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08/03/2026

Artist Leonel VΓ‘squez and curator Juliana Steiner have built their long-term collaboration around a shared interest in rethinking our relationship with waters. Beyond VΓ‘squezβ€˜s exhibition π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒍 (π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒐 π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž) at 601Artspace, their collaborative work has taken many forms. Among them is the School of Water, an interdisciplinary group which convened at the EstaciΓ³n de Escucha de Alta MontaΓ±a EstaciΓ³n de Escucha de Alta MontaΓ±a, or High Mountain Listening Station, a cultural biocenter Vasquez co-founded in 2013. Learn more in this video.

Leonel VΓ‘squez first U.S. solo, π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒍 (π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒐 π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž), is on view at 601Artspace through August 16. Our gallery at 88 Eldridge St is open from Thursday to Sunday, 1 to 6pm.

07/23/2026

At the front of the gallery is β€œCanto Rodado PolifΓ³nico”, a sculpture composed of nine rotating stones that spin on their own axes. The series title β€œCantos Rodados” is a play on the Spanish term for smooth river stones shaped by water currents, evoking the idea of stones singing, with β€œcanto” meaning both β€œsong” and β€œstone” in this specific context. Leonel VΓ‘squez makes the instrument β€œsing” by setting the stone in motion and amplifying its sound through analog mechanical amplification systems. This spinning, scraping gesture recalls the movement of water as it erodes and transforms a stone, eventually shaping the earth.

β€”Juliana Steiner

β€œCanto Rodado, PolifΓ³nico” is currently on view at 601Artspace in Leonel VΓ‘squez’s solo exhibition, π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒍 (π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒐 π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž). Gallery hours: Thursday to Sunday, 1-6pm.

07/14/2026

Throw back to artist Leonel VΓ‘squez’s live performance at the opening of his exhibition, π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒍 (π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒐 π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž). In this performance, VΓ‘squez activated β€œCanto Rodado, Little Cataclysms,” an amphibious mechanical instrument designed to reproduce and amplify the sound of river stones. Through resonance, friction, and vibration, β€œCanto Rodado” transforms the collected stones into sonic bodies, carrying the memory and movement of the river into the gallery space.

β€œCanto Rodado, Little Cataclysms” is on view at 601Artspace as part of π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒍 (π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒐 π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž). Visit our gallery from Thursday to Sunday, 1-6pm. The exhibition is on view through August 16.

07/10/2026

On view at 601Artspace: Leonel VΓ‘squez, β€œCanto Rodado, Little Cataclysms,” 2021-ongoing. Sound sculpture with analog amplification system. Electroacoustic amphibious instrument made of wood, copper, and steel. Stones from the Saw Kill tributary, 10.2 Γ— 5.5 Γ— 5.5 inches.

Leonel VΓ‘squez considers river stones β€œour grandmothers”—mothers of Mother Nature, objects that embody the deep, geological time of water that shaped them. In his sound sculpture β€œCanto Rodado, Little Cataclysms,” VΓ‘squez activates stones collected from the Saw Kill tributary of the Hudson River, letting them β€œspeak” to us. Listen to the grandmothers of the Hudson sing in this video.

Experience VΓ‘squez’s work in person at 601Artspaceβ€”the artist’s first solo exhibition in the U.S., π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒍 (π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒐 π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž), is on view at 88 Eldridge St through August 16. Gallery hours: Thursday-Sunday, 1-6pm.

07/07/2026

Colombian artist Leonel VΓ‘squez creates what he calls β€œamphibian instruments”—instruments that are not played by humans but by various forms of natural life: water, wind, plants, animals, humidity, and the microbial life within the water. VΓ‘squez sees himself less as a singular artist or musician, and more as a conductor bringing into harmony the various natural forces that animate these instruments.

In this video, curator Juliana Steiner walks us through Leonel VΓ‘squez’s site-specific installation, β€œCaudales,” and how water collected from the Mahicantuck (Hudson) River creates sound.

Leonel VΓ‘squez nanabanana

06/20/2026

πŸ”ŠSOUND ON πŸ”Š

In Leonel VΓ‘squez’s sound installation β€œCaudales,” two aluminum bowls rotate at a speed that matches the velocity of the Hudson River’s current, which fluctuates between 1.3 and 1.8 meters per second. The moving water subsequently produces sound as it touches the strings of VΓ‘squez’s custom-made instruments, which are modeled after the sitar, a plucked stringed instrument commonly used in Hindustani classical music.

Experience VΓ‘squez’s work in person at 88 Eldridge St β€” π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒍 (π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒐 π‘©π’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒂 π‘Ίπ’•π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž) is on view through August 16. Our gallery is open from Thursday to Sunday, 1-6 pm.

Video by Flaneurshan.studio

10/18/2025

To immerse audiences in the visceral reality of the Verde Passage oil spill, Goldie Poblador worked with perfumer M Dougherty to create three evocative scents that accompany her glass sculptures from β€œThe Rise of Medusa” seriesβ€”Oil Spill, Dead Coral, and Verde. Echoing the tragedy and resilience of the ecosystem of the Verde Islands, these olfactory compositions aim to deepen the viewer’s understanding of the unseen forces at play beneath the waves.

Poblador’s sculptures, β€œPorites Oil Slick Coral” and β€œPorites Bleached Coral,” are on view at 601Artspace as part of π‘ͺπ’π’Žπ’Žπ’π’ π‘Ίπ’†π’π’•π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’†. Visit the exhibition at 88 Eldridge through November 9. Gallery hours: Thursday to Sunday, 1 to 6pm.

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