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LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 14-16
in the Armory’s Tiffany Room
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- Lecture Series
- In-Booth Events
- Booksignings
SOFA NEW YORK 2011: LECTURE SERIES |
The 14th annual lecture series features lively discussions
by established and emerging artists, noted museum curators,
critics and scholars in the Tiffany Room at the Park Avenue Armory.
Seating is on a first-come basis and is complimentary with Fair admission.
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For People Who are Slightly Mad:
American Modernist Jewelry |
11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
A review of the iconoclastic artists who translated the excitement of surrealism and modernism into wearable jewelry. Their work will be seen in Crafting Modernism: Mid-century American Art and Design at the Museum of Arts and Design, NY in October 2011. Jeannine Falino, Curator, Museum of Arts and Design, NY
Cosponsored by Society of North American Goldsmiths and Art Jewelry Forum
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Jay De Feo
The Estate of Jay De Feo
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1:30 – 2:30 pm |
UK artist Christie Brown will illustrate the development of her recent sculpture rooted in a fascination with museum culture, and the parallel between the modernist practices of archaeology and psychoanalysis.
Represented by Contemporary Applied Arts, London
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Cristie Brown
Contemporary Applied Arts |
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3:30 – 4:30 pm |
UK artist Michael Eden will describe how he fuses traditional craft skills with the most advanced digital technology to create dynamic, powerful and intriguing objects.
Represented by Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, London
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Michael Eden
Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon |
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11:30 – 12:30 pm |
Artist Chris Antemann focuses on the 18th c. tradition of porcelain rooms and its direct influence on her installation, "The Pursuit of Porcelain" exhibited at SOFA by Ferrin Gallery. This diminutive version of a porcelain room will be filled with a collection of porcelain figurines that illustrate some of the cultural and historical ways in which porcelain has seduced society.
Represented by Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA
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Chris Antemann
Ferrin Gallery |
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1:30 – 2:30 pm |
New Zealand artist Lisa Walker makes jewellery out of a vast collection of materials – plastic, wood, paper, gold, fabric, clay, dirt, dust, aluminum, paint
– the list goes on. Her talk will be a retrospective look at pieces and projects of the last 20 years, looking at what extremes are possible, questioning and researching what jewellery means, what it can be.
Represented by Jewelers’ Werk Galerie, Washington DC
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Tapestry Becomes Modern Art |
3 - 4:30 pm |
Grace Glueck  , art critic, Ann Lane Hedlund , author of Gloria F. Ross & Modern Tapestry (Yale, 2010) and master weaver Archie Brennan explore the ambitious career of Gloria Ross (1923–98), renowned editeur of tapestries who organized collaborations with acclaimed modernist painters and sculptors like Helen Frankenthaler (Ross’s sister), Kenneth Noland, Louise Nevelson, and other traditional-yet-innovative weavers in France, Scotland, and the Southwestern United States. Moderated by Derek Ostergard
This lecture is followed by a book signing of Gloria F. Ross & Modern Tapestry by Ann Lane Hedlund.
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Geoffrey Mann
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle |
11:30 – 12:30 pm |
Geoffrey Mann's portfolio challenges the known perceptions surrounding the marriage of craft and digital technology. Rather than representing technology as a replacement or evolution of the human element, this presentation will explore an alternate domain of human mastery through the quintessentially contemporary means of narration and observation.
Represented by Joanna Bird, London
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Geoffrey Mann
Joanna Bird |
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Sergey Jivetin and Jennifer Trask: Two Visions |
1:30 – 2:30 pm |
Jewelry artists Jennifer Trask and Sergey Jivetin discuss their individual ideologies and shared studio practices. Trask will talk about the evolution of her most recent series, “Embodiment”, which encompasses both sculptural and wearable works. Jivetin will elaborate on the role of experimental techniques and materials.
Represented by Ornamentum, Hudson, NY
Presented by the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)
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3 – 4 pm |
With a recent return to a highly crafted aesthetic in art, 'the artist' is increasingly remote from the physical act of production, with specialists doing the heavy lifting and fine detailing. Dr. Michael Petry, Director of MOCA London will explore the relationship between artist and artisan, creativity and production, asking the important question: What is art work?
Presented in conjunction with Berengo Studio 1989, Murano
This lecture is followed by a book signing of Petry’s new book, The Art of Not Making: The New Artist / Artisan Relationship (Thames & Hudson, 2011).
Dr. Michael Petry is Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), London; Curator of the Royal Academy Schools Gallery, London; Author and Artist.
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SOFA NEW YORK 2011 In-Booth Events |
| Events take place in the exhibitor booths at the times listed. |
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Video Presentation & Show Tour
Keep Your Hands Up
An overview of some of the most
innovative new technologies that are being seamlessly integrated into the story of art, craft, and design today. The talk examines the work and processes of some of the leading practitioners who are expanding the definition of "making" and transforming the visual landscape.
David McFadden, Chief Curator and Vice President for Collections and Exhibitions, Museum of Art & Design
MAD Video Lounge at SOFA NEW YORK
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Jiro Kamata
Ornamentum
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Booth Talk
Jiro Kamata: Arboresque
Munich-based Japanese jewelry artist Jiro Kamata talks about his latest body of work.
Ornamentum, booths 108/110
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Joanne Teasdale
Jane Sauer Gallery
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Booth Talk
Joanne Teasdale:
Artist’s Vision Through Glass
Joanne will talk about her previous work as a painter and photographer, noting how this background lead to the use of these skills in her current work presented at SOFA NEW YORK.
Jane Sauer Gallery, booths 111/113 |
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Booth Talk
Carina Ciscato: Constructed Vessels
Carina will give a short talk on her processes and techniques she uses when working her pots.
Joanna Bird, booth 209 |
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Booth Talk
Molly Hatch: Pattern Function
Hatch discusses her recent body of ceramic artwork that engages pattern as a framing and display device to support a conceptual idea.
Ferrin Gallery, booth 300
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Booth Talk
Hans Stofer’s Design Wilderness – A Place Where Art Meets Design
Hans Stofer's work is witty and engaging, his jewelry brings a fresh air to personal adornment with its openness to the gender of who might wear the work. But, there is also a sting in the tail with most of his pieces as the artist questions our traditional cultural values - thinking that is not dissimilar to that of the DADA movement (interestingly, this irrational spirit in arts was also born in Zurich).
Professor Hans Stofer teaches at the Royal College of Art, London. Following the booth talk, Stofer will sign copies of Design Wilderness.
Gallery S O, booth 306
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Booth Talk
Nicholas Arroyave-Portela:
A Reflection on the Times We Live In
Nicholas will talk about his current body of work Todo Sobre Mi Padre (Everything to do with my father) consisting of framed ceramics wall pieces which record his father's migration routes throughout his life. He will also talk about his new found drive to create a different kind of artistic identity, where his connection to the material is a vital part of the concept.
Contemporary Applied Arts, booth 114 |
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Booth Talk
Michael Good: Non-Definitive Form in Sculpture
Michael Good shares his vision of sculpture in metal using a technique called anticlastic raising. Good defines the process as putting non-definitive curves directly into sheet metal, meaning the form can go from the center out, like the big bang. At a certain level, the form buckles, goes into a state of chaos, and then re-buckles into a more sophisticated state. That's what happened to the universe, this same movement. It is the greatest innovation in metalsmithing in 2000 years.
Aaron Faber Gallery, booth 203 |
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Geoffrey Mann
Joanna Bird |
Booth Talk
Geoffrey Mann: Long Exposure Series
Geoffrey Mann will talk about the different areas of his artwork and in particular his boundary breaking glass techniques.
Joanna Bird, booth 209 |
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Adam Aaronson
Zest Contemporary Glass Gallery |
Booth Talk
Adam Aaronson:
Master & Pupil – Glass in Dialog
Adam Aaronson will discuss his journey through the glass art world.
Zest Contemporary Glass Gallery,
booth 402 |
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Borek Sipek
Arzenal |
Booth Talk
Borek Sipek and Contemporary Czech Glass Art
One of the leading international designers of contemporary glass art, Czech-born Borek Sipek has established a state-of-the-art studio in northern Bohemia, where he is currently working with a team of highly skilled glass blowers and design luminaries such as Ron Arad and Andrea Branzi to produce a unique glass object Collection. The creative designs and challenging techniques will be discussed by design historian Majda Kalab Whitaker.
Arzenal, booth 109 |
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SOFA NEW YORK 2011 EVENTS: Booksignings |
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4:00 pm |
Artist Hans Stofer signs
Design Wilderness – A Place Where Art Meets Design
Hans Stofer's work is witty and engaging, his jewelry brings a fresh air to personal adornment with its openness to the gender of who might wear the work. But, there is also a sting in the tail with most of his pieces as the artist questions our traditional cultural values - thinking that is not dissimilar to that of the DADA movement (interestingly, this irrational spirit in arts was also born in Zurich). Professor Hans Stofer teaches at the Royal College of Art, London. Following the booth talk, Stofer will sign copies of Design Wilderness.
Gallery S O, booth 306 |
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4:30 pm |
Author Ann Lane Hedland and Grace Glueck sign Gloria F. Ross & Modern Tapestry
Author Ann Lane Hedland, Professor and curator of anthropology at Arizona State Museum in Tucson; and Grace Glueck, former art reporter, editor, and critic in the New York Times Cultural News Department who wrote the Forward, sign Gloria F. Ross & Modern Tapestry (Yale, 2010).
Tiffany Room following lecture of same title
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4:00 pm |
Author Dr. Michael Petry signs
The Art of Not Making: The New Artist/Artisan Relationship
Author Dr. Michael Petry, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, London.
Tiffany Room following lecture of same title |
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