Summer Reads
a group exhibition curated by Grace Hong
Exhibition Date: June 26 - August 1, 2025
Opening Reception with a public performance: June 26 (Thu), 6 - 8pm
Venue: Galerie Lelong
Address: 528 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001
Galerie Lelong, New York, is pleased to announce the upcoming group exhibition Summer Reads, featuring artists Etel Adnan, McArthur Binion, John Clang, Petah Coyne, Ficre Ghebreyesus, Sarah Grilo, Alfredo Jaar, Rosemary Laing, Lin Tianmiao, Yoko Ono, Jaume Plensa, Martha Rosler, Tariku Shiferaw, Nancy Spero, Michelle Stuart, and Krzysztof Wodiczko. Organized by Grace Hong, Assistant Director at Galerie Lelong, New York, the exhibition largely draws from the gallery’s international program and features activations from an ongoing performance series by John Clang. Summer Readsinvites visitors to ponder the act of reading in contemporary art, exploring the role of source materials across literature and how the legibility of material informs artmaking.
Summer Reads marks the New York debut of the ongoing performance series Reading by an Artist by Singapore-born, New York-based artist John Clang. Most recently presented at the Sharjah Biennial 16, Clang adopts the technique of zi wei dou shu (紫微斗数)—a philosophy dating back to imperial China to forecast life events based on birth timings—to create a metaphysical portrait of an individual sitter. Visitors are welcome to participate during the opening reception in which the artist will present readings of anonymous subjects, or to sign up for individual readings in the gallery, which will occur every Wednesday.
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