"SOFA New York 2008" Art Fair
Park Avenue Armory
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The 11th annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art fair, best known as SOFA NEW YORK returns to the Park Avenue Armory. 67 leading international galleries will offer masterworks in ceramics, glass, metal, wood and fiber. Galleries from eleven countries including Japan, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Denmark, Korea, Argentina, New Zealand, Turkey and the United States, present museum quality work which bridges design, decorative and fine art.
In showcasing remarkable artistry from leading artists and designers, museum curators from around the world routinely take in this fair. On view is dazzling contemporary glass art based on centuries old rich Venetian traditions, sculptural Japanese ceramics, superb hollowware by Scandinavian silversmiths, modernist and contemporary furniture, and the most avant-garde European art jewelry. The acclaimed SOFA Lecture Series featuring major museum curators, collectors and artists takes place concurrently. The Designer Champagne Breakfast held prior to the opening of the fair, and an unrivalled, innovative VIP program of exclusive tours to private collectors' homes along with corporate collections and behind the scene curator-led tours of museums enhances this fair.
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Schedule
from May 29, 2008 to June 01, 2008
Opening Reception: May 28, 5:30-9:00pm
Artist(s)
George Nakashima, Peter Voulkos, Dale Chihuly, Lino Tagliapietra, Wendell Castle, Lenore Tawney, Anthony Caro et al.