Christa Assad
Transformer Teapot, 2010
wheel thrown and constructed white stoneware, oxides, glaze
Represented by Ferrin Gallery,
Pittsfield, MA

SOFA NEW YORK 2010 WRAPS WITH
STRONG SALES AND RECORD ATTENDANCE

NEW YORK. April 26, 2010.  Considered one of the foremost fairs for masterworks bridging contemporary decorative, fine art and design, the 13th annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair at the Park Avenue Armory enjoyed buoyant sales and steady crowds, from the packed vernissage on April 15 straight through its four-day run, which ended on Monday, April 19. An estimated 2500 persons attended the preview throughout the course of the evening, up from 2200 last year. A sold out, after-preview benefit dinner for the Museum of Arts & Design in the Armory's Tiffany Room honored longtime MAD trustee, collector, friend and colleague, Sandy Grotta.

SOFA NEW YORK 2010: FLYING HIGH UNDER THE RADAR
NEW DATES SET FOR ART FAIR
APRIL 16 – 19, 2010, AT PARK AVENUE ARMORY

New York, February 1, 2010:  Long heralded as the nation’s premier fair for outstanding contemporary decorative arts and design, the 13th International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in New York City will open on the evening of Thursday, April 15 and run through Monday, April 19, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory. Mark Lyman, Founder/Director of SOFA and President, The Art Fair Company says, “The move to a Thursday opening and extended fair-run through Monday was recommended by our dealer committee in response to collector, curators and dealers needs. Judging from the remarkable success of our 16th SOFA CHICAGO held last November, we anticipate vigorous sales at SOFA NEW YORK.”  Donna Schneier of Donna Schneier Fine Arts, Palm Beach, succinctly expressed the sentiments of dealers at the Chicago fair—“The fear is gone.” Lyman adds, “Collectors are giving themselves permission to buy again—at all price levels. And because contemporary decorative arts and design has flown a bit under the radar, the area has yet to be marked by a heavy preponderance of speculative buying and flipping.  Bounce-back sales at SOFA fairs reflect the continuing stability of this market."

FIFTY-EIGHT INTERNATIONAL DEALERS PRESENT THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN

New York: Contemporary decorative art and design in all its unique forms and manifestations takes front and center stage at the annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA NEW YORK) on Friday, April 16 - Monday, April 19 at the Park Avenue Armory, between 66th and 67th Streets in Manhattan. The fair opens with a public preview the evening of Thursday, April 15. Now in its 13th year, SOFA NEW YORK continues to present artists who push the boundaries of “art” through the use of innovative forms, materials and processes. It compels the viewer to confront the age-old adage of ‘what is art?’ Continued >

WITH A SPOTLIGHT ON CUTTING-EDGE CONTEMPORARY DECORATIVE DESIGN,
THE SCULPTURE OBJECTS & FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS FAIR OPENS IN NEW YORK
AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY

New York (Feb. 22):  When the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair opens its doors for a four-day run at the Park Avenue Armory with an evening preview on April 15, cutting-edge modern and contemporary design, decorative arts, and jewelry will take front and center stage.  Sixty galleries from the United States, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Turkey, Japan, and Brazil will come together and push the boundaries of medium and genre, reinforcing SOFA’s leading reputation amongst art and design enthusiasts.  The pieces on offer, produced by artists and designers from around the globe, go far beyond the traditional decorative arts, not only embracing purely sculptural forms and conceptual meanings, but also new materials and processes. 

March 10, 2010, New York:  For the first time in New York, artist Wendy Wahl, represented by textiles dealer browngrotta arts of Wilton CT, will create a massive sculpture entitled branches exclusively for the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair: SOFA NEW YORK 2010.  The acclaimed fair opens with a gala preview on Thursday, April 15 and runs through Monday at the Park Avenue Armory, at East 67th Street and Park Avenue. 

Lectures take place Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 in the Armory’s Tiffany Room. Admission to the Lecture Series is included with purchase of SOFA ticket.