You step up and then down an antique fir wooden ramp to enter Daphne Fitzpatrick's show of fastidiously tweaked and salvaged material at Bellwether, but this minor detour is well worth it.  A standout piece in the front of the gallery is "Delphin darling follows the ship all the way to port," 2007. Consisting of a series of interlocked sculpted sausages on a metal shelf, snaking their way into a blown glass jar, it is both elegant and witty. 

Take a seat in her plywood "Sandmand" structure, featuring a video slideshow of random objects equally banal and compelling. Surrounded by furniture pads in this tiny room, you’ll want to stay awhile and immerse yourself in this Duchampian Sanford and Son environment. 

 (*Images, from top to bottom:  Daphne Fitzpatrick, A Roll in the Hay, October 11 - November 10, 2007; Bellwether, Installation view, 2007, Courtesy of the artist and Bellwether, New York.  Daphne Fitzpatrick, A Roll in the Hay, October 11 - November 10, 2007; Bellwether, Delphin darling follows the ship all the way to port, 2007, Blown glass, aluminum, cork, Hydrocal, paint, twine, stainless steel, 61 x 105 x 20 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Bellwether, New York.  Daphne Fitzpatrick, A Roll in the Hay, October 11 - November 10, 2007; Bellwether, Sandmand, Plywood, silkscreened drawings, packing blankets, 20 minute slideshow [images 2002-2007], paint, sisal rope, fabric, lamp; 240 x 108 x 60 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Bellwether, New York.)