Weekend Reading: June 30 Edition

Around Columbus

• Columbus Underground’s Hope Madden spoke with our own Dave Filipi about the upcoming Dario Argento summer film series. Madden will be joining us to introduce a screening of The Cat o’ Nine Tails July 7.
• Sunday morning, Sarah Gormley Gallery will host a Summer Studio Sale featuring work by artists including former Wex preparator Nick Stull.
• Monday, Ohio State's Hopkins Hall Gallery opens its latest exhibition, the Elaff Houmsse installation All Because of You, Us. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday the 7th.
• The Tuesday holiday brings the 40th annual Doo Dah Parade.
• Don't forget—the Wex is closed Monday and Tuesday for the holiday, and this upcoming week is your last chance to see our current exhibitions.
• Before taking off on the Before I Let Go tour, Cameron Granger talked about the film he’s presenting in it. The work was supported in part by the Wex Film/Video Studio.
• Schiller Park has a new art installation in its pond that weaves together art and science, created by artist Marcia Armstrong.
• Here’s a rundown on where you can find Art-o-Matic art vending machines around town.
• Next Friday, 934 Gallery opens a new show with work by Joleanna Bare, Jonah Jacobs, Avani Patel, and Jeff Repko.
• It’s also Franklinton Fridays, featuring a new show organized by Returning Artists Guild.
• Saturday, Summer Jam West takes place in Westgate Park.
• And next Saturday night, ROY G BIV is also presenting its first live music event, the fundraiser Blank Slate.

Around the Globe

• Here’s an excellent take on a marathon performance by past Wex guest Taylor Mac. the subject of a phenomenal new doc on HBO/Max.
• Speaking of that streamer, here’s why virtual platforms like Max are pulling shows.
• The Nation wrote about how bean counters are killing film culture.
• Mark your calendar: next weekend brings Access: Horror, a virtual film fest that explores and celebrates disability in the genre.
• After concerns arose that bad changes were afoot at Turner Classic Movies, some better news came out this week: TCM's director of programming will stay on with curatorial support from Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorcese, and Steven Spielberg.
• A Broadway gallery in Manhattan has turned the windows of its annex into a screening space for the experimental work of filmmaker Ken Jacobs.
• Here’s an excerpt from writer Ian Penman’s book about filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
• In Florida, fears surrounding the nationwide attack on librarians have reached the college level.
• Nonsensical AI-generated books have flooded Amazon, leading to titles like Apricot bar code architecture winding up on its bestseller list.
• Scientists are now capturing and analyzing previously unheard sounds, news with which our current Box artist Cadine Navarro is already familiar.
• The Biennial de São Paulo announced the artists to be exhibited later this year; they include Torkwase Dyson, Kidlat Tahimik, and Sarah Maldoror, who's the subject of an upcoming retrospective exhibition at the Wex.
• Mellon Foundation president Elizabeth Alexander discussed the funder’s shift toward social justice.
• A new show at MFA Boston provided an opportunity to consider the influence of Japanese printmaker Katsushika Hokusai.
• Got a spare $50 million? You could be the owner of the now-shuttered San Francisco Art Institute’s Diego Rivera mural.
• The brokerage and news site Artsy laid off 35 employees.
• Last week brought news of a pared-down Next Wave Fest; this week in Brooklyn Academy of Music news, the organization laid off 13 percent of its staff.
• Actor Andre Royo shared how his performance in Eric Bogosian’s one-man play Drinking in America helped him get sober.
• Dallas Black Theatre shared the story of how pandemic-driven virtual programming helped them realize goals to reach a wider audience—specifically, viewers in 35 countries.
• The body of Julian Sands was found in the California mountains. The actor and avid hiker had been missing since January. He was 65.
• Actor Frederic Forrest, best known for his work in Apocalypse Now, passed away at the age of 86.
• Last but definitely not least, the great character actor Alan Arkin passed away at 89. Do yourself a favor and celebrate his work with a viewing of Wait Until Dark or The In-Laws.