Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 . . NYC

STRONG-CUEVAS OPENS JUNE 4 AT LEONARD TOURNÉ GALLERY   NEW YORK, NY – May 27, 2014 – Leonard Tourné Gallery is pleased to present "Thought Before Matter," an exhibition of sculpture and works on paper by Strong-Cuevas. The exhibition opens June 4 and will run through June 30. Art critic Phyllis Braff, writing in The New York Times, said of Strong-Cuevas, "Most of all, one is impressed with the ambitious program of seeking a sculpture that blends architecture and perfectly keyed abstraction with the potent emotionalism resulting from human-face themes…. [Her sculptures] have a commanding, awesome and ritualistic presence that calls to mind the grand and mysterious Easter Island monoliths. Still, the de Cuevas pieces are far more complex… Creative use of negative space has been one of the artist's favorite devices. It is particularly striking when it shapes an eye, for it adds intensity, and often a strange force as well."  Strong-Cuevas' work explores inner consciousness, outer space and communication through space and time. She is influenced by the ancient civilizations of the Egyptians, the Mayans and the Aztecs, an influence which is particularly evident in her abstract faces and large-scale works. Her ten-foot bronze, Arch III, was recently chosen by the New York City Parks Department to be exhibited in Dag HammarskjöldPlaza across from the United Nations. The public exhibition, currently ongoing, will be on view through September 2014.   Born in Paris, Strong-Cuevas lives and works in New York, where she studied under John Hovannes at the Art Students League of New York and worked on projects with Toto Meylan. Her work has been exhibited in dozens of solo and group exhibitions and is represented in the collections of the Bruce Museum (Greenwich, Connecticut), Heckscher Museum (Huntington, New York), Guild Hall Museum (East Hampton, New York), Grounds for Sculpture (Hamilton, New Jersey) and the Smithsonian-affiliated Long Island Museum (Stony Brooke, New York). For additional information, please contact Leonard Tourné Gallery at (212) 219-2656 orinfo@leonard-tourne.com.

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Matthew Samolewicz, Ross Simonini "Bather" at Blackston
Chinatown/LES: 

29 Ludlow street,

 C, 

6pm-8pm

Photography: Erik Madigan Heck "The Absorbed Tradition" at BOSI Contemporary
Chinatown/LES: 

48 Orchard, 

6pm-9pm

Victoria Alexander at Gallery Onetwentyeight
Chinatown/LES: 128 Rivington street, b/w Essex & Norfolk, 

6pm-8pm

Annette Stephens, Karen Stephens, Luis Stephens, Thomas Stephens "Two by Two/De Dos en Dos" at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center Inc.
Chinatown/LES: 

107 Suffolk street, 

6pm-9pm

Regina Bogat "Works: 1967-1977" at Zürcher Studio
Soho: 

33 Bleecker street,

 6pm-8pm

"American Federation of Arts 2014 Spring Luncheon" at American Federation of the Arts (AFA) (Colony Club)
63 street: 

564 Park Avenue, 

VIP reception, 

11:30am–noon; 

Luncheon and presentation, 

noon–2pm

Alex Hartley, Axel Topfer, Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Laura F. Gibellini, Laura Fitzgerald "A Place of Which We Know No Certainty" curated by Peta Rake atInternational Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP)
Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 

1040 Metropolitan avenue, 

6pm-8pm

Alex Hartley, Axel Topfer, Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Laura F. Gibellini, Laura Fitzgerald "A Place of Which We Know No Certainty" curated by Peta Rake atInternational Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP)
Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 

1040 Metropolitan avenue, 

6pm-8pm

Performance: Ben Hall "Rob Bass, Steal Treble" at Malraux’s Place
Brooklyn: 

253 36th st, 

8pm

Performance: Francisco López, Stephen Vitiello, Taylor Deupree "Sonic Delights" at Issue Project Room
Brooklyn: 

22 Boerum Place, 

$10 / $8 Members + Students, 

8pm

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