Back in December 2019, in the immediate aftermath of Jeffery Epstein’s death following his arrest on new sex trafficking charges brought by prosecutors in New York, I gave a public reading of my book No Philosopher King: An Everyday Guide to Art and Life under Trump (AC Books) in the WexStore at the Wexner Center […]
In preparation for his talk at the Wexner Center for the Arts next week, I have been reading Douglas Crimp’s On the Museum’s Ruins. The book, published in 1993, gathers together essays that Crimp had previously published (especially in October) in the 1980s, alongside a selection of Louise Lawler’s photographs. Mid-way through the introduction (“Photography […]
Over the past few days, several things have occurred that have set me to worrying (somewhat more than usual) about the future of the university. I am not only thinking about some immediate and disturbing developments at my own specific institution (Ohio State University), but also about the very survival of the university as an […]