New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis, What is the Future of the Middle City? (Downtown Columbus, Indiana) “What makes Columbus’ design history so unique is the investment in architecture as a social project,” say Iker Gil and Mimi Zeiger, who are set to co-curate the 2020–21 Exhibit Columbus, a symposium and exhibition cycle that speculates on the future of the center of the United States and the regions connected by the Mississippi Watershed. The site-specific, future-oriented installations are worth a road trip. Opens August 21
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a seasoned journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
