Matthew Brandt at Yossi Milo

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Known for his creativity with photo printing processes (he presented heliographs created with tar from the La Brea Tar Pits in his last show) LA artist Matthew Brandt created this piece from his ‘Burnout’ series by using acid to thin out areas of velvet on which he’s reproduced an image of a garment created with the same burnout process. (In Chelsea at Yossi Milo Gallery through August 29th).

Matthew Brandt, from the series Burnouts, SR03A, silkscreen print on silk velvet with acid treatment, 54 ¼” x 42 1/2,” 2014.

Kate Newby in ‘On the Blue Shore of Silence’ at Tracy Williams, Ltd.

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Once called ‘radically slight’ by an admiring critic, New Zealand artist Kate Newby’s work looks deceptively simple. Here, she presents a selection of skipping stones crafted of porcelain, which she’s been known to present to friends with the request that they launch them across the water. (At Tracy Williams, Ltd. in Chelsea through Sept 3rd).

Kate Newby, Skimming stones formed by clapping hands, stoneware, porcelain, glaze, sand, cardboard, 15 x 15 inches, 2014.

Jerry Kearns at Mike Weiss Gallery

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Political, Pop artist Jerry Kearns turns up the volume at Mike Weiss Gallery with wall installations that could have a physical effect on viewers. (In Chelsea through August 23rd).

Installation view of Jerry Kearns: RRRGGHH!!! At Mike Weiss Gallery, July 2014.

Sol LeWitt’s ‘Wall Drawing #370’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has installed another winner in its long, narrow 1st floor hallway gallery (extraordinary Peruvian feathered panels lined the walls for the last show). Painted directly on the gallery walls, Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #370 commands the space with its simple and perfectly executed geometric shapes. (Through September 7th).

Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #370, installation view in Gallery 399 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, August, 2014.

Tom Friedman at Luhring Augustine

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Tom Friedman, master of the surprisingly crafted object (e.g. an accident victim made from paper, a huge star made from tiny toothpicks) doesn’t disappoint in his latest solo show at Luhring Augustine’s Bushwick space. A standout is ‘Moot,’ a guitar, microphone with stand and stool created entirely from Styrofoam and paint. (Through August 22nd).

Tom Friedman, Moot, paint and Styrofoam, 2014.