Weekend Reading: February 24 Edition

Around Ohio

• Ohio State’s Office of Technology and Digital Innovation wrote about a partnership to create 3D tactile of our current exhibition Meditation Ocean for those with vision-based disabilities.
• Don’t forget, filmmakers: Wednesday, March 1 at 6 PM is the deadline to submit to Ohio Shorts.
• Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative is celebrating its 25th anniversary with three different exhibitions.
• The Columbus Museum of Art has a new show opening this weekend featuring Gina Osterloh.
• The University of Dayton will archive the work of Ohio artist Bing Davis.
• Looking ahead to next weekend, Saturday’s Gallery Hop includes a 21st birthday celebration for Sean Christopher Gallery, which’ll present its annual Fort Hayes show.
• Next Saturday also offers A Library Book Tasting, a chance to check out new reading at the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Parsons Branch.

Around the globe

• All Quiet on the Western Front was the big winner at last weekend’s BAFTAs.
• Here’s a rundown on what’s been afoot at the Berlin Film Festival.
• The estate of Leonard Bernstein jokingly confirmed that fictional film character Lydia Tár was a student of the great conductor.
• For the next week of so, you can watch Howardena Pindell’s iconic video work Free, White and 21 for free online.
• New York Times film critic A.O. Scott is moving to the books beat.
• Lithub wrote a piece in praise of BookTok.
• The books of Roald Dahl are getting a controversial rewrite.
• After extensive redevelopment, the Manchester Museum of Art reopens this weekend with a new emphasis on empathy.
• The Victoria & Albert Museum acquired the archive of David Bowie.
• Huma Bhabha, Shirin Neshat and Cecilia Vicuña are among the new inductees to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
• Here are the galleries that are taking part in the next Art Basel.
• Due to a clumsy gallery visitor, there’s one less Jeff Koons Balloon Dog in the world.
• MoMA has established a new archive for the art space Just Above Midtown.
• MoMA also has a new playlist from artist Ming Smith. And here’s a feature on Smith’s photography, which will be on view at the Wex in the fall of 2024.
• Virtual tickets are on sale now for an international conference March 10–12 on “Art in the Age of the Metaverse.”
• With tax time approaching, here’s an inspirational story about painter Joan Brown and her effort to write off her pet cat. A colorful portrait by the artist was featured at the Wex as part of To Begin, Again.
• Batsheva Dance Company cofounder Rena Gluk passed away at the age of 89.