Invited guests respond to Ralph Lemon’s narrative epic, Untitled (The greatest [Black] art history story ever told. Unfinished) (2015–), a layered and colorful series of works on paper. Lemon notes the series deals “with charged places, architecture, and people historically and presently, and also in some sort of illusory future, and none of that is going to stop.” Participating artists, writers, theorists, and performers will each read or “interpret” Lemon’s abstract narrative from their distinct point of view.

The Ceremonies Out of the Air performance program includes several New York City and world premieres of Lemon’s newest works, which anchor the exhibition’s explorations of generosity, mortality, devotion, Blackness, and joy. All performances are free with RSVP. Tickets for Untitled (The greatest [Black] art history story ever told. Unfinished), Interpreted will be released in November. Sign up for our newsletter to be notified.

Readings run approximately 40 minutes.

Dates December 14, 2024, 4 p.m. | Daphne Brooks January 11, 2025, 4 p.m. | Bob Hoffnar February 15, 2025, 4 p.m. | Will Rawls March 8, 2024, 4 p.m. | Saidiya Hartman

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