Luiz Zerbini at Sikkema Jenkins & Co

‘Perhappiness,’ a one word poem by Brazilian poet Paulo Leminsky, borrowed as the title of painter/musician Luiz Zerbini’s first solo show in New York, perfectly embodies the artist’s upbeat experimentation. Here, rocks that look like abstract paintings, pools of water crafted from lines of color and nests that resemble creative architecture are an homage to the inspiration of nature. (At Sikkema Jenkins & Co in Chelsea through June 4th.)

Luiz Zerbini, Distraidos venceremos (Distracted Win), acrylic on canvas, 102.375 x 157.5 inches, 2015.
Luiz Zerbini, Distraidos venceremos (Distracted Win), acrylic on canvas, 102.375 x 157.5 inches, 2015.

Vik Muniz at Sikkema Jenkins & Co

In his latest series ‘Postcards from Nowhere,’ Brazilian artist Vik Muniz magnifies the thrill of getting a postcard (an experience which the Internet age may be consigning to the past) by collaging together postcards blown up to huge scale (seen here in detail). (At Chelsea’s Sikkema Jenkins & Co through May 10th).

Vik Muniz, detail from New York Postcard (Postcards from Nowhere), digital c-print, 71 x 111.5 inches, 2014.