{"id":8624,"date":"2026-06-30T02:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/exhibition\/steel-bodies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:54:12","slug":"steel-bodies","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/it\/exhibition\/steel-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maren Hassinger<br \/>\n&#8216;Steel Bodies&#8217;<br \/>\nImage Credit: Nicholas Knight Studio, Byron Guinanzaca, Joyce Chan<\/p>\n<p>About | https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/artist\/maren-hassinger\/Artworks | https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/awardspress\/Press-Release_Maren-Hassinger-Steel-Bodies.pdfPress Release | #press-steel-bodiesPress | #bio-steel-bodiesBio<br \/>\nOn View June 9, 2022 &#8211; March 26, 2023<\/p>\n<p>New York-based artist https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/artist\/maren-hassinger\/Maren Hassinger returns to Socrates with a series of new steel sculptures following her https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/artist\/maren-hassinger\/first exhibition with the Park in 1988. Examining the complications of human interrelation and affinity, identity and collectiveness, through abstraction in the outdoors, these steel silhouettes take forms of various iconic vessels drawing types not only from her current practice, but from the ancient Western world, non-Western cultures, and various Craft traditions. Amplified to larger than human height, the public is invited to walk around and among them, experiencing new perspectives through the skeletal frame. Their proximity to one another, choreographed throughout the Park\u2019s landscape, provides visitors a new awareness of their bodies in public and shared space.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Explore \u2018Steel Bodies\u2019 by Maren Hassinger at Socrates Sculpture Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Nha6gGeslY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video by: KMDeco Creative Solutions: Mark DiConzo. Video created with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Courtesy Socrates Sculpture Park, 2022.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/program\/opening-celebration-steel-bodies\/Steel Bodies Opening Celebration&#8212;<br \/>\nThursday, June 9th | 5 &#8211; 8 PM<br \/>\nJoin us to celebrate New York-based artist Maren Hassinger\u2019s return to Socrates after her first exhibition in 1987. Enjoy live music courtesy of the https:\/\/jazzfoundation.orgJazz Foundation of America and bites from Gladys Bienvenida Restaurante.<br \/>\nArtworks<br \/>\nVessels One &#8211; Ten<br \/>\nSteel, 2022<br \/>\nCourtesy of the Artist and Susan Inglett Gallery<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/artist\/maren-hassinger\/View the full Artwork details here &#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-31573&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/artwork\/Steel-Bodies_Vessel-One_-200&#215;300.jpg mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32857&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Two_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_2-200&#215;300.jpg<\/p>\n<p>mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32853&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Three_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_1-200&#215;300.jpg mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32840&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Four_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_1-200&#215;300.jpg<\/p>\n<p>mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32837&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Five_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_1-200&#215;300.jpg mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-31585&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/artwork\/Steel-Bodies_Vessel-Six_detail-200&#215;300.jpg<\/p>\n<p>mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32847&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Seven_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_1-200&#215;300.jpg mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32836&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Eight_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_4-200&#215;300.jpg<\/p>\n<p>mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32844&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Nine_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_1-300&#215;200.jpg mg class=&#8221;alignnone size-medium wp-image-32851&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/opencalls\/2023-socrates-annual\/Vessel-Ten_Hassinger_Nicholas-Knight_3-300&#215;200.jpg<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Nicholas Knight Studio, Byron Guinanzaca<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p class=\"Bodyhttps:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/artist\/maren-hassinger\/Maren Hassinger (b.1947) has built an expansive practice that articulates the relationship between nature and humanity. Carefully choosing materials for their innate characteristics, explored subject of movement, family, love, nature, environment, consumerism, identity, race. Wire rope played a prominent role in Maren Hassinger\u2019s artistic since early 1970s when, as sculptor placed Fiber Arts program at UCLA, used material to bridge gap two disciplines. The artist often takes biomimetic approach her material, whether bundling it resemble monolithic sheaf wheat or planting cement create industrial garden. is recipient numerous honors, including Lifetime Achievement Award from Women's Caucus Arts. Her work included permanent collections Art Institute Chicago; Baltimore Museum Art; Los Angeles County Modern Art, NYC; Whitney American NYC, among others. Image: Grace Roselli, Pandora\u2019s BoxX Project mg class=\">\n<p>Experience the Steel Bodies exhibition in a whole new way from anywhere, anytime on your smartphone or tablet with https:\/\/app.bloombergconnects.org\/TtAFdWnGRhbBloomberg Connects! 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