Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery
Summer Wheat , United States
"Sun Up, Sun Down"
Summer Wheat, Catching Butterflies on Grass, 2025, acrylic paint and gouache on aluminum mesh 172.7 x 119.4 cm (68 x 47 in). Courtesy Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery
Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery is thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of Summer Wheat to Zidoun-Bossuyt Paris. Following the success of her solo show at the official opening of the Paris branch in 2022, her new exhibition, entitled Sun Up, Sun Down, will run from May 17th to July 19th, 2025.
Rooted in a nostalgia for carefree summer days, Sun Up, Sun Down juxtaposes daytime and nocturnal scenes of female riders chasing butterflies under the sun and full moon. Starry skies metamorphose into jewel-like constellations, while diurnal moments capture the collection of rain beads. Humorous touches, such as bees buzzing around shoes on a bed of flowers, add a playful dimension, while elements of water and air run throughout the exhibition. This new series evokes childhood pastimes such as butterfly hunting and frog catching, and symbolizes the struggle to maintain concentration in a world saturated by digital overstimulation. Like butterflies escaping a net, our attention is fragmented under the relentless pull of social networks, evoking a perpetual quest. Through dynamic compositions and vibrant hues, Wheat captures the delicate balance between lightness and distraction, transforming fleeting moments into poetic, layered visual narratives.
Summer Wheat is renowned for her dynamic paintings, intricate sculptures and immersive installations that seamlessly weave together histories of materiality, figuration and abstraction in art and craft. Her work draws on a rich tapestry of historical and contemporary sources, referencing ancient art, medieval tapestries, Renaissance prints and modernist abstractions. Wheat’s art explores themes of work, leisure, commerce and class, represented through figures such as farmers, hunters, beekeepers and movie stars. His vivid use of color and innovative painting techniques, using tools such as syringes and cake decorating accessories, result in vibrant, tactile works that blur the boundaries between figure and background, representation and abstraction.
Solo show of Summer Wheat
From May 17th to July 19th, 2025.
The gallery
Founded in 2013 by Audrey Bossuyt and Nordine Zidoun, the Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery has played a central role in highlighting the works of several influential African-American artists in Europe, at a time when they were not yet widely recognized. Among these artists are Terry Adkins, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Titus Kaphar, Wangechi Mutu, and Jeff Sonhouse.
In 2022, building on its initial foundation in Luxembourg, the gallery undertook significant expansion by opening two new locations, one in Dubai (March 2022) and one in Paris (October 2022). This recent expansion is driven by the desire to broaden its exhibition program and to represent artists such as Kim Dacres, Yashua Klos, YoYo Lander, Nate Lewis, José Parlá, Khalif Tahir Thompson, Summer Wheat, among others.
Driven by a strong commitment to serving institutions, and with Paris being one of the most dynamic cities in the European art scene, Zidoun-Bossuyt continues its expansion in line with its unique history, a move that strengthens its scope for representing its artists.
Gallery artists
Noel W. Anderson, Rush Baker IV, Jean-Charles Blais, Layo Bright, Kim Dacres, Luca DEellaverson, Feipel & Bechameil, Danny Fox, Shaunté Gates, Abdulnasser Gharem, Luis Gispert, Louis Granet, Leiko Ikemura, Duron Jackson, Brad Kahlhamer, Eddy Kamuanga, Yashua Klos, YoYo Lander, Mike Lee, David Leggett, Nate Lewis, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Franck Miltgen, Jayson Scott Musson, Samuel Olayombo, Eniwaye Oluwaseyi, José Parlá, Sarah Peters, Jeff Sonhouse, Olivier Souffrant, Khalif Tahir Thompson, Awodiya Toluwani, Summer Wheat, Thomas Zitzwitz
