“Table fighting is exactly what it sounds like: Mechanized furniture fighting to the death or until their batteries run out, whichever comes first. The goal of Table Fight Competition is to bring artists, sculptors, designers and furniture makers together for an ‘intentionally absurd’ day spent pitting automated remote-control tables against each other. Annie Evelyn and Shaun Bullens, two artists and furniture makers with a thing for mechanized mischief, launched the annual event five years ago. ‘I just want to get everyone as excited about furniture as I am,’ Evelyn said during this month’s ‘Bloody Brunch’ table fight at the Magnan Metz Gallery in Manhattan. “Bloody Brunch” is a new theme, and fitting in city that so highly ritualizes the meal that isn’t quite breakfast and isn’t quite lunch. As the audience noshed on bloody Marys and bagels, table technicians tinkered, making last-minute fixes and changes before the battle began. Among the few rules is the stipulation that tables entering the ring have a surface capable of supporting a cup. Although there were some up-and-comers, the fight also drew seasoned fighters like Yuki, which has appeared in every Table Fight Competition.” w/ photos
