SOFA NY 2011

Thank you Twitter for reminding me of this, which made me remind my boss/coworker, which caused him to get tickets for us immediately. Annual SOFA trip, DONE. And SOFA stands for "Sculpture Objects & Functional Art". I have to constantly remind myself that everyone isn't an enthusiast and that I shouldn't get slightly irked when asked if it's a "like a couch show or something like that."

This year's show was definitely more finely curated by the participating galleries. There wasn't much "junky" stuff—you know, stuff that's poorly made out of everyday lowbrow materials, but passes off as real "fine art" just because it has gallery representation and has a slight "edge" to it. There's other shows and galleries for that stuff, not at SOFA. However, there was the tendency of the galleries to show recent collections by the same artists they presented last year. Noticing that made the show a little less exciting when expecting to see mind-blowing "new" work.

Some stuff I took notice of:

Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.


Steffen Dam, you are ridiculous. Please go to Heller Gallery if you want to see his work in full well lit glory.


You have to be a little crazy to make this kind of work.


"Ewww! I hate dandruff!"


I want to caress you all night long.


Creepy baby fish bedazzle.


Really? Crimped red hair under that turban? Really, guy?


And this be going on and on and on...


Ummm, the eyes are a little off. I mean, maybe they're halfies(?)


Grrrlz of my dreamz.