Robert Granoff Photographer

12/18/2025

08/22/2025

From rooftops to rainstorms, Exhibit Columbus opened with a bang.
Last weekend kicked off Exhibit Columbus — 13 new installations now live through Nov 30.

My journey started on Friday night when I forwent the elevator and hiked up five stories of parking garage stairs in a chamber of heat and humidity, next to none other than artist and designer , one of Exhibit Columbus’ founding figures. We were heading to the kickoff party on the garage’s rooftop where Joy Riding by Zachary Tate Porter / Office of Things was on full display. Its “Transformer-like” sound system, mimicking the clean lines of mid-century modern furniture, stood tall against the sky, blasting deep basslines that nodded to the joy of Black car culture. Porter himself was DJing, turning the piece into a living performance. For a moment, the garage felt less like infrastructure and more like a civic stage for music, design, and gathering, what a great use for a gigantic underutilized space with a great view of the city!

Saturday was a marathon of walking tours and notable site stops:
🔹 Accessing Nostalgia peeled open the Crump Theatre’s layered past.
🔹 Ellipsis carved a prairie mound and charred canopy for erased histories.
🔹 Inside Out by unfolded like a playful dollhouse of Columbus interiors.
🔹 The Steel Horsie stretched across the landscape with echoes of railroads and industry.

After a torrential downpour, the city turned into a street party. Music, design, and conversation spilled into the night—proof that Exhibit Columbus is not just design on display, but design lived, shared, and celebrated.

Accessing Nostalgia by (Charlie Vinz + team)
Ellipsis by (Jen Wood & Emanuel Admassu)
Inside Out by , , 
The Steel Horsie by , , 
Joy Riding by .Barnes (Germane Barnes) with sound and performance by

.Columbus

02/26/2025

Such a fun night of art and karaoke at ! Proud of this long time friend and collaborator for her intimate screening at and also for her upcoming film screening . You never cease to amaze me “GIRL!”

03/08/2023

Was a beautiful evening moving furniture and lighting those flowers. Timing and light are everything. Of course a well designed building helps too!

This view from our rooftop patio + This weather = Perfection ☀️

📸: Robert Granoff Photographer

03/02/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=590158233154038&id=100064795986849

“Columbus’ belly button soon will see a lot of exposure. And it could show that the small city with a lot of skin in the game of Modernist architecture knows very well how to unbutton and unwind.”

What an opening! 📰

We are excited to share the thirteen installation concepts that were presented this weekend! Thanks to our local newspaper, The Republic, for the article above the fold.

Read the full article here: https://therepublic-in.newsmemory.com/?publink=20a0e44ef_134aa77