S.O.F.A. in N.Y.C. 2011

2009 SOFA Armory Sculpture

Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA) is the home to the “world’s foremost fairs of contemporary decorative arts and design.” SOFA’s annual New York City Expo is held at the Park Avenue Armory, and every year it features the work of local and international exhibitors, dealers, gallerists, and art jewelry gallerists. This year is no different… Get ready for the 2011 SOFA Expo, this weekend, April 14-17.

Among the many invited artists, this year’s SOFA NYC 2011 expo includes:

Exhibitors: contemporary Asian specialists Korean Craft and Design Foundation and Ippodo Gallery, Gallery S O

Dealers: Heller Gallery, Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., Scott Jacobson Gallery, and Dai Ichi Arts

Gallerists: Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, Joanna Bird, Katie Jones, and Contemporary Applied Arts

Art Jewelry Gallerists : Sienna Gallery, Ornamentum, Jewelers’ Werk Galerie, Charon Kransen Arts, and Aaron Faber Gallery

2010 SOFA Armory Sculpture by ceramicist Koike Shôko

The 14th International SOFA lecture series has been extended over three days this year, featuring internationally distinguished scholars, artists, and curators. The lecture series is taking place in the Armory’s Tiffany Room on Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16.

The SOFA lecture series includes a panel with Ann Hedlund, PhD., curator of ethnology at Arizona State Museum and professor of anthropology at University of Arizona, Grace Glueck, former New York Times art critic, and artist Archie Brennan.

Take the opportunity to meet and enjoy in-booth artist talks at individual dealer stands at the SOFA expo as well.

Among artists scheduled to speak: Christie Brown (Contemporary Applied Arts), Michael Eden (Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon), Sergey Jivetin and Jennifer Trask (Ornamentum), and Geoffrey Mann (Joanna Bird).

2009 SOFA Armory Sculpture

There’s just so much amazing artwork at the SOFA NYC expo to explore, that you’ve got to go and take it all in. For more information on this and other upcoming design events, be sure to check out the Interior Design Community at the Editor at Large.

2009 SOFA Armory Sculpture