SPECIAL
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Tradition and Innovation: Korean Contemporary Ceramics
Contemporary Korean ceramic artworks, presented by the World Ceramic Exposition Foundation (WOCEF), Korea, producer of the World Ceramic Biennale. Curated by Jaeyoung Kang, chief curator, WOCEF. |
Byungju Seo
Play Riddles, 2004
Stoneware, music box, leather strap, glaze, terra sigillata
24.5 x 8.5 x 21.5 |
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The Presence of Absence: Contemplating the Void in Contemporary Wood Sculpture
A selection of contemporary works in wood that celebrate the void - the negative space within or around, their turned, carved or constructed forms. Presented by Collectors of Wood Art; curated by Harold B. Nelson, director, Long Beach Museum of Art, CA. |
Marion Hildebrandt
Calycanthus, 2005
California native spice branches, waxed linen twine
30.25 x 18
Photo: courtesy of del Mano Gallery |
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Progressions
A curated exhibit of contemporary decorative artwork by artists currently living in Israel. Presented by the Association of Israel's Decorative Arts (AIDA). |
Mikhal Gamzou
Untitled, 2006
Fur, luffa and scouring pad
1.5 x 12 |
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40 Shades of Green
A representation of the vision and work of 40 makers across the fields of craft, fine art and writing in Ireland, presented by the Crafts Council of Ireland, curated by Brian Kennedy. |
Victoria Rothschild
Crystal Glass Constructions, 2005
Various dimensions |
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Material Difference Too
Fiber objects from private collections in the Midwest, presented by Friends of Fiber Art International in celebration of their 15th anniversary, complementing their exhibit, Material Difference, at the Chicago Cultural Center. |
Magdelena Abakanowicz
Back
Burlap, glue |
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Jubilee! 50 Years on 53rd Street
A golden anniversary exhibit presented by the Museum of Arts & Design, New York, featuring masterworks from each decade since the Museum opened in 1956, all from its permanent collection. |
Robert Arneson (1930-1992)
Self-portrait of the Artist Losing his Marbles, 1965
Hand-built earthenware, lustre glaze, marbles, pigments
31 x 17.5 x 9.5
Photo: Eva Heyd
Gift of the Johnson Wax Company, from OBJECTS: USA, 1977.
Donated to the American Craft Museum by the American Craft Council, 1990. |
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Turned Wood Art
A selection of pieces presented in the Resource Center by the American Association of Woodturners, curated by Mary Lacer. |
| Close-up of artist at work in a woodturning studio. |
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SPECIAL
EVENTS |
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Corning
Museum of Glass Presents The Hot Glass Roadshow
Live
hot glass blowing on the world's finest mobile glass studio
by renowned artists represented by SOFA CHICAGO galleries
and dealers, and master glassblowers from The Roadshow.
On-going throughout the exposition. |
| The Corning Museum of Glass, Hot Glass Roadshow at SOFA
CHICAGO 2004. |
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Woodturning
Demonstrations
Ongoing demonstrations by well known artists. Organized
by the Chicago Woodturners and presented by Collectors
of Wood Art. |
| Artist at work in a woodturning studio. |
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BOOK
SIGNINGS |
Friday,
November 10 |
10:30
AM
Artist Arline Fisch signs Crocheted Wire Jewelry-Innovative Designs & Projects by leading Artists.
Mobilia Gallery, booth #900 |
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12:30
PM - 2:30 PM
Artist Marjorie Schick signs Necklaces.
Charon Kransen Arts, booth #308 |
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1:30
PM
Featured glass artists sign China Rises.
Galerie Vee, booth #1205 |
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2:00
PM
Artist Barbara Lee Smith signs Barbara Lee Smith.
Snyderman-Works Galleries, booth #504 |
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2:00
PM
Artist William Harper signs Catalogue from Archival Exhibitions.
Wexler Gallery, booth # 821 |
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2:00
PM
Artist Albert Paley signs Albert Paley Sculpture.
Hawk Galleries, booth #1204 |
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2:30
PM
Artist Mark Harris signs Retrospective.
Thomas R. Riley Galleries, booth #620 |
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2:30
PM
Artist Peter Layton signs Peter Layton and Friends.
Thomas R. Riley Galleries, booth #620 |
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3:00
PM
Artist Lissa Hunter signs Lissa Hunter – Histories Real and Imagined.
Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery, booth #901 |
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4:00
PM
Artist William Hunter signs Transforming Vision: the Wood Sculpture of William Hunter, 1970-2005.
del Mano Gallery, booth #1021 |
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4:00
PM
Artist Bettina Speckner signs The Everyday and The Faraway.
Sienna Gallery, booth #709 |
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Saturday,
November 11 |
11:30
AM
Artist Lissa Hunter signs Lissa Hunter – Histories Real and Imagined.
Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery, booth #901 |
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12:00
PM - 2:00 PM
Artist Bradley Bowers signs Head Injuries.
The William and Joseph Gallery, booth #1201 |
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12:00
PM
Featured artists sign 500 Glass Objects.
Function + Art/RRISM Contemporary Glass, booth #425 |
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1:00 PM
Artist Nancy Crow signs Nancy Crow – Monograph.
Snyderman-Works Galleries, booth #504 |
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2:30
PM
Artist Michael Taylor signs A Geometry of Meaning.
Leo Kaplan Modern, booth #1108 |
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3:00
PM
Author Jan Peters and featured artists sign 500 Baskets.
del Mano Gallery, booth #1021 |
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3:05
PM
Artist Arline Fisch signs Crocheted Wire Jewelry-Innovative Designs & Projects by leading Artists.
Mobilia Gallery, booth #900 |
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5:30
PM
Author Kevin Wallace and Artist Binh Pho sign River of Destiny: The Life and Work of Binh Pho.
del Mano Gallery, booth #1021 |
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