Naeem Mohaiemen's recently commissioned film THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY (2025) opens at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio, USA in Spring 2026.

Featuring in Naeem's solo-exhibition 'Corinthians', alongside related works from Ohio State's permanent collection and the Columbus Museum of Art, the presentation marks the US debut of the work following the inaugural London presentation by Artangel at Albany House (September – December 2025), and ahead of the UK tour of THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY convened by Film and Video Umbrella.

The film focuses on three flashpoint moments in May 1970, when American students protesting domestic racism and overseas wars were met by state and civilian violence.

By choreographing the relationship between archival footage and contemporary ceremonies memorialising the killings in Ohio and Mississippi, 𝘛𝘏𝘙𝘖𝘜𝘎𝘏 𝘈 𝘔𝘐𝘙𝘙𝘖𝘙, 𝘋𝘈𝘙𝘒𝘓𝘠 explores the role of memorials as a focal point for processing individual and collective grief. Mohaiemen deftly presents intersecting strands, weaving together the voices of key political players, student leaders, and the fabled “man on the street” alongside Vietnam veterans, to propose new interpretations of the events of May 1970 and their lasting impact. 

The UK tour of THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY will see the work exhibited at Bonington Gallery, Nottingham (Saturday 21 March – Saturday 9 May), The Hunterian, Glasgow (Friday 5 June – Sunday 18 October), and John Hansard Gallery, Southampton (Saturday 24 October – Saturday 9 January). 

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Commissioned and produced by Artangel. 

Commissioned in partnership with Film and Video Umbrella and Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University.

Supported by Experimenter.

The UK tour has been convened by Film and Video Umbrella. Exhibition Partners are The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton and Bonington Gallery, Nottingham.

Artangel, FVU and John Hansard Gallery are generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England.