THIS WEEK AT SOCRATES:
ON MAY 12TH, NEARLY 2,000 CAME OUT TO LAUNCH OUR SPRING EXHIBITIONS!
Visit our Exhibitions Page to learn about each each project, including do it (outside). And check out the latest review by The Huffington Post.
WE INVITE YOU TO "DO IT"!
Throughout the exhibition, we invite you to join us in interpreting instructions by over 60 artists and share your "do it (outside)" experiences via #doitoutside and @SocratesPark.
SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION!
This Friday, June 21st, Socrates celebrates the longest day of the summer by summoning Mayan energy. Recite with Urban Shaman Moma Donna, drum with Toce & Ale Ale drummers, watch some Luce Libre, and paddle in Hallets Cove!
Learn more here.
THIS WEEKEND:
Socrates hosts the GrowNYC Greenmarket every Saturday from 8am till 4pm. Free Yoga and Tai Chi classes are also offered every weekend this summer.
Learn more here.
Slideshow Images: Courtesy Nate Dorr
CURRENTLY ON VIEW:
in collaboration with ICI
On view is the NYC premiere of do it, a traveling exhibition conceived of and curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, in collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI). do it (outside) is its first outdoor presentation.
by Toshihiro Oki architect pc
tree wood is the winning project for the 2013 Folly program, a residency and exhibition designed to explore the intersections between architecture, design, and sculpture through an interpretation of the architectural folly. Organized in partnership with The Architectural League of NY.
Beyond the Hedges (Slivered Gazebo)
by Heather Rowe
Heather Rowe's latest work, Beyond the Hedges (Slivered Gazebo), is an installation of mirrors, corridors, and spatial slices presented at Socrates Sculpture Park.
Her Nuclear Waters
by Chitra Ganesh
Artist Chitra Ganesh uses drawing and text to dissect mythologies and layer disparate visual languages, inviting the viewer to consider alternate narratives of femininity, sexuality, and power as untold stories rise to the surface.
