Courtesy Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

Light & Grain 秋麦 | Poetry Sharing Evening
Friday, August 8, 2025 from 6:30-8pm
65 East 80th St, NYC

Fu Qiumeng Fine Art is excited to host a special Poetry Sharing Evening on Friday, August 8 from 6:30-8pm, as part of the public programming for Light & Grain 秋麦.

In his recent Within the Gates series, Michael Cherney explores the expressive possibilities of bilingual visual language, translating poetry into calligraphic form to transcend linguistic boundaries and create spaces for shared reflection. Many works in the exhibition unfold as poetic narratives suspended across slices of time and space, contemplating nature, revisiting historical figures or events, or tracing personal and collective memory. Unlike the suggestive imagery that language often evokes, Cherney’s photographic poetics frequently operate through omission and absence, inviting viewers to engage with what lies unspoken or unseen.

For this event, we warmly invite guests to share poems that resonate personally, regardless of language, origin, or authorship. Participants may choose to read favorite poems by others, present their compositions, or share translations that bridge languages and traditions. In the spirit of the exhibition, this evening hopes to create a space where words and images, presence and suggestion, meet, offering a quiet encounter with poetry’s capacity to transcend form.

Don’t miss out on this special evening – RSVP here!