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Derf Backderf

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio 

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Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 Pm
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Vitória Cribb and Legacy Russell

Arts, Technology and Social Change

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Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 4:30 Pm
Naeem Mohaiemen, Through a Mirror, Darkly, 2025, at Albany House, London. © Naeem Mohaiemen. Courtesy of Artangel. Photograph: Thierry Bal for Artangel.
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Naeem Mohaiemen and Vincent Meessen in Conversation

Director’s Dialogue on Art and Social Change Moderated by Ohio State Associate Professor of English Pranav Jani (postcolonial & ethnic studies)

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Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 6:00 Pm
A headshot of Walid Raad next to a photo of his work, which features colorful silhouettes of people amid greenery.
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Walid Raad

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Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 5:30 Pm
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2026 Orphan Film Symposium

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Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 7:00 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
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Aimee Meredith Cox

Anthropology and DanceErika and Paul H. Bourguignon Lecture in Art and Anthropology 

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Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 4:30 Pm

Invigorate your mind and expand your perspectives at the Wexner Center, the nation’s only multidisciplinary contemporary arts center at a major research university. Encounter extraordinary artists, filmmakers, architects, curators, critics, and cultural commentators, and engage with Ohio State faculty and visiting experts in illuminating gallery talks, lectures, panel discussions, readings, and book signings.

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