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THE LESSING IS MIRACLE


A neon sculpture pulses to the rhythm of a koan-like text: The lessing is miracle. Drawn from a fragment of a handwritten score by composer Julius Eastman (1940–1990), the illuminated phrase flickers with possible interpretations — at once a directive to musicians, a meditation on dematerialization, and a reflection on mortality. Eastman’s layered practice, embedding spirituality and politics within the frameworks of abstraction and minimalism, serves as a touchstone for Gerard & Kelly’s own approach to art-making.  

DOCUMENTATION

The lessing is miracle, 2023. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view:  Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The lessing is miracle, 2025. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France. The lessing is miracle, 2023. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Centre Pompidou, Paris. The lessing is miracle, 2025. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France.
The lessing is miracle, 2025. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France.
The lessing is miracle, 2025. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France.

The lessing is miracle, 2025. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France. The lessing is miracle, 2025. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France. The lessing is miracle, 2023. Neon, 55 x 900 cm. Installation view: Centre Pompidou, Paris.

INFORMATION
2025 | Group exhibition
Par Quatre Chemins, Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France 2023 | Solo exhibition
RGerard & Kelly: Gay Guerrilla, Centre Pompidou, Paris