Cover Image for THE HOLY BABBLE! Chapel (PUBLIC OPENING DAY)
Cover Image for THE HOLY BABBLE! Chapel (PUBLIC OPENING DAY)
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THE HOLY BABBLE! Chapel (PUBLIC OPENING DAY)

Hosted by Michael Papadeas
Registration
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About Event

*ACCESS IS FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED*

Please register for updates, including opening times, artist appearances, and the live reading schedule, to secure your place in line.

Previews (by invitation only): April 17-April 22

Please email your interest to join the PREVIEWS list to: [email protected], and be sure to tell us why

Public Opening: April 23-May 2

No online sales available, sorry. However, we'll be coming to a city near you before the midterms, so sign up for updates and follow along on IG @HolyBabble and @TheSuitedRacer.

Visitors are invited into the chapel installation to feel, to experience, to commune, and to BUY BUY BUY.

Available Artifacts:
$ THE HOLY BABBLE! book ($45.47 each, signed editions)
$ Editioned prayer/player cards (signed)
$ Unique stained glass artworks
$ Editioned illustrations
$ Limited edition objects

www.THEHOLYBABBLE.com

​*it is not mandatory to buy anything from the chapel; your presence is the important part. Any financial support will continue these creative acts of art-as-civil-discourse and resistance*

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THE HOLY BABBLE!, a new conceptual art installation by The Suited Racer, will open for previews on April 17 (public opening begins April 23) in New York’s Lower East Side, offering a timely examination of Trumpism as a system of belief shaped by narrative, repetition, and spectacle.

On view through May 2, the installation transforms a contemporary art gallery into a fully realized chapel environment. Wooden pews, stained-glass imagery, and a central altar establish a spatial framework drawn from the architecture of worship, positioning visitors within a familiar structure historically used to transmit belief.

At the center of the work is The Holy Babble!, a limited-edition 250-page belief system written in the cadence and structure of religious scripture. Organized into books of prophecy, parables, genealogies, and apocrypha, the text draws from the public language, imagery, and contradictions that have defined Trumpism in the digital age.

Rather than offering direct commentary, the work reframes these materials as mythology, inviting reflection on how belief is formed, reinforced, and sustained.

The New York presentation follows a sold-out debut at SCOPE Miami Beach during Art Basel 2025, where the inaugural edition of 500 copies were purchased from the same vending machine (altar).

The Lower East Side installation marks the project’s New York debut and will introduce 1000 newly signed and numbered editions, out of the 4547 planned for release.

Likeness & Photography Release

By registering, you consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded during your visit to THE HOLY BABBLE! Chapel. Images and footage may be used by The Suited Racer and We Are All Guided Inc for promotional, editorial, press, and social media purposes without compensation. If you prefer not to be photographed, please notify a staff member upon arrival.

Location
279 Broome St
New York, NY 10002, USA
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