Felipe Pantone at albertz benda

Audience interaction is key to activating Spanish/Argentinian artist Felipe Pantone’s optically sizzling sculpture, so how will viewers engage his latest work?  Though Pantone’s current exhibition at Chelsea’s albertz benda gallery won’t involve touching the work (and is even titled ‘Contactless’), Pantone has created an online exhibition that allows manipulation of this patterned, pixelated grid and other sculptures in the show.  If not quite as satisfying as interacting with the art in person, the digital component is still a huge boost and worth checking out.  Visitors who are hooked can download Pantone’s interactive app @configurableart for more optical play.  (On view through August 28th.  Appointments are not necessary, masks are required and guests must sign a Covid release and submit contact info.)

Felipe Pantone, Chromadynamica Manipulable #7, UV paint on aluminum composite panel, 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches, 2020.

Terry Haggerty at Sikkema Jenkins & Co

British artist Terry Haggerty takes his illusion-based painting a step further in his solo show at Chelsea’s Sikkema Jenkins & Co by literally projecting his signature undulating ribbons toward the viewer. The normally wall-hugging panels are painted on aluminum supports and appear as if they can’t quite be tamed. (Through Oct 17th).

Terry Haggerty, Double Back, acrylic on aluminum, 81.125 x 36 x 17.75 inches, 2015.

Jeremy Deprez at Zach Feuer Gallery

Titled ‘Chuck’ after his travelling salesman father, Houston-based artist Jeremy Deprez’s huge abstract painting takes its cue from a popular vertical stripe pattern in men’s dress shirts. Sized XXL (at over 14 feet long), the painting is a tour de force of optical illusion and gives new meaning to the concept of power dressing. (At Zach Feuer Gallery in Chelsea, through Nov 8th).

Untitled (Chuck), acrylic on canvas, 111 x 176 1/2, 2014.

Tomma Abts at David Zwirner Gallery

Though German artist Tomma Abts makes no use of source material, preferring to conjure shapes and forms from an intuitive trial and error process, the shapes in ‘Fenke’ brings to mind origami forms, unwrapped packaging and more. Playing with our perception of depth, she even slices a corner from this soothingly green canvas. (At David Zwirner Gallery through Oct 25th).

Tomma Abts, Fenke, acrylic and oil on canvas, 18 7/8 x 15 inches, 2014.