Dr. Ace Lehner performing their “A Queer Anti-Valentine’s Day Healing” Feb. 14, 2025, in front of Ryan Van Der Hout's "To Reflect Everything,” in Washington Square Park, New York, NY.
Dr. Ace Lehner (L) and artist Ryan Van Der Hout after Lehner's performance in Washington Square Park
“A Queer Anti-Valentine’s Day Healing” began with Lehner moving around the orb chanting “Love and Justice!” while holding a snowball that held a stick of incense. Lehner explained their work, “We are living in a particularly trying time for LGBTQ+ people at the moment, and there is a lot of hatred being directed at queer and especially trans people. Currently, a lot of anxiety is felt within the LGBTQ community, and the need for love, healing, and transformative justice in queer and trans spaces is timeless and urgent. My piece was designed with all of this in mind.” Photos and article by Bob Krasner.
