Weekend Reading: May 3 Edition

Around Ohio

• Saturday afternoon, Community Refugees and Immigration Services (CRIS) is having its second annual Culture & Artisans’ Fair.
• Sunday at Wild Cat, you can make a bracelet to support breast cancer survivors.
• Also Sunday, you can take a tour of urban living spaces.
• Or, if you’re a local poet, you can get in on Columbus Poet Picture Day.
• Orange Barrel Media CEO and art collector Pete Scantland discussed collecting with The Art Newspaper.
• Arts writer Nancy Gilson gathered her thoughts on Art Unbound IV, the group show now on view at Columbus Metropolitan Library.
• WOSU-TV’s Broad & High connected with artist Beverly Whiteside.
• Kent State graphic novelist John “Derf” Backderf shared some opinions about current world events on the anniversary of the Kent State shootings.
• This week from local critics Hope Madden and George Wolf, a Fright Club podcast that covers artists in horror. (Numbers one and two are must-sees.)
• Following news of Columbus-based fashion retailer Express filing for bankruptcy, Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse reflected on what their signature Editor pant represented for a generation of young women. 
• After moving from broadcasting to streaming, alternative station WWCD is no more.
• Radio operator Saga Communications abruptly let go of six local on-air personalities including longtime Sunny 95 morning hosts Dino Tripodis and Stacy McKay.
• Ohio History Connection will close Ohio Village for two years for renovations.
• Ilya Bazar discussed the zine she made to share her Palestinian family’s recipes.
• Tuesday, the Riffe Gallery offers a virtual talk with artist Bobby Rosenstock.
• Also Tuesday, pianist Brianna Matzke performs at Short North Stage.
• Harmony Project brings The Concert for Humanity to Huntington Park Thursday.
• Looking ahead to next weekend, Franklinton Friday. Attractions include a guest appearance by McConnell Arts Center at Gravity and two options for seeing work by Michael Bush: a solo show at Franklinton Market and a joint show with Doug Fordyce at Secret Studio.
• Friday’s also the day to check out CHROMA: Best of CCAD.
• On Saturday, All People Arts lets you try your hand at crocheting.
• King Arts Complex will host the Central Ohio Worker Center May Day Community Celebration next Saturday.
• Saturday night, you can take part in the fundraiser Art for Franklinton.
• Or join in the celebration of Kafe Kerouac’s 20th anniversary.

Around the Globe

• We’re happy to share a video walkthrough of Trinket, the dazzling installation created by Kapwani Kiwanga and curated by Gaëtane Verna for the Venice Biennale.
• For the first time in the Venice Biennale’s history, the Pope paid a visit.
• At the Musée d’Orsay, two were arrested for attempted damage to classified property—the pair were allegedly a part of the Food Response movement, best known for splashing the Mona Lisa with soup.
• Senegal is postponing the Dakar Biennale until November 2024.
• Students at NYC’s school of Visual Arts staged a sit-in for Gaza, with students from the Fashion Institute of Technology  and NYU joining in.
• Yale University and Princeton are examples of higher learning institutions that are putting big money behind campus museum expansions.
• The United States government canceled $6.1 billion in student debt for those who attend the now-defunct chain, the Art Institutes.
• PBS debuted a new series that follows actor John Lithgow as he re-enters art education.
• Arts Midwest put out a call for applications for its 2024–25 Gig Fund. Deadline is May 23.
• Here’s a look at how the results of the next presidential election could impact the arts.
• The FBI has returned a Monet stolen by Nazis during World War II to the descendants of its former owners.
• Artifacts like scrolls, pottery and a map from the 19th century were repatriated to Okinawa.
• A monument uncovered in Marliens, France is puzzling archaeologists.
• El Pais has a new story on the legacy of skin color discrimination created by “leader ladies”.
• Paul McCartney’s rarely seen photography will be on display at the Brooklyn Museum until August 18.
• Jewel, the four-time Grammy nominee, has long been a visual artist. Now The Portal: An Art Experience by Jewel opens May 4 sat the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
• Jeff Koons partnered up with nonprofit Clever Noodle to create a children’s game called Popped! Designed to cultivate literacy through adventure, Koons’s Balloon Dog serves as the centerpiece.
• The 65-foot-long hot dog sculpture has debuted in New York City.
• Here’s a look at how a series of murals in a small New Hampshire town set off a culture war.
• On the eve of the Netflix debut of his movie about the invention of the Pop-Tart, comedian Jerry Seinfeld claimed that political correctness is killing comedy. In response, Vulture compiled a list of past jokes from Seinfeld that would’ve alerted the cancel police.
• The Playlist put together a preview of must-see movies for summer that includes two films coming to the Wex in June: Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing starring Colman Domingo, which screens June 7, and Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border, screening June 28–29.
• All of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh has been tasked with a biopic about Leonardo de Vinci.
• Lily Gladstone, Eva Green, and Kore-eda Hirokazu are among the jurors announced for this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
• The Washington Post covered the rise and fall of the social impact-focused film production house Participant Media.
• For his 76th birthday, cult filmmaker Allan Arkush gave a gift to fans: a mini documentary about his work with fellow filmmaker Joe Dante under the tutelage of Roger Corman.
• For more online viewing this month, e-flux has a free stream of Mike Kelley’s 1983 video Banana Man, inspired by a minor character on the classic children’s show Captain Kangaroo.
• And next month brings a reason for animation fans to rejoice: in June, MeTV will launch a free, 24/7 channel dedicated to vintage cartoons.
• The Tony Award nominations were announced this week; David Byrne, Jessica Lange, Eddie Redmayne, and Jeremy Strong are among those vying for statuettes.
• Speaking of Eddie Redmayne, there seems to be a gender divide in responses to the Cabaret revival in which the actor stars.
• The shortlist for the Sadler Wells Prize was announced; possible recipients for the new global dance award include American Kyle Abraham.
• Atlanta has become a destination for roller skaters, but some local old-school rollers aren’t entirely happy about it.
• Frank Wakefield, the innovative bluegrass mandolinist, passed away at 89.
• Richard Tandy, keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra, died at 76.
• Duane Eddy, a self taught virtuoso whose twangy electric guitar changed rock ’n’ roll, passed at 86.
• Paul Auster, the prolific novelist and screenwriter who drew inspiration from Brooklyn, New York, died at 77.