Take a look back at some of our favorite news from the past year, both about the Wex and around the world.
Bill Horrigan in his office, holding thermal prints of himself from Julia Scher’s 1989–90 work Occupational Placement; as seen in an October feature on Horrigan in Artforum
Wex in the News
- The Wex and many other great local arts destinations were featured in ARTnews.
- Cincinnati’s WKRC carried the story of the Wex’s partnership with Wexner Medical Center on a program to research the benefits of arts exposure when treating chronic illness.
- The Wex’s Film/Video program was spotlighted in Refined 614.
- Sarah Maldoror: Tricontinental Cinema earned praise from Columbus Underground.
- Matter covered our world premiere of Mary Jo Bole’s film debut.
- Ocula spoke to Wex Executive Director Gaëtane Verna about her work on the Canada Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
- Forbes interviewed Tanya Lukin Linklater about her summer ’24 solo exhibition.
- The Brooklyn Rail talked with our other featured artist for summer, Jonas N.T. Becker.
- ARTnews covered the arrival of our new head of exhibitions, Julieta González.
- Artforum honored the impressive career of Curator-at-Large Bill Horrigan, who retired this year.
- The New York Times wrote up our fall exhibitions featuring the photography of Rotimi Fani-Kayode and Ming Smith.
- Artforum focused on the wealth of Ming Smith exhibitions in central Ohio this fall.
- Columbus Underground called out how our Max Roach 100 event in October is the sort of program you can only find locally at the Wex.
- The Architect’s Newspaper gave some love to our ongoing Outpost Office installation, Color Block No. 2.
- And this writer got to spend some time with Freda Abbott-Ayodele, one of the fabulous local teaching artists working with the Wex’s Learning & Public Practice team on free community studios at Columbus Rec and Parks centers, which kick off the week of January 13.
Stories Worth Saving
- In connection with the release of his 2024 monograph, interdisciplinary artist RaMell Ross shared some of his photos of the American South with The Guardian.
- Film Comment dug up a 1979 interview with Robert Bresson.
- After a career of putting herself in front of the camera, Cindy Sherman started making new work to process the experience of aging.
- New York Times opinion writer David Brooks made a case for how culture could save an increasingly sad and mean society.
- FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art announced it would close down after two editions. The event was launched in 2018.
- The legendary EC Comics rose from the grave!
- Here’s a piece we loved on the power of public art.
- Cincinnati was named one of three finalists for the new home of the Sundance Film Festival.
- Musician Kim Gordon, producer Rick Rubin, choreographer Bill T. Jones, and multitalented performer Murray Hill offered advice on how to get past procrastination.
- And Allan Arkush gave a gift to fans: a mini documentary about his work with fellow filmmaker Joe Dante under the tutelage of Roger Corman.