March 6 – May 31, 2014 • Joan Mondale Gallery
Called “especially inventive” by the New York Times, Philadephia-based Leslie Pontz’s dynamic sculptures combine such disparate substances as crocheted metal, monofilament, natural wool, linen, jute, silk organza, and rusted industrial pieces. Her organic crocheted forms juxtapose raw and delicate elements–spanning the boundaries of perfection and imperfection.
“This concept of co-existing contrasts … constantly reminds me that life itself presents an array of conflicts that always need balancing.”–Leslie Pontz
Pontz has exhibited in Paris, Brazil, and Venezuela as well as throughout the US. Her work is featured in such collections as the Kamm and Philadelphia Museum of Art. This is her debut exhibition in Minnesota.
Also at the reception, join Textile Center in welcoming to our community Nicole LaBouff, the new Assistant Curator of Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ Department of Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture.
See photos from the opening reception at our Facebook page.
Textile Center and Minnesota Productions and Partnerships (tptMN) partnered to produce this short-form video on the exhibition Leslie Pontz: Shaping Space. View the video here.
Leslie Pontz
Nicole LeBouff, Textiles Curator
Textile Center and Minnesota Productions and Partnerships (tptMN) have partnered to produce a short-form video about Leslie Pontz’ Shaping Space. View it here.