Leonard Tourné Gallery and Spoon invite you to a one-night exhibition of "A Tribute to Strip Malls," a series of drawings by Nate Katz, a 21-year-old artist with autism. A part of the proceeds from the sale of  Katz's work will be donated to Springbrook, a nonprofit serving more than 550 people with developmental disabilities from across New York.

Katz devotes his studio time to drawing and documenting shopping malls from his own photographic record and from memory. His process includes digital camera, colored pencils, copious amounts of tape, digital prints, and found pre-printed mailers. His recall of details and physical changes to these mall locations is uncanny and well documented in much of his illustrated work.


In addition to the shopping mall series,  Katz continues work on "toilaroids," a series of photographs of public bathrooms accompanied by floor plans and fixture details, that he shares with a large online community.


Katz is currently pursuing a degree in graphic design at SUNY Cobleskill, in upstate New York.

The reception and benefit will take place Thursday, June 7 from 5-9pm at our Soho gallery, located at 463 Broome Street between Greene and Mercer streets.

RSVP appreciated to info@leonard-tourne.com or by phone (212)219-2656.
We hope you can join us.

"THE ALCHEMY OF COLOR" BY VENUZ WHITE

Leonard Tourné Gallery and Spoon invite you the opening reception of Colombian artist Venuz White and her first solo exhibition in New York, "The Alchemy of Color." The opening reception will be held this Friday, March 9 from 6:30 to 9:30pm at our Soho location at 463 Broome Street. Music will be provided by Sheik 'N' Beik and the Low Pitch Orchestra.

White, best known for her vibrant, abstract paintings that resemble the cosmos, will be exhibiting two bodies of work, Vaho and Sideral. The Vaho series was created using White's own breath. Blowing pigmented bubbles onto board, White pursued an investigation of color, its movement and its evolution. The work is complemented by Sideral, which combines videos and lightboxes that further White's study of color.

Together the works form a compilation of new pictorial techniques based largely on the origin of the universe and its creation.


The Alchemy of Color by Venuz White from Leonard Tourne & Spoon on Vimeo.


White’s work has been exhibited in San Francisco, Madrid, New York City and El Museo de Arte Moderno in Medellín, Colombia. She received her bachelor of fine arts in 2002 from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia and completed coursework in 1997 at the Art Atelier, University of California, Berkley, and at the Liberal Arts College of Marin, California.

The exhibition at Leonard Tourné Gallery will run from March 8 to March 29. For more information, please call 212-219-2656.

MORE ON COLOMBIAN ARTIST VENUZ WHITE

For all of our readers requesting more information on Venuz White, we're here to fill you in on her distinctive technique that pays equal respect to composition and process.

White has been compared to Jackson Pollock, in that there is an artistic order to her seemingly random abstract works. While Pollock dripped paint on canvas in a way that many critics called "chaotic," to the artist himself his work was anything but--his medium was intentionally chosen and his compositions were consciously crafted.

In a similar vein, although the aesthetic value of White's work on canvas merits critical acclaim in its own right, it's her manipulation of her medium that really defines White's painting.


Vaho:Pequenãs historias de amor from VenuzWhite on Vimeo.
For her latest series, "Pequenas historias del amor" ("Little Love Stories," in English)--which was exhibited by Spoon and Leonard Tourné Gallery in our joint show this spring in New York City--White allowed bubbles of acrylic paint to fill vast canvases with vibrant cellular patterns. The result is a carefully curated series of 30 panels, each depicting its own love story about a relative, a lover, or a close friend. You'll have to look closely to trace the outlines of figures in each panel.



In the past, White has placed her canvases atop speakers and allowed musical vibrations to determine the course of the composition.


Jueves de Jupiter from VenuzWhite on Vimeo.
White's work has been exhibited in San Francisco, Madrid, New York City and her native Bogotá. She has also been featured at MAMBO (Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá), Galeria el Museo Bogotá, and El Museo de Arte Moderno in Medellín. She received her bachelor of fine arts in 2002 from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia and completed coursework in 1997 at the Art Atelier, University of California, Berkley, and at the Liberal Arts College of Marin, CA.

For more information on available works, stop into our SoHo showroom at 463 Broome Street, visit us online, or call us at 212-219-2656.

Additional works by Venuz White:



Venuz White, 2006, 51" x 51", Acrylic on canvas

Venuz White, Microsmoide 1, 2005, 51" x 51", Acrylic on canvas

WEARABLE ART BY SPOON AT LEONARD TOURNÉ GALLERY

Just in time for the holidays, Leonard Tourné Gallery welcomes Spoon into its SoHo location to showcase Ana Maria Eder-Perez's stunning new product line.

From hand-made vintage textiles to delicately carved horn accessories, all of the products are ethically sourced and strikingly unique, making them perfect gifts for your friends and loved ones.

Among our favorites:

Silk scarves by Venuz White















These large and colorful scarves, made of 100% silk, feature prints by Colombian artist Venuz White--best known for her organic patterns and vibrant, abstract paintings that resemble the cosmos. Each piece is a signed, limited edition work of art sure to add style to your wardrobe or home decor. Assorted sizes start at $375.


Wayuu mochilas












Hand-woven in Colombia by women of the Wayuu Indian tribe, Spoon's authentic mochilas will undoubtedly turn heads with their brilliant color palettes and artful designs. They're also available, in limited edition, with Swarovski crystal embellishments. Prices start at $120 for the mini-mochilas and $360 for the traditional sizes, with a portion of the proceeds donated to a Wayuu primary school in La Guarija, Colombia.

To see more of Spoon's incredible selection, or to make a purchase, please visit us in Soho at 463 Broome Street or order over the phone by calling 212-219-2656.