Reading by an Artist at Galerie Lelong

Summer Reads
Galerie Lelong, New York
June 26 – August 1, 2025
Group exhibition
Curator: Grace Hong

Summer Reads invites 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.

Participating Artist: 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.

Installation view: Photo by Jon Cancro. Courtesy of Galerie Lelong, New York

Reading by an Artist
Live performance, activated in conjunction with Summer Reads

Performance documentation: Courtesy of the artist