Wexner Center for the Arts | The Ohio State University | 1871 North High Street | Columbus, Ohio 43210-1393
05+06 2013
NON-PROFIT ORG U S POSTAGE P A I D COLUMBUS OHIO PERMIT NO 711
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Paul Sietsema Paul Sietsema’s multilayered, multimedia work explores how many bodies of knowledge—about history, culture, and art itself—are far more fluid and mutable than we assume them to be. He highlights the ambiguities of authorship and the ways aesthetics and understandings are often tied to specific cultures or historical periods, often using virtuosic tromp l’oeil effects and minute variations among repeated motifs.
This exhibition is the most comprehensive to date for the artist, who lives and works in Los Angeles. Since the late 1990s, he has created several in-depth, multimedia investigations, each combining a 16mm film presentation with other artworks. This exhibition brings together five films—Figure 3 (2008), Anticultural Positions (2009), Telegraph and Encre chine (both 2012), and an as yet untitled new work (2013)—along with drawings, paintings, and other works on paper. The new film and related projects represent the culmination of Sietsema’s work supported by a Wexner Center Artist Residency Award in visual arts for 2010–11. The exhibition’s curator is Christopher Bedford, former chief curator of exhibitions at the Wexner Center and now Henry and Lois Foster Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. A richly illustrated catalogue with essays by Suzanne Hudson (University of Southern California) and George Baker (University of California, Los Angeles) and a conversation among Sietsema, Bedford, and Bill Horrigan, curator at large at the Wexner Center, accompanies the exhibition. The exhibition travels to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Residency and Wexner Center exhibition made possible with support from the Teiger Foundation, the Nimoy Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
paul sietsema Chinese philosophy painting, 2012, enamel on canvas, 261/2 x 181/2 inches, private collection, © Paul Sietsema, courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery
Still from an as yet untitled new 16mm film, 2013, © Paul Sietsema
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Exhibitions Preview and Artists’ Talks Friday, May 3 5–9 pm Free—everyone welcome Artist’s Talk
Paul Sietsema and Christopher Bedford galleries | 5 pm Artist’s Talk
Shimon Attie
film/video theater | 7 pm
Reception
café | 6–9 pm Join us for talks with the two acclaimed artists whose exhibitions debut tonight. The celebration begins at 5 pm, as Paul Sietsema and exhibition curator Chris Bedford lead you through Sietsema’s exhibition while discussing his unique working process, the role of labor in art, and, of course, the works on view in the exhibition. (Meet at the gallery entrance.) At 7 pm, Shimon Attie talks about the creation of his video installation Metro.PAL.IS. He’ll share how this project has led to a new direction for his practice and describe its impact on subsequent works.
MetroPAL.IS.
Enjoy complimentary snacks and a cash bar in the café and continue to browse the exhibitions through 9 pm.
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Thu, May 16 | 5:30 pm Sun, May 26 | 1 pm Thu, June 6 | 5:30 pm Sun, June 16 | 1 pm Sun, June 23 | 1 pm Shimon Attie’s MetroPAL.IS., an immersive, multiple-channel video installation, dramatically tackles the complex and intensely problematic Middle East conflict with characters cast from the Palestinian and Israeli communities in New York City. Dressed in outfits that reflect their varied lifestyles and professions, the performers read from a document created by Attie that combines sections of the Israeli Declaration of Independence (1948) and the Palestinian Declaration of Independence (1988). This hybrid document reveals a surprisingly significant overlap between the two original texts. Eight 65-inch (vertical) monitors encircle viewers with one larger-than-life-size character on each screen. The characters appear in poses reminiscent of baroque painting, with an almost orchestral flow of sound and text among them, enhancing the dramatic impact of the work. The complex editing and post-production work integral to creating this symphony of voices and the interaction among the individual monitors was completed during Attie’s residency as a visiting artist in the Wex’s Film/Video Studio Program in 2010. Attie notes that video, as a time-based format, “lends itself to the kinds of conflation of past and present which is central to my work.” A free gallery guide with an essay by Jennifer Lange, curator of the Film/Video Studio Program and of this exhibition, accompanies the show. MetroPAL.IS., a video installation by Shimon Attie, with Vale Bruck, commissioned by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
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shimon attie MetroPAL.IS. (video stills), 2011, courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
MetroPAL.IS. (installation view at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT), 2011, courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
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Paradise Trilogy Austrian director Ulrich Seidl is known for employing a documentary-like style in telling stories that vacillate between moments of raw, unacceptable social behavior and of absurd humor. Originally conceived as a long feature, his recent Paradise Trilogy is inspired by Austrian playwright Ödön von Horváth’s 1932 work Faith, Hope, and Charity and explores the lives of three women from one family through interconnected stories. If you’ve seen past Seidl films such as Dog Days (2001) or Jesus, You Know (2003), you know he is no stranger to provocation, or controversy.
Contemporary Screen Let My People Go! (Mikael Buch, 2012) Thu & Sat, May 2 & 4 | 7 pm A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama, and French bedroom farce, Mikael Buch’s Let My People Go! traces the travails and daydreams of the lovelorn Reuben (Regular Lovers’ Nicolas Maury), a FrenchJewish gay mailman living in fairytale Finland with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. But just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers’ quarrel exile the heartbroken Reuben back to Paris and his zany family—including Almodóvar goddess Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) as his ditzy mom, and Truffaut regular Jean-François Stévenin (Small Change) as his lothario father. (86 mins., DCP)
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! (Alain Resnais, 2012)
Thu–Fri, June 13–14 | 7 pm As the title suggests, at age 90 the French New Wave master Alain Resnais (Last Year at Marienbad, Wild Grass) is indeed still full of surprises. You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet gathers a who’s-who of French acting royalty (including Mathieu Amalric, Michel Piccoli, and frequent Resnais muse Sabine Azéma) to portray actors and friends of a late playwright (Denis Podalydès). Resnais has been long fascinated by the intersection of life, theater, and cinema, and this latest film serves as a wry and wistful valentine to actors and the art of performance. (115 mins., DCP)
Thu, May 30 | 7 pm
70mm print
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
Hors Satan (Bruno Dumont, 2011) Fri–Sat, June 21–22 | 7 pm “One of the top ten films of the year.”—Cahiers du Cinema Suffused with elemental images—fire, sky, sea, land—Bruno Dumont’s mysterious, monumental parable concerns an unnamed drifter who seems to exist beyond good or evil. In the stark, desolate hinterlands near the Calais coast, this figure— does he suggest Jesus? Satan?—disturbs the balance in a seaside town with his miraculous powers and becomes the protector of an awkward young woman. An opaque spiritual allegory in a breathtaking setting, beautifully photographed in CinemaScope, Outside Satan recaptures the striking power of Dumont’s earliest works, Life of Jesus and L’humanité. (109 mins., 35mm)
Thu–Sat, June 6–8 | 7 pm $7 members, students, senior citizens $9 general public
$6 members, students, senior citizens $8 general public $3 children under 12 All events are in the Film/Video Theater, unless otherwise indicated.
In Faith, a fanatically devout Catholic woman (the sister of the main character in Love) is tested when her husband, a paraplegic Egyptian-born Muslim, returns unexpectedly after a two-year absence and gradually begins to confront her rigid religious beliefs. (113 mins., HDCAM)
Paradise: Hope (2013) Sat, June 29 | 7 pm Hope follows a 13-year-old girl (the daughter of the woman in Love) who is sent to a camp for overweight teens while her mother is in Kenya and develops an unhealthy crush on one of her adult counselors. (100 mins., HDCAM)
from top: let my people go! Image courtesy Zeitgeist Films the unspeakable act Image courtesy Dan Sallitt you ain’t seen nothin’ yet Image courtesy Kino Lorber hors satan Image courtesy New Yorker Films
See this acclaimed film in its first 70mm screenings in Ohio. That’s how director Paul Thomas Anderson hoped The Master, which was shot with the Panavision System 65 camera, would be projected where possible. The format is sure to add another level to what is already a powerful film, one of the most critically lauded features of 2012. Especially noted for its spellbinding performances, The Master stars Joaquin Phoenix as an unstable WWII vet who falls in with the leader (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) of a religious movement called “The Cause” and begins traveling around the country spreading his teachings. Also with Amy Adams and Laura Dern. (144 mins, 70mm)
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Love follows a middle-aged single Austrian mother who travels to Kenya as a sex tourist, looking for love in the arms of one of the many young men who cater to the needs of older European women. (120 mins., HDCAM)
Fri, June 28 | 7 pm
(Dan Sallitt, 2012)
With his third feature, film critic-turned-filmmaker Dan Sallitt has finally been recognized as one of the most distinctive American indie filmmakers working today. The title of The Unspeakable Act refers to 17-year-old Jackie’s incestuous desire for her older brother, who’s about to leave for college. But Sallitt isn’t interested in provocation. Jackie’s longings become a search for her own identity as an adult against the backdrop of her dependence on her family. The result is one of the most sophisticated, intelligent, and mature independent films in recent years. Tallie Medel delivers a captivating performance as Jackie. (91 mins., video)
Thu, June 27 | 7 pm
Paradise: Faith (2012)
The Unspeakable Act
“One of the ten best films of 2012! As close as an American director has ever come to making an Eric Rohmer movie.”—Artforum
Paradise: Love (2012)
Paradise: Love Paradise: faith Images courtesy Strand Releasing the master Image courtesy Weinstein Company
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.
Non–English language films have English subtitles, unless otherwise indicated. All programs are subject to change.
New Documentary
Film History 101
A Night at the Opera (Sam Wood, 1935) Tue, May 14 | 7 pm Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Marx tackle high society in one of the greatest of all American comedies. As always, plot takes a backseat to the brothers’ nonstop puns and visual gags including the famous crowded stateroom scene. Also with Kitty Carlisle and Margaret Dumont. (96 mins., DCP) Charlene Fix, a poet and professor of English and philosophy at the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD), signs copies of her recent book, Harpo Marx as Trickster, in the Wexner Store from 6 to 7 pm.
Koch (Neil Barsky, 2012) Thu & Sat, May 9 & 11 | 7 pm “A riveting portrait of a towering and polarizing man. It’s also great fun!” —Mother Jones Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who died in February, was ferocious, charismatic, and hilariously blunt—in other words, the quintessential New Yorker. He ran New York from 1978 to 1989: a decade marked by near-bankruptcy, rampant crime, a municipal corruption scandal, and the burgeoning AIDS epidemic. Through candid interviews and rare archival footage, first-time filmmaker (and former Wall Street Journal reporter) Neil Barsky has crafted an intimate and revealing portrait of this intensely private man, his legacy as a political titan, and the town he helped transform. (95 mins., DCP)
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Fri–Sat, May 17–18 | 7 pm
(Ra’anan Alexandrowicz, 2011)
Tue, May 21 | 7 pm Winner of the Best Documentary Award at both the Sundance and Jerusalem film festivals, the fascinating and devastating The Law in These Parts meticulously explores the gap between what is legal and what is just. Talking with some of the Israeli lawyers and judges who created and interpret the legal structure put in place after the 1967 Six Days War to treat the West Bank and Gaza Strip as occupied territories, acclaimed filmmaker Ra’anan Alexandrowicz asks tough, pointed questions and gets even tougher answers. Asking his subjects to consider the consequences of their actions, Alexandrowicz takes the position that unjust laws create unjust realities and the results are tragic for everyone, the judges and the judged, alike. (101 mins., DCP) Visit Shimon Attie’s exhibition MetroPAL.IS. before the screening for another treatment of the way language affects Israeli and Palestinian relations. The exhibition will be open until 7 pm this evening so you can stop by, and gallery admission is free with your film ticket. See the exhibition pages for more about the show.
Nominated for six Academy Awards (Best Picture, Director, Music, Cinematography, Art Direction, and Costume Design, with wins for the last three), Roman Polanski’s epic Tess has been breathtakingly restored and brought back to cinemas. This lush, haunting adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel stars Nastassia Kinski as the title character, a proud innocent peasant girl destroyed by Victorian double standards. (171 mins., 4K DCP)
Laughter in Hell (Edward L. Cahn, 1933) The Little Giant (Roy Del Ruth, 1933) Black Moon (Roy William Neill, 1934)
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“From the time it was made until now, decade after decade, this film holds up as a masterpiece.”—Woody Allen Shot in wartime Nice in 1943–44 and considered by many to be the greatest French film ever made, Children of Paradise is an epic romance set in the theaters and on the boulevards of 19th-century Paris. The story of its making is as remarkable as the story the film tells: the composer and designer were Jews hiding from the Nazis, and resistance fighters and pro-Nazi collaborators were among the cast and crew. With Jean-Louis Barrault, Arletty, and Pierre Brasseur. (190 mins., 4K DCP)
new 35mm print
The Little Fugitive
(Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, Ray Ashley, 1953)
Fri–Sat, May 31–June 1 | 7 pm The Little Fugitive follows a small boy who runs off to Coney Island to avoid the cops after being tricked into thinking he fatally shot his big brother with a toy pistol. Shot with a hidden camera amid the bustling crowds, the film serves as a wonderful time capsule for the famed amusement park. The fresh print was made for this influential and unexpected film’s 60th anniversary. (80 mins., 35mm) An Artists Public Domain/Cinema Conservancy Release. Preserved by The Museum of Modern Art with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Film Foundation and The Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Fund.
Thu, May 23 | 7 pm A Pre-Code triple-bill, all in 35mm prints! Movie connoisseurs love the films of the “Pre-Code” era (before Hollywood’s limiting Production Code began to be enforced in 1934) for their racy dialogue, sexual innuendo, and often frank (for the time) depictions of social issues and violence. Laughter in Hell stars Pat O’Brien as a man sent to a prison chain gang and attracted controversy for an intense lynching scene. (70 mins., 35mm) In The Little Giant, prohibition is coming to a close and bootlegger Bugs Ahearn (Edward G. Robinson) tries to plan for the future by breaking into high society. With Mary Astor. (76 mins., 35mm) Black Moon features a New York socialite (Dorothy Burgess) who confronts her past by returning to Haiti—where she was raised by a voodoo priestess—with frightening results. Also with Fay Wray and Jack Holt. (68 mins., 35mm) Presented in conjunction with Cinevent 45, Columbus’s annual gathering of cinephiles and collectors, which runs May 24–27 this year. For more information visit cinevent.com.
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Classics
Tess (Roman Polanski, 1980)
The Law in These Parts
new restoration
Children of Paradise (Marcel Carné, 1945)
PREFERRED AIRLINE
new restoration
Willow (Ron Howard, 1988) Tue, June 11 | 7 pm One of the great fantasy adventures of the 1980s, Willow stars Warwick Davis in the title role as the protector of an infant who, according to prophesies, will destroy the evil queen that rules his world. We’ll be screening a new digital restoration created by Lucasfilm for the film’s 25th anniversary. Notable for its ground-breaking morphing sequences by ILM, Willow also features Val Kilmer. (126 mins., 2K DCP)
from top: koch Images courtesy Zeitgeist Films the law in these parts Image courtesy Cinema Guild
A Night at the Opera Image courtesy Warner Bros the little fugitive Orkin/Engel Film & Photo Archive/APD/ Cinema Conservancy
willow Image courtesy Lucasfilm
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SUMMER HOURS STARTING MAY 6 Mon–Wed 9 am–3 pm Thu–Fri 9 am–7 pm Closed June 30–July 7 and August 10–18
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Let My People Go!
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This Is Your Life: Baseball Greats
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You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! Film/Video Theater | 7 pm
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Bride of Frankenstein Wexner Center Plaza | dusk
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Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise: Love Film/Video Theater | 7 pm
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! Film/Video Theater | 7 pm
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onScreen VISITING FILMMAKER
During the run of Shimon Attie’s MetroPAL.IS., the Box will be featuring artists from the Middle East whose work deals with the layered and complicated subjects of cultural identity and nationalism.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Jenny Deller Introduces
Future Weather (2012)
Wed, May 1 | 7 pm Inspired by a New Yorker article on global warming, Future Weather follows an environmentally conscious teenage girl (Perla HaneyJardine) who must come to terms with her alcoholic grandmother (Amy Madigan) when her unstable mom abandons her. Her teacher (Lili Taylor) and their shared passion for science provide a welcome refuge for the girl. Writer/director Deller creates a highly original portrayal of women and their cross-generational relationships, using science and the environment as a backdrop. (100 mins., HDCAM)
Fri, May 10 | 7 pm $3 all audiences How adventurous are you? How much do you trust our film curators? 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!
This Is Your Life: Baseball Greats Thu, May 16 | 7 pm One of the most fondly remembered programs on American television, This Is Your Life presented tributes to hundreds of notable guests during its long run on NBC and later in syndication. Tonight we’re presenting a trio of episodes featuring three of baseball’s all-time greats: longtime New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel, Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella, and Negro Leagues legend Satchel Paige. (90 mins., video)
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Mary Koszmary (2007)
Farther than the eye can see (2012)
A young activist delivers a propaganda speech in the abandoned National Stadium in Warsaw, urging three million Jews to return to Poland. Mary Koszmary (Nightmares) is the first film in Israeli artist Yael Bartana’s trilogy titled And Europe Will Be Stunned, which explores a complicated set of social and political relationships between Jews, Poles, and other Europeans in the age of globalization. (11 mins., Super-16 film transferred to video)
A woman recounts the story of the mass exodus of Palestinians from Jerusalem in 1948, beginning with an arrival and ending with the departure. Moving backwards in time and through various landscapes, the video traces a decaying experience to a place that no longer exists. Born in Kuwait of Palestinian origin, Basma Alsharif received an MFA from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and has been working in Cairo, Beirut, and Amman since then. (13 mins., video) Mary Koszmary Courtesy of Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam and Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw Farther than the eye can see Image courtesy of Video Data Bank
Courtesy the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Future Weather Image courtesy First Pond Entertainment This Is Your Life: Baseball Greats Image courtesy Ralph Edwards Productions
Bride of Frankenstein
(James Whale, 1935)
Thu, June 20 | dusk Free In case of rain, the film will be shown in Mershon Auditorium at 9 pm.
The Wexner Center brings the big screen outside for the Wex Drive-In series of free open-air film screenings on the Wexner Center Plaza. Bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating at these festive, informal events. All Drive-In movies start at dusk (generally around 9 pm), but you are invited to come at 8 pm to choose your spot and enjoy the company of friends and fellow film fans. You can even sip beer from our cash bar and enjoy snacks including Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream (with a free scoop for members) and Pam’s Market Popcorn.
Picking up where its genre-defining predecessor left off, Bride of Frankenstein finds the good doctor (Colin Clive) and his monster (Boris Karloff) alive and ready to welcome a new addition. Prodded by the even madder Doctor Pretorious (Ernest Thesiger), Doctor Frankenstein determines to build a mate (Elsa Lanchester) for his creation. (75 mins., 35mm) Major support for Wex Drive-In provided by The Scotts Company.
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The Graduate on July 18 Fantastic Mr. Fox on August 15
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A benefit concert for the Wexner Center for the Arts and CD 102.5 for the Kids in association with PromoWest Productions
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The National
Artful indie scene leaders the National headline this special event, as they tour in support of their next album, slated for release in late May. Currently based in Brooklyn, but with roots in Ohio, the National have a cathartic power, simultaneously raw and reflective, that connects deeply with their many fans. Their new release is expected to advance their rich sound, brilliant yet suffused in shadows and filled with deep musical hues.
Local Natives Matthew E. White
Fast-breaking Los Angeles–based art pop band Local Natives—whose recent CD Hummingbird was coproduced by Aaron Dessner of the National—delight fans with their intricate interplay and bright harmonies. Matthew E. White, whose Big Inner (his recent first album) was praised by Uncut as “one of the great albums of modern Americana,” opens the evening with a set of songs infused with southern soul.
Sat, June 15 | 7 pm Doors | 6:30 pm LC Outdoor Pavilion $25 in advance, $28 day of show
This one-day festival is presented by our partners at PromoWest Productions, with proceeds from the show benefiting Wexner Center programs and CD 102.5 for the Kids, the children’s charity arm of that local independent radio station. Join us for this summer celebration.
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster only.
The National, Photo by Deirdre O’Callaghan
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Father John Misty Sun, May 19 | 8 pm Performance Space $15 all audiences
The Uncluded
with Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson
Fri, June 7 | 9 pm
After departing from Fleet Foxes, Josh Tillman sought a change of scenery and relocated to LA to reenergize his solo career (he had previously released several well-regarded albums as J. Tillman). He came up aces last year with Fear Fun, his excellent debut Sub Pop release under the moniker Father John Misty. Produced by Jonathan Wilson, a leading light in the resurgent Laurel Canyon scene, Fear Fun frames Tillman’s haunting yet clear voice and lyrics that evoke the dark side of the California dream with exquisitely rendered country rock underpinnings.
Performance Space $16 all audiences Underground hip-hop artist Aesop Rock teams up with anti-folk icon Kimya Dawson (ex-Moldy Peaches) for the new band the Uncluded. For a preview, check out their debut, Hokey Freight, scheduled for release May 7 on the Rhymesayers label.
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Other Prom
on stage including some from an underwater microphone. Those who experienced playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer’s playful, poignant style in The Tragical Story of Cheeseboy, performed here in 2012, can look forward to another insightful and adventurous script in Boats.
Sat, May 11 | 8–11 pm Performance Space Free Help spread the word about our fabulous alternative prom presented in partnership with Kaleidoscope Youth Center. Held in our Performance Space, Other Prom is an annual event for Columbus-area lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth and their allies (up to age 20, with ID). Questions? Contact Jean Pitman, educator for youth programs, at (614) 292-4614 or jpitman@wexarts.org.
The show won the 2012 Helpmann Award as Best Presentation for Children. Helpmann Awards are the Australian equivalent of the Tonys in the United States or the Olivier Awards in Britain. General public and children’s tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster outlets or through the CAPA ticket office (614 469-0939). For member tickets or group pricing, please call the CAPA ticket office.
Especially for Kids and Families for all ages
Pages Exhibition
Presented with generous support from AEP, Cardinal Health, and Target.
THROUGH tue, may 28
Promotional support provided by Columbus Parent and ThisWeek Community Newspapers.
Wexner Center and CATCO is Kids present
Terrapin Puppet Theatre (Australia)
Boats
Reception and Open Mic Reading
Terrapin Puppet Theatre and the tour of Boats assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts.
thu, May 16 | 5–7 pm Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Library 96 South Grant Avenue Free
Especially for Teachers and Schools
Written by Finegan Kruckemeyer Directed by Frank Newman
Discover the creativity of the high school students from the Wex’s Pages literacy and writing program. Students from the Arts and College Preparatory Academy, Columbus Alternative High School, Delaware Area Career Center, Franklin Heights High School, Mosaic, Pickerington High School North, and Reynoldsburg High School (Encore Academy, Summit Road Campus) participated in Pages this year and present their work at the exhibition.
Boats is also being presented at shows especially for school groups (recommended for grades 1 and up), on May 1–2 at 10:30 am and 12:30 pm and on May 3 at 10:30 am. Tickets are $5 per person. Groups of 25 or more can be invoiced, but groups of fewer than 25 will need to pay at the time of reservation. Credit cards are accepted over the phone. To register your group, please contact Heather Kalman at CAPA, (614) 719-6764 or hkalman@capa.org.
Fri, May 3 | 7:30 pm Sat–Sun, May 4–5 | 1 & 3 pm
Pages artwork by Lara Zirkle (detail)
Studio One, Riffe Center 77 South High Street $15 Wexner Center members $20 general public $10 children (12 and younger) $10 groups of 10+ Boats is an astonishing maritime tale from Australia’s Terrapin Puppet Theatre, which has entertained audiences internationally for thirty years. Often incorporating surprising techniques, Boats tells of the watery adventures of Nic and Jof, sailors who share a love of the ocean and seafaring. The story unfolds using actors, props, puppets, acrobatics, and sound effects created
Throughout the school year, Pages students experience the contemporary arts at the Wexner Center and respond to those experiences in prose, poetry, and art. The exhibition features the student’s written works along with artwork in a variety of media. A highlight of the opening reception is an Open Mic where students can present their writing live. Pages presented with lead support from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and additional support from Puffin Foundation West, Ltd., and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Photo: Blair Perry
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Thank you to everyone who joined us March 9 for Off the Grid 2013! You all looked fabulous on and off the dance floor, and more importantly, you helped us raise $50,000 for the Wexner Center’s educational programming. We can’t wait to do it all over again next year. See more images from the night on our Flickr page.
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Ian F. Svenonius
Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ’n’ Roll Group Wed, May 8 | 7 pm Film/Video Theater Free Musician, author, and talk show host Ian F. Svenonius’s “how-to” book is sly, snarky, satirical, and often surprisingly on target—which might not be so surprising after all. Svenonius has created 18 albums and countless singles with Chain & the Gang, Weird War, the Make-Up, the Nation of Ulysses, and other combos and has interviewed such artists as Mark E. Smith, Genesis P. Orridge, Chan Marshall, and Ian MacKaye, as host of VBS.tv’s Soft Focus. He’s also written a previous underground best seller, The Psychic Soviet (Drag City Press, 2007). His take on a book tour presentation promises to be just as unusual as his book and may well draw on both his musical talents and the séance skills that ostensibly provide some of Supernatural Strategies’ insights.
Jack and Charlotte Kessler at the Annie Leibovitz preview, 2012. Photo: Kevin Fitzsimons.
Meet Arts Patron Charlotte P. Kessler Each year, the Ohio Arts Council honors notable Ohio artists, arts organizations, arts patrons, and business supporters with the Governor’s Awards for the Arts. Here, the Wexner Center celebrates philanthropist and former Wexner Center Foundation Trustee Charlotte P. Kessler, who won the 2013 award in the Arts Patron category.
Image courtesy of Eva Moolchan
Over the years, we have continually been impressed by Charlotte Kessler’s passion and dedication to the arts, so it’s no surprise that her many contributions have been recognized by the Ohio Arts Council. Her support for the arts has included leadership in development, corporate governance, and mission-based vision for a wide variety of arts organizations, locally and nationally. As Wexner Center Foundation Trustee (and former board chair) C. Robert Kidder wrote in his nomination support letter, “Charlotte’s role as both an arts advocate and a philanthropic leader in our community is invaluable to the Columbus metropolitan area and to the entire Ohio arts community.” In Columbus, Charlotte has served a wide range of arts and cultural organizations, including the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Players Theatre, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Franklin Park Conservatory, the Columbus Foundation, Greater Columbus Arts Council, and Ohio Arts Council. In 2011, she was instrumental in bringing Rocco Landesman, then the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, to Ohio for arts tours of Hamilton, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. Landesman’s visit to Columbus culminated in a panel discussion titled A Way Forward: Arts and Economic Development in the Wexner Center’s Mershon Auditorium. Featuring local community leaders, this event was attended by some 1,000 artists, arts patrons and advocates, and arts workers. On the national level, Charlotte was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the National Council on the Arts, which is the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts. We at the Wexner Center agree wholeheartedly with Wexner Center Foundation Trustee Abigail Wexner, who notes, “The impact of Charlotte’s contributions of time, resources, energy, and leadership to the arts community in Ohio is truly immeasurable and unparalleled.” We congratulate Charlotte on the well-deserved honor of a 2013 Governor’s Award for the Arts in recognition of her many contributions to arts and culture in Ohio and beyond.
Exhibition Preview May 3
Summer Savings
Remember that all members are enthusiastically invited to the preview events with which we are welcoming our new exhibitions featuring artists Paul Sietsema and Shimon Attie. Both artists share their insights in Artist’s Talks as part of the preview. Find the details on the exhibitions pages or in the invitation you received by mail.
The next members’ sale at the Wexner Center Store is May 28 to June 2. You’ll save an additional 10% (on top of your usual discount) on books, magazines, movies, music, gifts, accessories, and kids stuff. And remember, every time you to go Heirloom for lunch or a snack, visit the galleries, or purchase tickets, you save as a member too. Patron level members and above also save on fine cuisine at selected Dine Originals Columbus restaurants through the exclusive Out on the Town program.
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) 292-2395.
Not a Member? Here’s How to Join
Online: wexarts.org/join On site: Visit the Patron Services Desk or Wexner Center Store By phone: Call (614) 292-1777
You can also save when you visit other museums as you travel this summer. Members at the Household level and above receive free admission or other benefits at over a dozen museums in Ohio. Members at the Patron level and above also receive reciprocal benefits at over 450 museums across North America, from the Guggenheim to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Just be sure to bring your membership card.
Enjoy benefits including free gallery admission, members-only films, special events, discounts, and much more. For additional information click the “Join” tab on our website wexarts.org, call (614) 292-1777, or email membership@wexarts.org.
Photos: Rachael Barbash
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Information Visiting the Wexner Center L o c at i o n The Wexner Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Ohio State University at the corner of High Street and 15th Avenue. Off-site locations for other Wexner Center events are noted throughout this calendar/newsletter. Parking Parking is available in the Ohio Union Garages on campus and at the South Campus Gateway Garage, located one block east of North High Street between 9th and 11th Avenues. Limited, shortterm parking is available at the parking meters in front of Mershon Auditorium. c h e c k f o r u p d at e s Check wexarts.org or call (614) 292-3535 for updates. All programs are subject to change. Galleries Please note that the Wexner Center galleries are closed Mondays and between exhibitions. See the exhibitions pages for a current schedule.
Institutional Support Tickets Purchase tickets at tickets.wexarts.org or from the Patron Services Desk (614 292-3535) on the entrance level of the Wexner Center. Ticketing services for sales and pickup of prepaid tickets are available at event locations one hour prior to showtimes. Film/Video tickets are available until a half-hour after showtimes or until the start of the second film of double features. (Sorry, no refunds or exchanges for Wexner Center tickets, unless an event is canceled.) osu students All Ohio State University students receive benefits including discounts in the Wexner Center Store and on films and performing arts events. Check out the schedules in the calendar and on the website! r e n ta l s Mershon Auditorium and selected Wexner Center spaces are available for corporate meetings or gatherings. See wexarts.org for details.
Tours group tours Prearranged group tours are available to school, youth, and college/university audiences, as well as adult community groups. These hour-long tours can be tailored to many different interests. Please make reservations for all group tours at least three weeks in advance. Call the education department at (614) 292-6493.
walk-in tours Walk-in Tours require no advance reservations. These tours feature highlights of the current exhibitions. See the current schedule inside this calendar.
The Wexner Center for the Arts is part of The Ohio State University and receives major institutional support from the university. Major support is also provided through the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation and by Wexner Center members. The foundation is a private, nonprofit partner of the university’s Board of Trustees, established to provide trustee guidance and financial support for the Wexner Center. g e n e r a l O p e r at i n g S u p p o rt for the Wexner Center
Wexner Center Foundation Leslie H. Wexner Chair E. Gordon Gee Vice Chair James Lyski President Trustees Nicholas K. Akins David M. Aronowitz Jeni Britton Bauer Shelley Bird Michael J. Canter Adam R. Flatto Sherri Geldin Ann Gilbert Getty Michael P. Glimcher Elizabeth Kessler C. Robert Kidder Nancy Kramer James E. Kunk Bill Lambert Ronald A. Pizzuti Janet B. Reid Joyce Shenk Alex Shumate A. Alfred Taubman Barbara Trueman Abigail S. Wexner John F. Wolfe Ex Officio Joseph A. Alutto Mark Shanda Bruce A. Soll Mark E. Vannatta
Senior Programming Staff Sherri Geldin Director Jack Jackson Deputy Director Shelly Casto Director of Education Jill Davis Director of Exhibitions Management David Filipi Director of Film/Video Charles R. Helm Director of Performing Arts Bill Horrigan Curator at Large Jennifer Lange Curator of Film/Video Studio Program Calendar of Events Staff Ann Bremner Editor Erica Anderson Senior Graphic Designer Michael Greenler Graphic Designer