMILY ACTIVITIES SAT, DEC 6

Cereal and Pajama Party 9–10 am WEXNER CENTER CAFÉ Begin the weekend by staying in your PJs and heading off to Zoom for free cereal before watching Saturday shorts on the big screen! Hosted by Heirloom Café.

Ice Cream Social 2:30–4 pm MERSHON AUDITORIUM LOBBY Join us between films for a free ice cream social featuring Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.

Hands-on Crafts and Activities for Everyone 11 AM–4 pm MERSHON AUDITORIUM LOBBY This year’s crafty fun features several simple projects along with loads of materials to explore.

The Boy and the World

I Swan

(Kong Sheng, 2012, China)

Zoom Out: Playful Experiments in Cinema

(Alê Abreu, 2014, Brazil)

SAT, DEC 6 | 4 pm

SAT, DEC 6 | noon

Ages 7 and up

SUN, DEC 7 | 1 pm Ages 7 and up

FREE FOR WEXNER CENTER MEMBERS!

Unable to speak following her mother’s death, young Holly is sent to join her father at the wind farm where he works. There she encounters a wounded swan that she names Snowy. With her dad’s support she begins to nurse Snowy back to health, but soon discovers that (due to widespread trafficking) it’s illegal to keep swans at home. As she tries to ready Snowy for the annual migration, their friendship becomes a journey of healing and perseverance … with a little crime-fighting along the way! Discussion of parental death, limited strong language and smoking. In Mandarin with English subtitles read aloud. (98 mins., DCP)

(Roberta Durrant, 2013, South Africa)

I Am Eleven

Ages 7 and up It’s easy to see why The Boy and the World won the top prize at the world’s most respected animation festival: it’s a complete delight for the eyes and ears! With a refreshingly original animation style, the wordless film tells the tale of a young Brazilian boy who ventures from his countryside home into a carnivalesque metropolis in search of his father. Employing everything from mosaics to watercolors, the film explodes with captivating colors as well as samba and hip-hop rhythms. (80 mins., DCP)

Felix

SAT, DEC 6 | 2 pm Ages 7 and up Fourteen-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a jazz musician like his late father. Desperate to play in a school concert, he seeks out the aid of his father’s former bandmate Bra Joe and quickly excels on saxophone—until his mother finds out and forbids Felix from playing again. Will Felix win his mother over, or is he destined to live his life without music? Consumption of alcohol, alcoholism and parental death discussed, mild language, bullying. In English, Xhosa, and Afrikaans with English subtitles read aloud. (97 mins., DCP)

(Genevieve Bailey, 2011, Australia)

SAT, DEC 6 | 7 pm Ages 7 and up From suburban living in America to bathing with elephants in Thailand, I Am Eleven takes the audience around the globe in a life-affirming account of what it is like to be 11 today. Director Genevieve Bailey’s heartwarming documentary follows 11-year-olds from 15 different countries as they share their thoughts on love, war, family, happiness, religion, and the future with remarkable humor, honesty, and wisdom. In various languages with English subtitles read aloud. (93 mins., DCP)

This program of family friendly shorts playfully explores just what movies can do. The films featured include everything from Stan Brakhage’s classic Garden of Earthly Delights, made without a camera by placing flora and fauna directly on the film strip, to entertaining obscurities like 33 Yo-Yo Tricks, a forgotten 1970s time capsule that delivers what the title promises and more! Join us for an off-the-wall program full of inspiring ideas, exceptional artistry, and unusual techniques. Visit wexarts.org for complete listings. (approx. 70 mins.)

Member Appreciation Days Zoom weekend is also Member Appreciation Days weekend at the Wex. Members can look forward to free admission to Felix and added discounts in the Wexner Center Store, plus free gift wrap service and light refreshments from Heirloom Café. See Member News and Events for details. Heirloom is open Saturday, December 6 Recharge with a coffee, snack, or meal 11 am–4 pm.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FILM/VIDEO

ROHAUER COLLECTION FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR ZOOM

FREE SCREENING!

Giraffada

(Rani Massalha, 2013, France/Germany/ Italy/Palestine)

SUN, DEC 7 | 3 pm Ages 9 and up Ziad, a 10-year-old boy living in the West Bank, is so enamored of the two giraffes at the Qalquilya Zoo that he can communicate with them. When one is lost in an airstrike, his veterinarian father is determined to bring a new mate from the Safari Ramat Gan park in Israel. Inspired by a true story, Giraffada beautifully illustrates our bond with animals while raising important questions about the tragic toll of political conflict. Offscreen animal death, alcohol consumption, shelling. In English, Arabic, and Hebrew with English subtitles read aloud. (85 mins., DCP)

SUPPORT FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS

PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR ZOOM

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CLASSICS

The Mystery of Picasso

Polyester

(Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956)

(John Waters, 1981)

Level Five

SUN, NOV 9 | 2 pm

FRI–SAT, NOV 14–15 | 7 pm

WED, NOV 19 | 7 pm BILL HORRIGAN ON LEVEL FIVE | 6 pm

PRESENTED IN ODORAMA!

“A work by Picasso created before our very eyes! That is a miracle that, if need be, would justify the greatness of cinema.” —FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT

Clouzot’s dreamlike documentary The Mystery of Picasso captures the great master at work, and provides a revealing and thrilling look at the metamorphosis of a painting. Clouzot not only films Picasso in the act of drawing and painting, but through clever editing and the use of transparent surfaces, makes it seem as if the works themselves evolve layer by layer. The finished pieces were destroyed at the end of the shoot, making the film their sole record. Figurative masterworks by Picasso are featured in our fall exhibition; see the onView pages for details. (78 mins., 35mm)

Polyester stars Waters’s muse Divine as a suburban housewife whose life begins to unravel when she discovers her porno theater–owning husband is having an affair and her teenage daughter is pregnant. And that’s all before Tab Hunter enters the picture! The real star of the film, however, is Odorama. In an homage to the great B-movie showman William Castle, Waters created a scratch-and-sniff card that viewers are instructed to inhale at key points in the film. Dirty shoes! Pizza! Skunk! And worse. (86 mins., DCP)

Popeye

NEW RESTORATION!

(Robert Altman, 1980)

(Chris Marker, 1997)

FRI, DEC 12 | 7 pm

“There is nothing else in theaters now that feels quite as new.” —NEW YORK TIMES

Unreleased in the US until now, Chris Marker’s Level Five follows Laura, a woman tasked with finishing a video game about the Battle of Okinawa that her lover started before he disappeared while researching the conflict. Marker weaves in contemporary interviews with Japanese people (including director Nagisa Oshima) and haunting archival footage to ruminate on a tragedy practically unknown in the West. Atrocities against thousands of native Okinawans were committed by the Japanese military during the American invasion in World War II. Starring Marker muse Catherine Belkhodja. (106 mins., DCP) Join Wex Curator-at-Large Bill Horrigan at 6 pm for a free informal talk exploring the themes and history behind Marker’s Level Five. Horrigan has written extensively on Marker and curated two Wexner Center exhibitions devoted to his work: Silent Movie (1995) and Staring Back (2007).

Prince Valiant (Henry Hathaway, 1954)

SUN, DEC 14 | 1 pm Henry Hathaway brings Hal Foster’s immensely popular comic strip to life as only Technicolor and Cinemascope can. A young Robert Wagner plays Prince Valiant, who hopes to become a member of the Knights of the Round Table in order to restore his exiled father (Donald Crisp) to his rightful throne. Also starring Janet Leigh, James Mason, Debra Paget, and Sterling Hayden, and with a rousing score by Franz Waxman. (100 mins., 35mm) Popeye and Prince Valiant are screened in conjunction with the opening of King of the Comics: William Randolph Hearst and 100 Years of King Features Syndicate at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Visit cartoons.osu. edu for details.

NEW RESTORATION!

Stooge-a-thon

Fedora

FRI, NOV 28 | 1 pm

(Billy Wilder, 1978)

See the Zoom series listings for details on this year’s special afternoon program of shorts by the slaphappiest slapstick team in movie history—the Three Stooges.

The Box is temporarily closed during the run of Transfigurations: Modern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection. The Wexner Center's exhibition space for video returns in January 2015 for a new year of programming. See the onView pages for more about Transfigurations.

Starring the late Robin Williams in his first major film role, Popeye is Robert Altman’s live-action adaptation of E. C. Segar’s beloved comic strip and its characters Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall), Wimpy (Paul Dooley), Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston), and Bluto (Paul L. Smith). Featuring a soundtrack by Harry Nilsson and a script by legendary cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. (114 mins., 35mm)

FRI, DEC 19 | 7 pm William Holden plays a washed-up Hollywood producer who travels to a Greek island to try and convince reclusive screen legend Fedora (Marthe Keller) to star in his new adaptation of Anna Karenina. The penultimate film by the great Billy Wilder, Fedora’s structure and story echo his most widely known film, Sunset Boulevard (1950). (114 mins., DCP)

Wex at Gateway Wexner Center members receive free admission to select screenings at the Gateway Film Center, located in the South Campus Gateway. The films are selected (and often introduced) by Wex curators. Check wexarts.org and gatewayfilmcenter.com for a schedule and details. Members, don't forget to bring your Wex ID.

SPECIAL EVENTS Anita Hill and Freida Lee Mock introduce

Anita

(Freida Lee Mock, 2013)

A Screening and Discussion THU, NOV 6 | 7 pm MERSHON AUDITORIUM FREE

CONTEMPORARY SCREEN Curator Caroline Koebel

introduces

Kino B: Contemporary Cinema by BerlinBased Artists

WED, NOV 5 | 7 pm Artist, critic, curator, and Columbus native Caroline Koebel assembled a provocative blend of nine contemporary experimental films while on a research trip in Berlin. The program includes work by the late luminary Harun Farocki, Guillaume Cailleau (recipient of the Berlinale Silver Bear Jury Prize for Short Film), and Sylvia Schedelbauer, whose 2011 film Sounding Glass won accolades at the Ann Arbor and Oberhausen Film Festivals. The Kino B artists share a command of cinema’s potential for experientially transformative critical reflection, and the films on view encompass their travels far and wide. Please visit wexarts.org for a complete program lineup. (100 mins., film & video)

The Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival 2014 FRI, NOV 7 | 7 pm Held each fall, the Ottawa International Animation Festival is the largest of its kind in North America. This traveling program includes highlights from the 2014 festival and displays the wide array of styles and subjects being explored by animators from around the world. Please note: this program includes content not appropriate for children. Visit wexarts.org closer to the date for a complete schedule. (approx. 75 mins., video)

OPPOSITE PAGE ABOVE: POLYESTER Image courtesy of Warner Bros. OPPOSITE PAGE INSET FROM LEFT: THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO Image courtesy of Milestone Films POLYESTER Image courtesy of Warner Bros. LEVEL FIVE Image courtesy of Icarus Films POPEYE Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures. OPPOSITE PAGE BELOW: FEDORA Image courtesy of Olive Films

Stray Dogs

See the inSight page for more about this screening of award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock’s new documentary on the Anita Hill/ Clarence Thomas sexual harassment hearings. Mock and Hill introduce the film and participate in a Q&A following the screening moderated by Ohio State associate professor Wendy G. Smooth.

HOW ADVENTUROUS ARE YOU?

(Tsai Ming-liang, 2013)

Secret Cinema

SAT, NOV 8 | 7 pm

THU, DEC 11 | 7 pm

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Venice, Stray Dogs is a haunting, audacious tale of existence on the margins of Taipei from the great Tsai Ming-liang (What Time Is It There?, Goodbye, Dragon Inn). A father and his two children wander the city looking for free food samples, take shelter in abandoned buildings, and make money as a “human billboard.” Tsai pushes his austere minimalism to new extremes in this film, masterfully chronicling both “social realities and darkly comic dreams of despair” (Film Comment). (138 mins., DCP)

Found Footage Festival TUE, DEC 16 | 7 pm SPECIAL PRICE $8 members $10 general public This one-of-a-kind event showcases videos found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout North America. Curators Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show with David Letterman, The Colbert Report) take audiences on a guided tour of their latest finds, providing live commentary and where-arethey-now updates. Among the clips in this program: a Christmasthemed exercise montage, a martial arts fitness regimen called “Tiger Moves,” a tape called “Butt Camp,” and newly unearthed footage (c. 1987) of the world’s most obnoxious home shopping hosts, John & Johnny. (approx. 90 mins., video)

$3 all audiences Each Secret Cinema features a new film never released in Columbus, a new or restored print of a selected classic, or something so rare or unusual it deserves to be screened. Throw caution to the wind and see what we have in store for you! It’s been a while, but our last Secret Cinema screening was Roberto Rossellini’s Stromboli (1950) in May 2013.

THIS PAGE FROM TOP: GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE Image courtesy of Kino Lorber Films ANITA Image courtesy of Sanders and Mock Productions FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED Image courtesy of Alan Berliner

JLG IN 3D!

Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014)

THU–FRI, NOV 20–21 | 7 pm

“At age 83, Godard has given us one of his most glorious works … 3D allows him to saturate each image with more beauty from the everyday world.” —JAMES QUANDT, NATIONAL POST (CAN)

Jean-Luc Godard has altered the entire trajectory of cinema countless times and now, in his 43rd feature, he pushes the boundaries of 3D filmmaking. Starring Godard’s own beloved dog, the film tracks a couple in the midst of an affair as they discuss the modern world. A plot summary is impossible for this film which is more concerned with the immediate moment in front of the camera, swirling ideas about the state of the world, and exploding the possibilities of the cinematic form. As Variety notes, “For 69 densely packed minutes that feel like an adrenaline shot to the brain, Goodbye to Language continually reaffirms that no single filmmaker has done more to test and reassert the possibilities of the moving image during the last halfcentury of the art form.” (70 mins., 3D DCP)

VISITING FILMMAKER Alan Berliner introduces

First Cousin Once Removed (2013)

WED, NOV 12 | 7 pm

“Heartbreaking, haunting, and unexpectedly heartening … a fusion of subject and filmmaker that is transcendent!” —LOS ANGELES TIMES

We’re thrilled to welcome the acclaimed documentarian Alan Berliner as part of the 2014 Columbus Jewish Film Festival. First Cousin Once Removed is a deeply personal portrait of the filmmaker’s cousin and mentor, the poet and translator Edwin Honig. Berliner artfully and compassionately documents Honig’s journey through the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. Despite his fragile mental state, Honig retains a charming sense of humor, sublime musicality, and the essential bearings of a poetic soul. A rare documentary that’s both devastatingly moving and masterfully directed. (79 mins., DCP) Copresented with the Columbus Jewish Film Festival, Leventhal Visiting Artists Fund, Columbus Jewish Foundation, Ohio State Film Studies Program, and OSU Hillel.

FILM/VIDEO TICKET INFO

$6 members, students, senior citizens $8 general public $3 children under 12 Film/Video tickets are on sale at tickets.wexarts.org and the Patron Services Desk on the entrance level of the building. In-person ticket sales continue until a half-hour after show times or until the start of the second film of double features. SCREENINGS

All events are in the Film/Video Theater, unless otherwise indicated. Non–English language films have English subtitles, unless otherwise indicated. All programs are subject to change.

EX exhibitions PP

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Tue

public programs

FV film/video

EX LAMBERT FAMILY LECTURE

Robert Storr and Carroll Dunham in Conversation

ME membership PA

Mon Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

performing arts

ST store

FV CLASSICS

WEXNER CENTER OPEN ON VETERANS DAY

The Mystery of Picasso Film/Video Theater | 2 pm

Inaugurated in 1989 as a bold experiment in presenting and supporting the creation of contemporary art in a university setting, the Wexner Center celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season this year. We’re marking the occasion with the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of the Wexner Family Collection, a series of related talks and lectures, plus an amazing slate of events on stage and on screen. Browse the pages of this calendar and wexarts.org, and don’t delay in purchasing your tickets for this season’s signature events.

onView IN THE GALLERIES THROUGH DECEMBER 31

Transfigurations: Modern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection

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PA NEXT@WEX

IN THE PERFORMANCE SPACE DECEMBER 18–31

Nils Frahm with Dawn of Midi

Performance Space | 8 pm

MEMBER TICKET PRESALE FOR WINTER/SPRING HIGHLIGHTS BEGINS

Art & Environment Interventions: Students Respond to the Environment

The Box The Wexner Center's exhibition space for video returns in January 2015 for a new year of programming.

Store Member Appreciation Days December 4–7 With an extra 10% savings in the Wexner Center Store, free gift wrapping, complimentary light refreshments from Heirloom Café, and free admission to Felix (part of Zoom: Family Film Festival), members can save on holiday shopping and celebrate all weekend long.

MEMBER APPRECIATION DAYS

FV ZOOM: FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL

Zoom Out: Playful Experiments in Cinema

Film/Video Theater | 1 pm FV ZOOM: FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL

Giraffada

Film/Video Theater | 3 pm

FV CLASSICS

FV SPECIAL EVENT

Prince Valiant

Heirloom Café

Found Footage Festival

Film/Video Theater | 1 pm

Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

Warm up at Heirloom with freshly made soups, hearty entrées, or sandwiches with a side of seasonally changing “grainy” salad. We’re open until 8 pm on Thursdays and Fridays, so join us for dinner or happy hour, and we’ll also be open 11 am–4 pm with a full menu on Saturday, December 6, for Zoom: Family Film Festival. Heirloom closes December 24–January 11 for holiday break.

Find out more at wexarts.org Read complete event descriptions and updates, buy tickets, and view trailers.

BELLE AND SEBASTIAN Image courtesy of Film Movement

Last days to see Transfigurations

GALLERIES OPEN DECEMBER 29–31

Wed 5

Thu

Fri

FV CONTEMPORARY SCREEN

Kino B: Contemporary Cinema by Berlin-Based Artists introduced by Curator Caroline Koebel Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

Sat

PP SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

FV CONTEMPORARY SCREEN

Anita introduced by Anita Hill and Freida Lee Mock

The Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival 2014

FV CONTEMPORARY SCREEN

Stray Dogs

Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

Mershon Auditorium | 7 pm

q&a follows

EX ARTIST’S TALK

Kerry James Marshall

Mershon Auditorium | 7:30 pm

FV VISITING FILMMAKER

First Cousin Once Removed introduced by Alan Berliner Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

PP WRITER’S READING

EX CONVERSATION

Zadie Smith A Conversation on Race, Writing, and Culture Mershon Auditorium | 5 pm

Yve-Alain Bois with Lisa Florman and Philip Armstrong The Artistic Milieu of Postwar Paris

FV CLASSICS

Polyester

Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

Film/Video Theater | 4 pm FV CLASSICS

Polyester

Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

FV CLASSICS

Level Five preceded by a talk with Bill Horrigan, Curator at Large Film/Video Theater | 6 pm

FV CONTEMPORARY SCREEN

Goodbye to Language

Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

PA THEATER

PA NEXT@WEX

Miranda July New Society

Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band

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Capitol Theatre at the Riffe Center | 8 pm

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Transfigurations: New Perspectives

Belle and Sebastian

Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

Film/Video Theater | 4 pm

PA JAZZ

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Lee Konitz Quartet

Oklahoma!

Performance Space | 8 pm

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Secret Cinema

Film/Video Theater | 7 pm

18 PP ART & ENVIRONMENT

Interventions: Students Respond to the Environment Reception

Performance Space | 5:30–7:30 pm

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Dec 19

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onStage Miranda July New Society “An innovative theatrical experiment that illustrates the myriad ways societies form, cohere, change, fracture, and maybe persevere over time.”— BOSTON GLOBE THU, NOV 20 | 8 pm CAPITOL THEATRE AT THE RIFFE CENTER 77 SOUTH HIGH STREET $21.50 members $26.50 general public $16.50 students TICKETS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER AND CAPA TICKET OFFICE TICKETS INCLUDE $1.50 CAPA THEATER PRESERVATION FEE

Join in as we welcome back filmmaker, performer, writer, and past Wexner Center Artist Residency Award recipient Miranda July, who returns with her latest performance project, New Society. Forward-thinking as ever, July’s new work is both a delightful interactive immersion into the current state of our social contract and a wry group exercise to redraft key clauses for the future. Blending fiction and real life with disarming wit and insight, July intertwines the histories and ideas of the audience as she orchestrates a chronicle of time, love, and group faith into a playful synthesis of what is possible given two hours and a room full of strangers. On the occasion of our 25th anniversary, as we look ahead to forging fresh pathways to engage you in the coming decades, we first look, as always, to inventive artists to show us the way it’s done. In New Society, Miranda July cleverly guides us all into affirming our citizenship and cultural participation by willingly pledging allegiance to the enduring spirit of creative enterprise. MIRANDA JULY Photo: Todd Cole

Lee Konitz Quartet FRI, DEC 5 | 8 pm PERFORMANCE SPACE $16 members $18 general public $13 students

“Feel the decades peeling away, and hear the uniquely influential tone and phrasing of one of the great performers of all jazz.”— THE ARTS DESK A true jazz master who has pursued a tireless drive for constantly fresh approaches throughout his long career, alto sax sage Lee Konitz possesses a spry instrumental wit and improvisational verve that continue to belie his status as an octogenarian. With his stellar quartet featuring pianist Dan Tepfer and the nimble rhythm section of Jeremy Stratton on bass and George Schuller on drums, Konitz unfurls extended melodic lines and spare, wistful phrases that glow and smolder. As well as introducing an array of rising talents over the years in the best room for jazz in town, we also take pride in presenting legends like Lee Konitz, who embody a spirit of regeneration through creativity that sets the standard for emerging artists. Join us to celebrate the ever-evolving music of this jazz great in concert.

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Tickets for Miranda July’s New Society are available through Ticketmaster.com (members watch your email for a code to purchase your tickets at the member price), Ticketmaster outlets, and the CAPA Ticket Office at 39 East State Street or by calling (614) 469-0939. Tickets are also available night of show at the CAPA Ticket Office (students and members, please bring valid ID). BAG CHECK/ P E R F O R M A N C E S PA C E EVENTS

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ACCOMMODATIONS LEE KONITZ Image courtesy of the artist

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Art & Environment

Interventions: Students Respond to the Environment EXHIBITION AND RECEPTION

ON VIEW: DEC 18–31 PERFORMANCE SPACE FREE with gallery admission NILS FRAHM Image courtesy of the artist

RECEPTION

THU, DEC 18 | 5:30–7:30 pm

Nils Frahm

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with Dawn of Midi

TUE, NOV 18 | 8 pm PERFORMANCE SPACE $22 all audiences

“Music that thrives on dovetailing melodies that can be simultaneously mesmerizing and beautiful…. demonstrating the infinite elasticity of sound.”— PITCHFORK ON NILS FRAHM Berlin-based composer Nils Frahm’s absorbing, driving, and reflective pieces for keyboards are best heard live as his escalating improvisational touches pull you into his vibrant widescreen sound. His recent release, Spaces, a compilation of live recordings, will give you a sampling of what to expect when he takes the stage in our intimate Performance Space. Brooklyn trio Dawn of Midi’s spare-yet-dynamic rhythmic pulse is musically aligned with techno, krautrock, classical minimalism, and world music. Although they employ acoustic piano, upright bass, and drums, they are definitely not a jazz band. As the LA Times noted of the group’s approach, “echoes of the shape-shifting patterns of Terry Riley and the more experimental tributaries of EDM ring throughout … It’s a mysterious, vital sound with a pull all its own.”

Come see some of the freshest (and greenest) artwork around: the projects created by the high school students in this year's Art & Environment course. Since August, high school students from all over central Ohio have been exploring art and environmental issues as part of the Wexner Center's annual half-year Art & Environment class. The Interventions exhibition is the students’ chance to present the projects they have created to family, friends, fellow students, and the general public. The show is always full of surprising and intriguing artworks that are as varied, and as timely, as the topics the students have investigated in the Art & Environment class. Celebrate with the artists at a reception on Thursday evening. This exhibition is also open to the public during regular Wexner Center gallery hours through December 31. For more information about future Art & Environment courses, email edweb@ wexarts.org or call (614) 292-6493. The next course takes place in fall 2015 with student applications due on May 1.

COSPONSORED EVENTS SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

Anita Hill and Freida Lee Mock

introduce

WRITER’S READING

Zadie Smith A Conversation on Race, Writing, and Culture

Anita

(Freida Lee Mock, 2013)

THU, NOV 6 | 7 pm MERSHON AUDITORIUM FREE

CHRIS FORSYTH & THE SOLAR MOTEL BAND Photo: Constance Mensh

Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band FRI, NOV 21 | 8 pm PERFORMANCE SPACE $15 all audiences

“Solar Motel is some kind of masterpiece, a suite of ecstatic, spiritual psychedelia.” —AQUARIUM DRUNKARD

Vanguard guitarist and composer Chris Forsyth’s breakthrough album Solar Motel blew everyone away with its deft synthesis of widescreen art-rock textures and vernacular American influences, evoking fervid comparisons to iconic guitar-driven bands and artists such as Television, Robert Quine, John Fahey, Popol Vuh, and Glenn Branca. With his newly formed four-piece Solar Motel Band and their studio debut Intensity Ghost (No Quarter Records), Forsyth furthers his embrace of a broad spectrum of sound and influences while crafting a wholly original approach that combines giant crunching riffs, incisive hooks, and sweeping sonic vistas. Live, their ever-exploratory cinematic music achieves lift-off instantly, burning brightly into the night. Note: This show is standing room only.

In 1991, the televised coverage of Anita Hill testifying that Supreme Court–nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her riveted the nation and mobilized activism around sexual harassment. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock, this new documentary sheds light on the important legacy of those hearings. Hill and Mock will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A following the screening moderated by Wendy G. Smooth, associate professor in Ohio State’s Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Anita is presented with major support from Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Wexner Center for the Arts; Moritz College of Law; First Year Experience/Enrollment Services; Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Office of Compliance and Integrity; College of Social Work; and Department of History; as well as the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio. The event is cosponsored by Ohio State’s The Women’s Place, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, Gender Initiatives in STEMM, Multicultural Center, Asian American Studies, Department of African American and African Studies, Sexuality Studies, Department of Comparative Studies, and the Department of History’s Modern U.S. History Seminar.

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THU, NOV 13 | 5 pm MERSHON AUDITORIUM FREE (tickets required) Book signing and reception follows

“Smith has an astonishing intellect.... and she’s funny as hell.”—NEWSWEEK Don’t delay in reserving your spot to hear engaging and accomplished novelist Zadie Smith discuss her career and read from her best-selling work. Born in North London in 1975 to an English father and a Jamaican mother, Smith’s acclaimed first novel, White Teeth (2000), a vibrant portrait of contemporary multicultural London, won numerous awards and has been translated into over 20 languages. Her recent NW (2012) was named as one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2012. Head to tickets.wexarts.org to reserve your free ticket now. Presented by The Ohio State University President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series and Ohio State’s Humanities Institute. Cosponsored by Ohio State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, MFA Program in Creative Writing in the Department of English, and the Wexner Center for the Arts.

Our profound thanks… On the occasion of the Wexner Center’s 25th anniversary, we would like to express our utmost appreciation to all of our many generous donors—individuals, foundations, companies, and government agencies—for so generously contributing to the center at this special milestone in our history. Your philanthropic spirit and significant investment in the arts and education during this landmark year—and always—allow the center to set bold ambitions and to achieve them. Your support helps to ignite the astonishing creative combustion that takes place at the Wexner Center every day, enabling us to “feed the culture and lead the culture” in Columbus, across the nation, and beyond. We’re immeasurably grateful.

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Register your membership at tickets.wexarts.org To take advantage of everything our online ticketing system provides (like member-priced, print-at-home tickets and easy membership renewals 24/7), make sure you register at tickets.wexarts.org. To register, you need the email address where we regularly communicate with you or your member ID, which can be obtained by calling (614) 292-1777.

Member Appreciation Days DECEMBER 4–7 Join us for a weekend of treats and special offers just for our valued members! Stop by the membership table outside the Wexner Center Store for light refreshments courtesy of Heirloom Café. Take advantage of an extra 10% off your purchases at the store (in addition to your 10% member discount), plus complimentary gift-wrapping and significant discounts on Wex-branded merchandise. And enjoy free admission to a screening of Felix, part of this year’s Zoom: Family Film Festival (see the onScreen pages for details). Last but not least, members have the first opportunity to purchase tickets for our exciting lineup of winter/spring events during the December 1–11 member presale. Why not buy your tickets while you’re here? Turn the page to see what’s up next at the Wex.

Not a member? Here’s how to join Online: wexarts.org/join On site: Visit the Patron Services Desk or the Wexner Center Store By phone: Call (614) 292-1777 Members enjoy free gallery admission, members-only films, special events, discounts, and much more.

Give Good Gift Consider Wexner Center gift memberships this holiday season! Gift memberships come with 12 months of discounts and presale access for performing arts and film events, free gallery admission, savings in the Wexner Center Store and Heirloom Café, reciprocal benefits at 450 museums, and more (depending on membership level). You can announce your gift with a gift membership box that includes a set of magnets (featuring Wex architectural elements), a temporary membership card, and a gift enclosure card. We can mail the gift box to you or directly to your recipient with your personalized message—all with our compliments. Gift cards for the Wexner Center Store and Heirloom Café are perfect for everyone on your list. And of course you can put your member discount to good use by shopping our amazing selection of books, gifts, housewares, and more. Check the back cover for a sample of what’s in store. Email membership@wexarts.org or call (614) 292-1777 to request the gift membership box, or order online without the gift box option (just click on “Join” on wexarts.org, and then click on the “gift” tab in the right column).

Leave an artful legacy With thoughtful gift planning, you can make a greater impact at the Wex than you ever imagined. Create an enduring legacy through the Wexner Center for the Arts to ensure future generations have access to compelling exhibitions; vibrant dance, theater, and music performances; classic and contemporary films; and innovative educational programs that can’t be found anywhere else. Call or e-mail Christy Rosenthal to learn more. Phone: (614) 292-3096 E-mail: crosenthal@wexarts.org OPPOSITE PAGE Members, donors, friends, and dignitaries celebrated the opening of Transfigurations. Photo: Scott Cunningham THIS PAGE ABOVE Patron Shannon Butts enjoyed the Transfigurations exhibition with sons Terryl and Solomon. Photo: Brandon Ballog

Winter/Spring 2015 Highlights This season like none other continues with outstanding events still to come in January through June. Join us for compelling new exhibitions, dance, theater, music, film, education events, and more.

MEMBER PRESALE TWO WEEKS ONLY, DECEMBER 1–11. PUBLIC TICKET SALES BEGIN DECEMBER 12. > Find out more about our season highlights at wexarts.org/preview > Buy tickets at tickets.wexarts.org Members get first choice and first chance at tickets. Our two-week member ticket presale is your chance to snag tickets to shows you don’t want to miss—and to peruse insider info about events that will be here before you know it. Plus, during this time, online fees are reduced to our lowest rates. Whenever you’re ready to buy, head to tickets.wexarts.org. Our online ticketing system gives you the convenience of 24/7 access and print-at-home tickets. Of course, you can still purchase tickets over the phone (call 614 292-3535) or at the Wexner Center Patron Services Desk (except for occasional off-site events).

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onView Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume I, 2012

Fiber: Sculpture 1960–present

FEBRUARY 7–APRIL 12

Organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, this survey is the first in four decades to broadly examine the development and diversity of textile-based work in contemporary art. Spanning the 1960s through the present, the exhibition includes 33 artists (Ernesto Neto and Rosemarie Trockel among them) whose boundary-pushing work explores abstraction, materiality, the blurred lines between art and craft, and more.

Moroccan-born artist Hassan Hajjaj (b. 1961) blends photography, performance, and fashion in colorful portraits that offer insightful commentary on global capitalism. This three-channel video installation—which features musicians wearing ensembles designed by the artist and performing in front of colorful, heavily patterned textiles—invites visitors into Hajjaj’s realm, rife with startling visual and cultural juxtapositions.

FEBRUARY 7–APRIL 12

onScreen Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema JANUARY 8–29 Join us for this survey of newly restored and rarely seen Polish films curated by the famed director and Wexner Prize recipient. Presented in pristine quality, this signature series of our 25th Anniversary Season is the largest presentation of restored Polish films to date.

Cinema Revival: A Weekend of Restorations FEBRUARY 25–MARCH 1

Catherine Opie: Portraits and Landscapes M AY 1 6 – A U G U S T 2 Ohio-born photographer Catherine Opie (b. 1961) debuts of a new series of artist portraits and abstract landscapes. Opie, who created new work for the center’s presentation of Hard Targets (2010), was the subject of solo exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2011) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2010).

We’re delighted to dedicate a long winter weekend to the art and practice of film restoration. Guests include Sony Pictures’ Grover Crisp, Criterion Collection’s Lee Kline, the Cohen Film Collection’s Tim Lanza, and animator Suzan Pitt, whose films (including her seminal 1979 work Asparagus) have just been restored. Other films include Hitchcock’s Jamaica Inn (1939), Resnais’s Hiroshima mon amour (1959), Why Be Good? (1929, featuring Colleen Moore), and more!

Banff Mountain Film Festival MARCH 31–APRIL 1 Each year, the Banff Mountain Film Festival presents the most creative and inspiring examples of outdoor adventure filmmaking from around the world. We’re screening a second day of films again this year, but that won’t prevent this perennial favorite from selling out early. Act fast and grab your tickets during the member presale.

inSight Super Sunday: FiberFull MARCH 1 Come out of the cold and explore our winter exhibitions through a variety of interactive experiences, including weaving and knitting activities, for all ages—and all for free!

OhioShorts: Youth Division MARCH–APRIL It’s never too soon to start working on your cinematic masterpiece for our annual showcase of youth videos from across Ohio. Check our website soon for the submission deadline and details about the annual screening party.

onStage Richard Maxwell New York City Players Isolde JANUARY 24 Playwright and director Richard Maxwell returns with his New York City Players and their latest, Isolde, a breakthrough work that expands the expressive range of his stripped-to-the-essentials aesthetic to redraw the drawing room drama. The New York Times called it a “smashing new work,” adding that “Richard Maxwell looks at the world with X-ray eyes.”

Stan’s Café The Cardinals

Erik Friedlander and Mitch Epstein American Power

FEBRUARY 5–8 Fans of irreverent and inventive theater from the UK, such as Improbable’s Panic and National Theatre of Scotland’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, won’t want to miss this side-splittingly hilarious yet probing production from English ensemble Stan’s Café. The play cleverly illuminates biblical history, the Crusades, and the current conflict in the Middle East—performed by the titular cardinals as a touring puppet theater show.

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HASSAN HAJJAJ Marques Toliver, 2012 Three-channel video Courtesy of Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York PIOTR UKLAŃSKI Untitled (Femmage), 2012 Jute, linen, sisal, wool, aluminum, and steel 124 x 82 1/2 x 36 in. Private collection Photo: Robert McKeever

CATHERINE OPIE Oliver & Mrs. Nibbles, 2012 Pigment print 33 x 25 in. © Catherine Opie, image courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles

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INNOCENT SORCERERS (Andrzej Wajda, 1960) Image courtesy of Milestone Films

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SUPER SUNDAY: OLÁ! BRASIL Photo: Brooke La Valley

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ERIK FRIEDLANDER AND MITCH EPSTEIN American Power Poca High School and Amos Plant, West Virginia 2004 Photo: Mitch Epstein

FEBRUARY 27–28 Cellist and composer Erik Friedlander returns in a collaboration with photographer Mitch Epstein that examines how we coexist with our diverse sources of power—electrical, nuclear, and political—through stories, images, and music. Initiated with a series of compelling images Epstein shot in the Ohio River valley, the project has since been expanded to national scope.

ANN HAMILTON AND SITI COMPANY the theater is a blank page Original photos: Katie Spengler STAN’S CAFÉ The Cardinals Photo: Graeme Braidwood (opposite page)

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Ann Hamilton and SITI Company the theater is a blank page APRIL 23–26 Be among the first to experience this unique performance event co-created by Columbusbased installation art pioneer Ann Hamilton and vanguard theater innovators SITI Company. Developed with Wex support, the work takes the words of modernist author Virginia Woolf as a point of departure for an evocative immersion in text, atmosphere, and meditative vignettes.

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