Chris Lehrecke, August Lehrecke, Spencer Fung & Antoine Bootz

Presenting a group exhibition that includes new works by Chris Lehrecke, woven sculptures by August Lehrecke, paintings by Spencer Fung, and fine art photography by Antoine Bootz.

CHRIS LEHRECKE

“Beautiful Imperfections: A Celebration of Flawed Woods” pays homage to the trees local to Chris Lehrecke’s home and studio in the Hudson Valley. The new collection brings to the forefront woods often unappreciated in the commercial world due to their rarity and propensity to suffer from disease—walnut, ash, catalpa, maple—creating a series of tables, bookshelves, screens, and turned pedestals.

AUGUST LEHRECKE

Continuing the familial passion for craftsmanship founded on natural materials, we are thrilled to unveil August’s inaugural show at RALPH PUCCI. Using ancient basket weaving techniques and working with reeds, August has created a series of three-dimensional sculptural pieces that float above the tree-based furniture like clouds.

SPENCER FUNG

Accompanying the Lehreckes’ work is a series of paintings by London-based, nature enthusiast Spencer Fung, who uses soils and minerals for pigment, Jurassic clay, and lichen, with leaves or simply his fingers, to celebrate the raw beauty he encountered on a trip to the Sequoia National Forest in 2019.

ANTOINE BOOTZ

Fine art photographer Antoine Bootz presents Swimming Lesson, a series of painterly photographs depicting the movements of a lone swimmer in an ink-blue ocean, printed with archival inkjet on Hahnemuelle paper.