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Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin's Rotating Social Practice Project Circles Through Six New York Sites

exhibition · 2026-04-20

The project '...circle through New York,' created by Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin, is set to take place from March 1 to August 31 across six venues, as part of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's Social Practice initiative. The participating locations include Jus Broadcasting, St Philip's church, the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Pet Resources, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, and the Guggenheim itself. Each month, contributions are showcased in various settings. At Jus Broadcasting, programming was influenced by Felix Gonzalez-Torres's artwork from 1991. A parrot named Pinkie was featured at both the Guggenheim and St Philip's. Reverend Chloe Breyer referred to it as 'the Guggenheim project,' which called for action and highlighted the importance of participant engagement and personal accountability in democratic artmaking.

Key facts

  • Project runs from March 1 to August 31
  • Involves six locations in New York
  • Commissioned by Guggenheim's Social Practice program
  • Features rotating monthly reinterpretations between sites
  • Includes Felix Gonzalez-Torres's 1991 artwork
  • Involves a talking parrot named Pinkie
  • Reverend Chloe Breyer called it 'the Guggenheim project'
  • St Philip's contribution includes a 'call to action' against injustice

Entities

Artists

  • Lenka Clayton
  • Jon Rubin
  • Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Institutions

  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  • St Philip's church
  • Jus Broadcasting
  • Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
  • Pet Resources
  • Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

Locations

  • New York
  • Harlem
  • Long Island City
  • Upper East Side
  • South Bronx
  • Astoria

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