LnS Gallery | Rafael Soriano: Aniconic Spectral A FOCUS SHOW

Rafael Soriano: Aniconic Spectral A FOCUS SHOW

Rafael Soriano has long traversed the boundaries between abstraction, form, and ephemeral spirituality—not just as a formal exercise but as a means of solidifying the intangible and the subconscious entities that animate his work.
This curated focus, 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍, coincides with the launch of the Catalogue Raisonné and celebrates the achievements of the Rafael Soriano Foundation—led by Hortensia Soriano and Lisa Faquin—including the recent acquisitions by the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. (@nationalgallery), and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, NY (@whitneymuseum).
This renewed exploration highlights the artist’s signature ethereal forms, read through a new lens to dissect each realm of luminous shadow in search for the hidden specters that energize each canvas. At the core of each work, discover Soriano’s distinctive dreamlike geometry, anchoring his ongoing dialogue with transcendence and the ineffable.
With 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍 Soriano invites us to move beyond the material world and into a space where form dissolves into sensation. Join us this Friday, April 4, from 6-9 PM to inaugurate this intimate grouping of works.

On View: Vázquez-Figueroa: Beyond this Matter.

Tony Vázquez-Figueroa’s Beyond this Matter explores oil’s profound influence on history, trade, and the environment, expanding on its physical and symbolic weight. In this latest series, he ventures into new chromatic territory. Previously restrained in palette, his canvases now unfold in opulent hues, marking a significant evolution. Yet, at the core of each composition remains the striking black void—a signature element anchoring his ongoing dialogue with oil’s duality as both a resource and a force of destruction.
 
Inspired by satellite imagery of oil spills, Vázquez-Figueroa’s paintings trace the movement of crude oil across water. Yet, as opulent hues break free from their scientific origins, they begin to evoke the landscapes affected by these catastrophes—a place where abstraction dissolves, allowing destruction and beauty to coexist.