Artists Showcase Works Inspired by David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest

, part of Columbia's School of the Arts (SoA). The show, which runs through Feb. 26, includes artists' interpretations of the filmic achievements of James O. Incandenza, the protagonist of Wallace's critically acclaimed Infinite Jest , published in 1996. The exhibit and the individual works serve as both an homage and a memorial to the work of Wallace, who died in 2008. In the book, Incandenza, a filmmaker, is credited with creating 70 movies; the real-life exhibition, "A Failed Entertainment: Selections from the Filmography of James O. Incandenza," which includes video, paintings, photography and sculptures, is based on these fictionalized films. Wallace's book several years ago. "I saw the filmography as an opportunity to experiment and create a survey of genres," said the student, who commissioned 23 artists to interpret Incandeza's films in multiple forms.