The Guggenheim Rounds Out 2025 Public Programming Series with December Lineup
Written by admin on December 3, 2025
The Guggenheim Rounds Out 2025 Public Programming Series with Works & Process Rotunda Project Featuring Rashid Johnsons Live Performance of The Hikers, Traci Brimhalls Call-and-Response Poetry for December Late Shift, and More
NEW YORK, NY – WEBWIRE – Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Guggenheim New York concludes 2025 with a dynamic slate of public programs, including playful poetry engagements led by poet and New York Timesbest-selling authorRio Cortez,a concert by theCornelius Eady Group,and amusicalperformancebysound designerSkoobyLaposkyandmusicianShelly Bauerthatdrawsonbiodata from the plantsfeaturedinRashid Johnson:A Poem for Deep Thinkers.The museumcontinues itscollaborationswith local community partners,bringingnew perspectives and opportunitiesfor audiencesto engage withJohnsonsexhibition.
ThroughoutDecember,programming onRotunda Stagewill be curated bytheAcademy of American Poets,thelargest membership-based nonprofitdedicatedtosupportingAmerican poets andfosteringanappreciation for contemporary poetry.
AdditionalhighlightsincludeaWorks & Process Rotunda Projectfeaturingalive reimagining ofJohnsonsfilmThe Hikers,withchoreographyby Claudia Schreier,dancers fromtheMartha Graham Dance Company,and live pianoaccompaniment byAkuOrraca-Tetteh;andan evening ofcall-and-responsepoetryled by2025GuggenheimPoet-in-Residence Traci BrimhallduringDecembersextended-hoursLateShift,in celebration of thewintersolstice.
Decemberprogramminghighlightsinclude:
Rashid Johnson:A Poem for Deep ThinkersPerformanceSeries
Sanguinepiano:Fridays,4 pm, andSundays,1 pm
Rotunda Stage:Mondays,4 pm,and Saturdays,1 pm
Free with Admission
Every Friday through Monday, New Yorks creative communitybrings to lifetwo installations by Rashid Johnson throughpoetry, music, and live art.
InDecember,theAcademy of American Poetsinvitespoets Rio Cortez,Cornelius Eady, andAfaaMichael WeavertoactivateRotunda Stage.RioCortezs programming, This is Not a Poem,centersontheideathat poetryexistsin all that we do. Featuringwriters, dancers,singers,artists, and musiciansincludingShira Erlichman,Naomi Extra,Vanisha Gould,Dominica Green, Briana Hunter,Kyla Marshell, Angel Nafis,andAldrin Regina Valdeztheperformancestakeplace onselect Mondays.On December 6,AfaaMichaelWeaver, recipient of the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize and the 2023 Wallace Stevens Award, among others, will present aselectionof poems inspired by Amiri Baraka and other literary figuresreferencedinAPoem for Deep Thinkers.On December 20,National Book Award winner and PulitzerPrizenominated poet Cornelius Eadywillappearwith the Cornelius Eady Group,whichsets his poetry to music.
WithinSanguine,programmingincludespianosetsbystudent and alumni musicians from Mannes Prep and NYU Steinhardt, as well as an improvisedcollaborationbyShelly BauerandSkoobyLaposky.
Shelly Bauer andSkoobyLaposkyPresent:
SanguineStudies (forFlute,Piano,andBiodataSonificationSynthesis)
Sunday, December 14, 1pm
Free with Admission
Join us atSanguineas sound designer and artistSkoobyLaposky collects biodata from plants withinRashidJohnsons work using electrodes attached to their leaves, whichdetectchanges in electrical conductivity. These fluctuationscaused by processes like water movement and photosynthesisare converted into musical data andtranslated into soundthroughamodularsynthesizersystem.This process, known as bio-sonification,producesa unique real-time musical outputgenerated bytheplantsthemselves.Harlem School of the ArtsmusicdirectorShellyBauerwill then join Laposky for aperformanceinspiredand informedby thesesonicpatterns.
Rotunda StagePop-Up:FUTURE BODIES
Wednesday, December 17, 23 pm
Free with Admission
This performance is the culmination of a semester-long course calledFuture Bodies,taught by Fiona Dieffenbacher,Associate Professor of Fashionat Parsons School ofDesign.Parsonsstudentsworking at the intersection of fashion, philosophy, art, architecture, anddance,collaborated with choreographers to create asite-specificexperimentalperformance that engagesFrank Lloyd Wrightsarchitectural philosophyin relation to the future body.The performers challenge the division between body and soul and inviteaudiencesto tune into their own organic connection to space.
Works & Process andtheGuggenheim New York Present Rashid JohnsonsThe Hikers
Wednesday, December 17, 6:30pmand8pm
On the occasion ofRashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers,the Guggenheim New York andWorks & Process co-presentThe Hikers, staged live under the direction of Johnson and choreographed by Claudia Schreier.
Originally conceived by Johnson as a film,The Hikerstells the story of two anxious travelers who cross paths and share an unexpected, profound connection for a fleeting moment.
For this special presentation, the work has been reimaginedasaliveperformanceinthe GuggenheimsRotunda, amplifying the dialogue between movement, architecture, and Johnsons expansive practice. Theperformancefeatures Lloyd Knight and Leslie Andrea Williams, both acclaimed members of the Martha Graham Dance Company, with live piano accompaniment by composer and multi-instrumentalist AkuOrraca-Tetteh.Orraca-Tetteh is the pianistandharmonizer for Florenceand theMachine andafrequent collaboratorofBill T. Jones,Santigold, TV On the Radio, andSaul Williams.
The eveningincludesa viewing of Johnsons mid-career survey,whichfeaturesthe original 2019 film versionofThe Hikerson Rotunda Level5.
Late Shift
Thursday,December 18, 5:308 pm
Taking place just before the winter solstice, DecembersLate Shift celebratesone of the longest nights of dreaming in the calendar year.2025Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence Traci Brimhall has crafted an unforgettable culminating event inspired by the sensory experience of dreaming. Visitorsareinvited to create collaborative poetry in response to a livejazzperformance bysaxophonistCamille Thurman and theDarrellGreen Quartet,participatein hands-on poetry activities inCafRebay, and take a surreal journey throughthegalleries withimaginative fill-in-the-blank poetry cards.
Visitors can enjoy cozy signature cocktails at our cash bar on theRotundaFloorandenterto winlimited-editionpoetryoracledeckscreatedby Brimhall. The Guggenheim Shopwillremain openthroughout theeveningwith10% offall poetry titles.Please join us incelebratingthe solstice and Brimhalls provocation of the museum as a spaceofdreaming, making, and being.
An Afternoon onRotunda Stage
Saturday, December 20,1 pm and 4pm
Free with Admission
Join us for a special afternoon onRotunda Stage,beginning with a poetry reading by participants inThe Subconscious asMuse,a workshopled bywriter Swati Sudarsan andpresented in collaboration with the Asian American WritersWorkshop.At 4pm, the Cornelius Eady Group,featuringpoet, playwright, songwriter,and Cave CanemcofounderCornelius Eady, along withguitaristsLisa LiuandCharlie Rauh, andviolinist Concetta Abbate,willread from his in-process poetry cycleThe Ballad of Willie Dixon, thenperformfolksongs from their 2025 albumThe Misery Treeandtheirunreleased projectCigarettes and Beer.
Public programswillbe announcedmonthly;please visit guggenheim.org/calendarforadditionalinformationand updates.Event details are subject to change.
Sponsors
Lead support forRashid Johnson:A Poem for Deep Thinkersis provided byFordFoundation.
Visionary support is provided by A4 Arts Foundation, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan,Edlis-Neeson Foundation, and Daniel Xu and Flora Huang. Major support is provided by Neuberger Berman. The Leadership Committee for this exhibition is gratefully acknowledged for its generosity, with special thanks to Hauser & Wirth, DavidKordanskyGallery, Madeleine Arison, Heather and Felix Baker, Justin Bayless, Marie-Jose Coutu, Nancy and Steve Crown, Natasha and Franois-Xavier de Mallmann, The George Economou Collection, Anton J. Levy, Jennifer and Alec Litowitz, and David Shuman.
Additional leadership funding is provided by Candace and Michael Barasch, Allison and Larry Berg, Mahshid and Jamshid Ehsani, Alex and Greg Mondre, Dr. Daniel S. Berger Charitable Giving Fund, Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian and Ago Demirdjian, Nicola Erni Collection, Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer, The Forman Family Collection, Paul and Dedrea Gray, John and Amy Griffin Foundation, Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia, Kathy and Mitchell Jacobson, Judelson Family Foundation, LaVon Kellner and Tom Roush, Amanda Precourt, Gary Steele and Steven Rice, George Wells and ManfredRantner, Debi and Steven Wisch, Marilyn and Larry Fields, Bernard I. Lumpkin and Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jessica and Brian Robinson, Carol and Lawrence Saper, Ann and Mel Schaffer, The Sherman Family Foundation, and those who wish to remain anonymous. Support is also generously provided by The Kate Cassidy Foundation, The Robert Lehman Foundation, and The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation.Additionalfunding is provided bythe GuggenheimNew Yorks 2024 International Directors Council.
Yamaha Piano provided by Yamaha ArtistServicesNew York.
Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence is presented in association with the Academy of American Poets and is made possible by Van Cleef & Arpels.
About the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation wasestablishedin 1937 and is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. The international constellation of museums includes the Guggenheim New York;the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice;the Guggenheim Bilbao;and the future Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. A temple of spirit where radical art and architecture meet, the Guggenheim New York is among a group of eight Frank Lloyd Wright structures in the United Statesdesignatedas a UNESCO World Heritage site. To learn more about the Guggenheim New York and the Guggenheims activities around the world, visitguggenheim.org
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