|
||||||
|
|
|||||||||
   |
PAST EXHIBITION
 STATE FAIR May 10 - August 2 Opening Sunday, May 10 / 2 PM - 6 PM (rain or shine) with interactive urban games by Risa Puno and a cakewalk performance by Dana Sherwood & The Black Forest Fancies Artists:
Opening Day Performances at State Fair: Dana Sherwood & The Black Forrest Fancies present... CAKEWALK an old-fashioned, country fair-style cakewalk with a twist! Cakewalk will take place beside the artists' carnival wagon installation, "The Ladies' Society of Alchemical Agriculture". Viewers will be encouraged to participate at the beginning of the game at 4pm. All are welcome. The Big Apple Showdown Spectacular by Risa Puno Celebrate your everyday city skills and knowledge with urban themed games like "The Masters of Multi-Tasking," a timed obstacle course where players scramble to send text messages, balance coffee, eat pizza and more! Visitors can register to participate on-site and should wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. The Big Apple Showdown Spectacular games will take place throughout the opening reception on Sunday, May 10, 2-6pm. About the exhibition: Curated by Alyson Baker, Mark Dion and Marichris Ty, State Fair is a group exhibition themed around American rural life and uses the platform of the state fair as a means to examine topics such as animal husbandry, specialized horticulture, small scale farming, culinary arts, and the pageantry within these fields that occurs at fairgrounds across the country. The show will also incorporate work that references traditional craft, and the myriad of amusements, rides, competitions and entertainment that are presented as part of state fairs. Risa Puno will present a second installment of The Big Apple Showdown Spectacular during the Park's annual Summer Solstice Celebration, on Sunday, June 21, 5pm-sunset. Also on June 21, artist Janine Oleson has invited a group of girls from an area 4-H club to present and talk about their horses, examining the undying connection between girls and horses that inspired her installation at the Park. MORE INFORMATION - Download a PDF of the State Fair Press Release and Exhibition Checklist RELATED MEDIA  ^ Watch artist Jason Simon's video August-September a piece included in the State Fair exhibition. As an annual tradition, the artist visits the Wayne County State Fair in Honesdale, Pennsylvania every August and documents random events with his video camera. This specific video piece is based on footage that was shot in August of 2001. One month later on Septemer 11, the artist used the same tape to document the World Trade Center. The video will be on view on the Socrates Sculpture Park website and the artist has created posters in a style that echoes traditional state fair posters, to announce the video. RELATED EVENTS OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, May 10, 2-6 PM (rain or shine) with interactive urban games by Risa Puno and a cakewalk performance by Dana Sherwood & The Black Forest Fancies STATE FAIR PANEL: Sunday, May 31, 3 PM - 4:30PM (rain or shine) Join Socrates Sculpture Park staff and exhibiting artists in the Park's outdoor studio for a presentation and discussion about the State Fair exhibition. Space is limited, please call Marichris Ty, Exhibition Program Manager, to register: 718. 956.1819 x 14. SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION: Sunday, June 21, 5pm - sunset. Risa Puno will present a second installment of The Big Apple Showdown Spectacular during the Park's annual Summer Solstice Celebration. Also on June 21, artist Janine Oleson has invited a group of girls from an area 4-H club to present and talk about their horses, examining the undying connection between girls and horses that inspired her installation at the Park. SUPPORTERS State Fair is made possible by major contributions from: Bloomberg ● Henry M. Buhl ● Carnegie Corporation of New York ● Charina Endowment Fund ● The Cowles Charitable Trust ● Dr. Jonathan T. Deland & Emme Deland ● Mark di Suvero ● Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Inc. ● Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation ● Agnes Gund ● Hugh & Tiziana Hardy ● Emily Fisher Landau ● Jo Carole & Ronald Lauder ● Ronay & Richard Menschel ● Ivana Mestrovic ● Margaret T. Morris Foundation ● National Endowment for the Arts ● Brooke Kamin & Richard Rapaport ● Gabrielle H. Reem M.D. & Herbert J. Kayden M.D. ● Von Rydingsvard & Greengard Foundation ● Rev. Alfred R. Shands III ● Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Smith ● Janice Stanton & Ronald Windisch ● Silvercup Studios This exhibition is funded, in part, by the Visual Arts Program of the New York State Council on the Arts and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Special thanks to the City of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, City Councilmember Eric Gioia, and the Department of Parks & Recreation, Commissioner Adrian Benepe. Socrates Sculpture Park is grateful for generous contributions from our many patrons, in-kind support from Harold H. Anthony Inc. ● Build It Green! NYC ● E&T Plastics ● Materials for the Arts ● Plant Specialists ● R & R General Supply Co. ● Spacetime C.C. ● Todson, Inc., and the dedication of our volunteers and friends. 
|
 |
