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Discover the Culture of Contemporary Decorative Arts and Design:
Conversations with Curators, Critics, Collectors,
Artists, Architects, Designers and Art Market Journalists
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- Lecture Series
- Conversations
- Booksignings
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SOFA NEW YORK 2008: LECTURE SERIES |
Lectures are included with admission to the fair unless noted otherwise. |
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| Series held Thursday, May 29 in the Armory's Tiffany Room |
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| Jewelry by Artists: The Daphne Farago Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
10 am – 11 am |
A survey of the Daphne Farago Collection of studio jewelry, recently given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; with an accompanying discussion of its historic and artistic significance. Kelly L’Ecuyer, Ellyn McColgan Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Art of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Presented by Art Jewelry Forum |
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Alma Eikerman, Sculptural Hollow Form, 1972. Silver and 14k gold. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Daphne Farago Collection.
*Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Reproduced with permission. |
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| Weaving Tapestries into Buildings |
11:15 am- 12:15 pm |
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Helena Hernmarck
Spring Tulips, 10 ft x 15.5 ft, 2004
Represented by browngrotta arts |
Helena Hernmarck’s tapestry designs are derived from the local environment, often encapsulating the great outdoors on a monumental scale. Her commissions include two tapestries for the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal; three for the Cunard Lines's QE2; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Weyerhaeuser headquarters in Tacoma, Washington; and four seasonally rotating tapestries in the lobby of the Time Warner Center apartments in New York. Hernmarck is represented by browngrotta arts. |
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| People of Clay |
12:30 pm-1:30 pm |
| Akio Takamori talks about the development of his figurative clay sculpture from 1996 to the present; revisiting projects, exhibitions and tracing his inspiration. His work is in the collections of Carnegie Institute Art Museum, Pittsburgh; Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City; The Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki, Japan; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence; Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Takamori is represented by Barry Friedman, Ltd. |
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Akio Takamori
Represented by Barry Friedman Ltd. |
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'anima'... animations,
syntheses and mimicries |
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm |
| Adam Paxon discusses the development of colour and form in his recent acrylic pieces, journeying through the surface into the interior of the material of dreams. Paxon is the UK's Jerwood Applied Arts: Jewellery prize-winner of 2007; Herbert Hoffman Prize Winner 2002; and is in the collections of the Middlesbrough Institute for Modern Art, London; National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh; International Museum of Applied Arts, Turin, Italy; and the Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts. Paxon is represented by Adrian Sassoon. |
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Adam Paxon
Represented by Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon |
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| Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary |
3 pm – 4 pm |
| Preview the Museum of Arts & Design’s inaugural show at their new museum: works and installations by 40 established and emerging artists from five continents, created from everyday manufactured objects originally made for another functional purpose. The exhibition will illuminate issues of materials and process, global consumerism, cultural and personal identity, and current value systems. David Revere McFadden, Chief Curator of the Museum of Arts & Design, New York. |
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Devorah Sperber After van Eyck, 2006, 5,024 spools of thread, stainless steel ball chain and hanging apparatus, clear acrylic viewing sphere, metal stand
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Jamie Bennett:
Enamel, Material, and Discipline |
4:15 - 5:15 pm |
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Jamie Bennett discusses his exploration and application of enamel over the past 30 years and its development into a medium for contemporary expression. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Museum of Fine Art, Boston; Museum of Fine Art, Houston; and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Bennett is represented by Sienna Gallery. |
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Jamie Bennett
Untitled Brooch, 2008
Represented by Sienna Gallery,
Lenox MA |
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SOFA NEW YORK 2008: CONVERSATIONS |
| Conversations take place in the exhibitor’s booths at the times listed. |
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Anne Currier
Lacoste Gallery |
Anne Currier — The XYZ of It: Size, Scale and Sculpture in the Domestic Environment
Ceramist Anne Currier elaborates on the new meaning given to her sculpture, once placed within the domestic environment.
Booth 107: Lacoste Gallery, Concord |
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| Art Miya |
The Cultural Background of Japanese Anime and Manga from 12th century to Murakami
Gallerist Sachiko Tsuchiya
Booth 116: Art Miya, Tokyo & New York |
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Asagi Maeda
Mobilia Gallery |
Asagi Maeda
Japanese artist Asagi Maeda's sculptural jewelry incorporates architectural elements and reveals
exquisite narrative scenes of everyday life.
Booth 411: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge |
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Cynthia Consentino
Ferrin Gallery |
2D+3D: The Relationship between Sculptural
and Two Dimensional Works—on Paper, Tile
and Digital Media
Artists Christine Antemann, Cynthia Consentino,
Debra Fritts, Emmett Leader
Booth 300: Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield |
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Hanne Behrens
Mobilia Gallery |
Hanne Behrens
Behrens, of Denmark, discusses her process of weaving jewelry and the influence the Maori culture of New Zealand has had on her work. Her recent retrospective traveled to museums throughout Denmark.
Booth 411: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge |
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Lea Dolinsky
Maria Elena Kravetz |
About My Diary
A discussion with ceramist Lea Dolinsky, who was born in Argentina and has resided in Israel since
1963.
Booth 402: Maria Elena Kravetz, Cordoba Argentina |
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Sydney Lynch
Aaron Faber Gallery |
Sydney Lynch Jewelry:
A Confluence of Texture, Color, and Metal
Artist Sydney Lynch provides an overview of the inspiration and techniques involved in her jewelry designs, incorporating texture, bold color and geometry.
Booth 104: Aaron Faber Gallery, New York |
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Katja Prins
Ornamentum Gallery |
Continuum
Dutch jewelry artist Katja Prins speaks about her fascination with the way the human body exists
simultaneously in harmony and contrast with the mechanized world, and how this influences her work.
Booth 110: Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson |
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Joël Urruty
Andora Gallery |
Wood: Redefining Abstract Figurative Sculpture
Sculptor Joël Urruty discusses his unconventional use of wood and the underlying themes of his hand-carved abstract figurative sculture.
Booth 215: Andora Gallery, Chicago |
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Mihara Ken
Joan B. Mirviss, LTD |
Kigen / A New Beginning
Japanese ceramic artist Mihara Ken will speak about his new body of work, on view for the first time at
Joan B. Mirviss LTD., New York
Booth 200: Joan B. Mirviss LTD., New York |
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Mamoru Nakagawa
Onishi Gallery |
The New-Old Art of Zogan Metal Inlay
Mamoru Nakagawa, a "living national treasure" of Japan, describes the renaissance of a traditional craft.
Booth 124: Onishi Gallery, New York |
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Eva Eisler
The David Collection |
Eva Eisler: Artist and Designer
Czech artist Eva Eisler discusses her journey into a realm without boundaries between art, architecture and design.
Booth 407: The David Collection, Pound Ridge |
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Kazumi Nagano:
My Objective of Making Jewelry
A discussion with Japanese artist Nagano, who strives to inspire feelings of calmness and beauty with
her jewelry. Her work was recently acquired by the V&A Museum, London.
Booth 411: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge |
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Yuka Saito
Mobilia Gallery |
Yuka Saito: Space Beyond Space
Japanese artist Yuka Saito will speak about her process and inspiration for the jewelry she creates
using polypropylene and heat to form organic vibrantly colored shapes.
Booth 411: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge |
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Dan Jocz
Ornamentum |
Dan Jocz
American jeweler Dan Jocz discusses his latest works—bold, hammered aluminum necklaces
addressing themes of American pop, street and motorcycle cultures.
Booth 110: Ornamentum, Hudson |
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Elizabeth Goluch
Mobilia Gallery |
Elizabeth Goluch:
The Insect Revealed
Canadian metalsmith Goluch articulates the research and process of creating her one-of-a-kind,
complex, nature-perfect insects.
Booth 411: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge |
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Cristina Dias
Mobilia Gallery |
Cristina Dias
Brazilian artist Dias shares the process, inspirations, and concepts in creating her vibrant and organic pieces of jewelry.
Booth 411: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge |
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Mihara Ken
Joan B. Mirviss, LTD |
Kigen / A New Beginning
Japanese ceramic artists Mihara Ken will speak about his new body of work, on view for the first time at Joan B. Mirviss LTD., New York
Booth 200: Joan B. Mirviss LTD., New York |
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Alison Kinnaird
Zest Contemporary Glass Gallery |
Light and Colour
Alison Kinnaird, artist, MBE, talks about her work and her commission for the Hotel Murano.
Booth 403: Zest Contemporary Glass Gallery, London |
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Tod Pardon
Aaron Faber Gallery |
Tod Pardon:
Color, Metal, Jewelry and Sculpture
An overview by artist Tod Pardon of the importance of color in his approach to metal art and studio jewelry.
Booth 104: Aaron Faber Gallery, New York |
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Eva Eisler
The David Collection |
Eva Eisler: Artist and Designer
Czech artist Eva Eisler discusses her journey into a realm without boundaries between art, architecture and design.
Booth 407: The David Collection, Pound Ridge |
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Noel Hart
Jane Sauer Gallery |
Painting with Glass
Australian artist Noel Hart will discuss his unique and innovative methods for painting with glass.
Booth 109: Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe
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Dorothy Feibleman
Mobilia Gallery |
Dorothy Feibleman
Feibleman, a resident of Japan, speaks about the process and inspirations of her ceramic vessels.
Booth 411: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge |
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Anjin Abe
Onishi Gallery |
Rediscovering the Soul of Momoyama Bizen
Artist Anjin Abe upturns the conventional wisdom of the history of Bizen ware.
Booth 124: Onishi Gallery, New York |
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Tomoyo Hiraiwa
Onishi Gallery |
Art as Jewelry, Jewelry as Art
Artist Tomoyo Hiraiwa describes how a sojourn in New York transformed her work.
Booth 124: Onishi Gallery, New York |
SOFA NEW YORK 2008 EVENTS: Booksignings |
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5:30 pm |
Artist Jamie Bennett signs
Edge of the Sublime:
The Enamels of Jamie Bennett
Booth 305: Sienna Gallery
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11:30 am |
Artist Anne Currier signs
Anne Currier: Sculpture
by Nancy Weekly
Booth 107: Lacoste Gallery |
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5-7:00 pm |
Author Laura J. Mueller signs
Competition and Collaboration:
Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School
Booth 200: Joan B. Mirviss LTD |
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6-8:00 pm |
Artist Michael Angelo Menconi signs
Articulate Visions in Glass
Booth 117: Mattson's Fine Art
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12-2:00 pm |
Artist Josh Simpson signs
Josh Simpson Glass Artist
Booth 118: Signature Gallery
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2:30 pm |
Artist Jamie Bennett signs
Edge of the Sublime:
The Enamels of Jamie Bennett
Booth 305: Sienna Gallery
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