The Socrates Annual 2019

EVENTS
https://socratessculpturepark.org/program/the-2019-socrates-annual-exhibition-opening/Exhibition Opening Celebration

CANCELLED: https://socratessculpturepark.org/program/annual-19-closing/Exhibition Closing Party
ABOUT
https://socratessculpturepark.org/2019-socrates-annual-press-release/Press Release

*Exhibition extended to May 17, 2020

Each fall, Socrates presents an exhibition of new commissions made by artists awarded ‘The Socrates Annual’ fellowship. Produced on-site in our outdoor studio over the course of the summer, these artworks engage the Park’s unique history, landscape, and surrounding community.

For the 2019 exhibition, projects range from a https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/martin-roth/soundscape conflating the sounds of animals and man-made objects to https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/lucia-thome/a monument to the invasive Ailanthus plant. Approaches vary among https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/wac/collaborative investigations of authorship and visibility, the https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/chris-domenick/re-contextualization of domestic motifs, and the https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/jes-fan/examination of biological material, among many others.

Ranging from fantastical to anecdotal to pedagogical, this year’s artists use a variety of narrative strategies. Several artist projects examine storytelling’s many material manifestations, from an https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/tecumseh-ceaser/homage to a Native American myth in which North America exists on a turtle’s back to a https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/hadrien-gerenton-loup-sarion/suggestion that a giant has fallen asleep under the Park’s blanket of grass, its exposed nose becoming refuge for a wandering monitor lizard.
Artworks
https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/jesus-benavente/’I Still Remember You Mijo’–
By Jesus Benavente

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/tecumseh-ceaser/’Honoring the People of Sewanhaky’–
By Tecumseh Ceaser (Native Tec)

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/onyemaechi-crouch-anyarogbu/’Chromakey Supranatural’–
By Martina Onyemaechi Crouch-Anyarogbu (MOCA)

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/rachelle-dang/’Seedbox: Trees of New York’–
By Rachelle Dang

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/chris-domenick/’Archipelago: Dock’–
By Chris Domenick

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/hadi-fallahpisheh/’The Blind Man’–
By Hadi Fallahpisheh

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/jes-fan/’what I no see, no can do’–
By Jes Fan

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/hadrien-gerenton-loup-sarion/’THE BIG SLEEP’–
By Hadrien Gérenton & Loup Sarion

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/paul-kopkau/’Yard Shadow: Nokia & Samsung’–
By Paul Kopkau

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/alva-mooses/’Se entra bailando/You enter dancing’–
By Alva Mooses

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/marius-ritiu/’Rock’n Roll (Sisyphus Part II)’–
By Marius Ritiu

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/martin-roth/’Untitled’–
By Martin Roth

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/gabriela-salazar/’Access Grove, Soft Stand’–
By Gabriela Salazar

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/lucia-thome/’Monument to Your Stinky Tree’–
By Lucia Thomé

https://socratessculpturepark.org/artist/workers-art-coalition/’Muscle Memory’–
By Workers Art Coalition (WAC)
SUPPORT
We are grateful for the participation and insight of our Curatorial Advisors, Jennie Lamensdorf, Director, https://teiartinbuildings.com/Art-in-Buildings; and Rosario Güiraldes, Assistant Curator, http://www.drawingcenter.org/The Drawing Center, and thank them for reviewing this year’s proposals.

‘The Socrates Annual’ fellowship and exhibition are made possible with generous support from the https://warholfoundation.org/Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, https://www.cowlescharitabletrust.org/Cowles Charitable Trust, https://socratessculpturepark.org/devra-freelander-fund/The Devra Freelander Fund, https://www.jeromefdn.org/Jerome Foundation, http://lilyauch.org/Lily Auchincloss Foundation, http://www.miltonandsallyaveryartsfoundation.com/Milton and Sally Avery Foundation, https://www.arts.gov/National Endowment for the Arts, and https://www.sdrubin.org/Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, with additional support provided, in part, by public funds from the https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dcla/index.pageNYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the https://council.nyc.gov/City Council, and the https://www.arts.ny.gov/New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of https://www.governor.ny.gov/Governor Andrew Cuomo and the https://nyassembly.gov/New York State Legislature.
Artwork images by Vincent Dilio, Rafael Fondeur, Scott Lynch, and Sara Morgan.