苏格拉底雕塑公园是一个社区参与的纽约市滨水公园 致力于支持艺术家 在公共艺术的创作和呈现中。.
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马克·迪·苏韦罗人们的生产力如果能得到发挥，不受限制，将会创造出怎样的景象 创新, ，那是 打开, ，那是 以某种方式支持.
穿越时空的苏格拉底
一条发源于今皇后区大桥以北、注入今哈莱特湾的溪流，曾是莱纳佩人梅斯皮奇、卡纳西和洛克威亚支族重要的渔业、农业和贸易中心。尽管这些部落说的是门西语，但他们称这条溪流为 Sunkisq，这是一个可能的阿尔冈昆语词，推测意思是“女酋长”，而南端被称为 Sintsinck，意思是“石地”。后来它被称为孙斯威克溪。.
到1910年，孙斯威克溪的大部分被皇后区大桥的建筑垃圾填埋。在其尚存的河口处，安装了一个潮汐门，有效地截留了受污染、死水成片、蚊虫滋生的水体。在被市政府忽视后，孙斯威克溪（当时称为拉文斯伍德）附近地区的居民用斧头摧毁了潮汐门。1920年，市政府最终在溪流上建造了一个混凝土和木材的驳船码头，将其彻底封堵。.
马克·迪·苏维罗（Mark di Suvero）为了寻求一个可以进行自己创作的空间，修复了位于哈勒特湾（Hallet's Cove）附近的两座几近废弃的仓库。他立即邀请了通过其雅典娜基金会（Athena Foundation）支持的其他艺术家入驻，并与他们共享工具。这家命名为“时空构筑公司”（Spacetime Constructs Corporation）的工作室至今仍作为他的工作室以及其他艺术家的创作空间。.
马克·迪·苏维罗开始看中了Spacetime CC和野口勇美术馆之间的一块空地，这块地大部分被用作非法倾倒场，他打算将其作为雅典娜基金会的一个空间，以实现基金会帮助艺术家实现愿景的使命，从而使社会变得更健康、更合作、更快乐、更统一。1985年10月21日，雅典娜基金会与港口和码头局签署了一份租约，获得了现在苏格拉底雕塑公园所在的那块土地的所有权。最终被接受的提案规定，该公园只是一个临时性措施，而市政府正在寻找一个更永久的所有者。租约的期限为五年，年租金为一美元。.
Every iteration of the proposal for Socrates Sculpture Park includes some form of workforce development program, which di Suvero enacts throughout the spring and summer of 1986. He and Enrico Martignoni, Socrates’ founding Director and Board President, enlist artists as well as members of the local community to perform the challenging manual labor of clearing out the trash and rubble covering the land. On September 28th, 1986, the inaugural exhibition 在苏格拉底雕塑公园开幕，该公园被描述为“泥泞”和“大获成功”。展览在《纽约时报》上获得了好评，促使港口和码头部门斥责该公园展出了未经申报的、危险的高大雕塑。.
在五年租赁期圆满结束，其公园项目获得成功的鼓舞下，苏格拉底雕塑公园开始着手将其整合为一个独立于雅典娜基金会的非营利组织。.
第一个 国际青年雕塑家展览 已推出。这将为延续至今的年度展览奠定基础。.
萨格拉底雕塑公园被正式指定为公园绿地，从而阻止了可能影响周边地区的房地产开发。该协议会定期重新谈判，至今仍在进行。.
公园的 十周年, 苏格拉底的’新兴艺术家奖学金”由执行总监凯瑟琳·吉尔兰（Kathleen Gilrain）设立，最初由伊芙·苏斯曼（Eve Sussman）和玛丽亚·明加隆（Maria Mingalone）提出，旨在更正式地体现苏格拉底一直以来致力于为艺术家提供创作大型公共雕塑空间的宗旨。在其成立的最初五年，艺术家的作品将包含在同期举办的群展中，之后，于2001年，展览形式转变为专门展出来自奖学金项目的群展。.
户外电影项目已成立，最初由影像博物馆策划。.
苏格拉底推出其 百老汇广告牌 系列.
苏格拉底推出其首个网站并正式化 新锐艺术家奖学金展览 使用 EAF01。.
执行董事艾莉森·贝克发起了一系列题为 开放空间.
独立策展人萨拉·赖斯曼策划 浮动, ，一系列在周六和周日举办的临时装置展览。由于反响热烈，在接下来十年里，它被重新构想为一项双年展，邀请众多策展人和艺术家参与，他们的短暂作品可能不适合公园的展览项目。.
随着公园部门协议续签，该部门重新规划了土地，正式将哈莱特湾海滩划入苏格拉底场地。.
马克·迪·苏维罗设计、建造并捐赠了这个有遮蔽的工作室（棚屋），作为金属加工和制造的覆盖空间。.
执行主任约翰·哈特菲尔德（John Hatfield）正式启动了一系列为职业中期艺术家举办的个展委托项目，旨在 稻草人 由Žilvinas Kempinas创作，这是迄今为止在Socrates上展出的最大规模的装置艺术。.
苏格拉底委托 “活的金字塔”, 自她标志性的城市干预以来，艺术家艾格尼丝·德内斯 (Agnes Denes) 在纽约市的首次大型公共艺术作品，已有三十年, 麦田 - 一场对峙 1982年。. “活的金字塔” 稍后将在卡塞尔文献展第十四届（documenta 14）和第五届沙漠双年展（Desert X）上展出。.
该公园推出一系列园区个人展览，其中‘娜丽·沃德：公羊，又来了,纽约艺术家纳里·沃德（Nari Ward）的首次机构个展。新锐艺术家奖学金项目更名为’年度展“。本届入选艺术家包括德夫拉·弗里兰德（Devra Freelander），她曾 德夫拉·弗里兰德基金 每年会有一位研究员获得此奖项，他/她体现了弗里兰德在可持续性、身份认同和女权主义方面的艺术价值观，以及她独立和富有冒险精神。.
马克·迪·苏维罗的挚友伦纳德·康蒂诺意外的遗产捐赠，将用于扩建教育工作室——Sticks 2.0。.
经过十年的过程，苏格拉底的员工居住在“立方体”, 一个由创新建筑工作室 LOT-EK 设计的、占地 2,640 平方英尺、两层楼的新建筑。这个新的永久性空间在设计上就具备多功能性，为公园的行政办公室、艺术教育和社区工作提供了设施。.
苏格拉底发起了关于 要点, ，将约一英亩的公园用地整合起来，从一个长期的存储和维护区域改造成了一个新的、可供公众进入的海滨绿地，并展出了马克·迪·苏沃罗的多件雕塑作品。.
执行董事肖恩·莱昂纳多启动了公园的 40 周年系列活动，其中包括 艺术家选择艺术家：苏格拉底年度奖学金周年庆, 组织驻地，始于 艺术用品, ,-以及名为" 返乡 与艺术家们 查卡亚·布克, 桑福德·比格斯 和 约翰·摩尔斯. 苏格拉底预见了“The Point”的揭幕，他赞扬了迪·苏韦罗在公园创建过程中发挥的指导作用，并强调了艺术家、活动家和邻居们通力合作，共同创造一个鼓励创造力和归属感的公民社区空间的传承。.
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Socrates 首次通过对其拥有四十年历史的档案进行重大投资，将其机构知识公之于众。这项工作得到了一个口述历史项目的补充，该项目通过与邻居和艺术家校友的合作，扩展和丰富了其历史记录。这项工作不仅出于保存我们过去的愿望，还扩展和深化了其叙述，突出了根植于该特定地点、反映该公园复杂而不断变化的身份的多种声音和视角。.
Allison Wiese
Tennessee Beacon
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Elaine Lorenz
Gathering
Deborah Fisher
Open Space: Deborah Fisher
Richard Mock
After Shock Ding Dongs
Gastronomic Translations For do it
John Beech
Contradicted Platform
Jarrod Beck, Chakaia Booker, Mark di Suvero, Tony Feher, Hugh Hayden, Jeffry Mitchell, Richard Nonas, Alyson Shotz, Ursula von Rydingsvard
Off-site: Fact of the Matter
Sarah Dornner
Pole Trap
David Seccombe
Bladen
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Some Socrates stories start before the Park even opened. Floris Brasser arrived just ahead of opening day in 1986, and for Artists Choose Artists (1987–88) built Commuting Senses, a wooden sculpture rising 17` × 17` × 24` over the reclaimed waterfront.
"My experience with Socrates was exhilarating, working for and with other artists. I was supported and encouraged, which gave me a lifelong drive to make my public pieces. Mark di Suvero`s support, and working for him, was very much part of that."
Floris shared this story for our Oral History and Digital Archive, proof that the Socrates community spans decades and oceans.
Explore the Artist Archive at the link in our bio 🔗
Imagine this: as the sun sets over the East River, live music fills the Park. Families unpack picnic blankets. Neighbors greet one another. Visitors hear a language they don’t recognize—and then discover a story that stays with them long after the credits roll.
That’s the experience we’re working to bring back.
Each Outdoor Cinema evening costs approximately $15,000 to produce, covering film licensing, projection and sound, technical crews, live cultural performances, staffing, and the care required to welcome thousands of people into the Park.
Our goal is to raise $50,000—enough to support up to three evenings of free international cinema beginning this September.
And even if we don’t reach that goal, we’re committed to bringing Outdoor Cinema back with at least one screening.
Because in a moment when so much pulls us apart, gathering together in a public park to experience another culture’s stories feels more important than ever.
Join us in bringing Outdoor Cinema home by making a donation at the link in our bio.
#OutdoorCinema #Queens #InternationalFilm #PublicSpace #SocratesSculpturePark #Community
"I was young and the Park was even younger."
In 1997, artist in residence Luisa Caldwell (@luisagramiam) transformed the Park`s shipping-container office into Trailer Park Fantasy for From the Ground Up: paper, grass, and concrete, 8`6" × 38` × 15`.
"In those days there weren`t many rules, which added to the experimental nature of the experience. It was a little wild and a lot of fun, but it also proved to be an important professional experience, even reviewed by Roberta Smith in The New York Times. That was cool!"
Luisa`s memory is one of many we`re preserving through The Point Digital Archives and Oral History Project.
Explore the Artist Archive at the link in our bio 🔗
Outdoor Cinema has always belonged to this community.
Like everything at Socrates, it exists because people believe art belongs in public.
Every year, Socrates raises 100% of the funding needed to keep the Park open, care for the landscape, commission artists, and present free programs for everyone.
Outdoor Cinema was once supported through that same community of donors and neighbors, but rising costs and the disruptions of the pandemic brought the series to a pause.
Today, we’re asking our community to help write its next chapter.
Not because Outdoor Cinema is nostalgic.
Because it remains a rare opportunity to gather across cultures, generations, and experiences in a public space that belongs to everyone.
If Outdoor Cinema returns, it will return because hundreds of people decided it was worth bringing back—together.
Every gift helps. Help us bring it back by making a donation at the link in our bio.
#SupportPublicArt #OutdoorCinema #SocratesSculpturePark #QueensCommunity #FreeArts
"As a sculptor who primarily works indoors, Socrates has been one of the rare institutions that has given us the opportunity and support to explore and experiment with working outdoors, while also fostering a great sense of camaraderie within its community of fellow artists."
Kazumi Tanaka (@kazumi_tanaka_artist) built with us twice: The Levels of Democracy for 50 NY 93, and Shelter (1996), 15` × 5` × 25`, for our 10th Anniversary exhibition, a roof overhead drawing together a community seeking sanctuary.
Kazumi`s words come to us through the Oral History and Digital Archive project: 40 years of artists, in their own voices.
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For nearly two decades, Outdoor Cinema wasn’t simply a movie night.
It was one of the few places in New York where thousands of people could gather to celebrate the stories, music, languages, and traditions that make Queens one of the most diverse places in the world.
Each film was chosen not because it was the newest blockbuster, but because it offered a window into a culture, a community, and a different way of seeing the world. Every evening began with live music or performance inspired by that country’s artistic traditions, transforming the Park into a place of shared discovery before the first frame even appeared on screen.
For many, these weren’t just screenings—they were celebrations of home. For others, they were an invitation to experience a culture they may never have encountered before.
That’s what Outdoor Cinema has always been about.
Not just watching films.
Experiencing the world together.
Help us bring it back by making a donation at the link in our bio.
#OutdoorCinema #SocratesSculpturePark #Queens #InternationalCinema #PublicArt #Community
All the world`s a stage—especially this one. On Sunday, August 16 (4:30–6:30PM), Hip to Hip Theatre Company (@hiptohiptheatre) returns to Socrates with As You Like It, Shakespeare`s beloved comedy of love, disguise, and life in the forest—where Rosalind outwits everyone in sight.
The Kids & the Classics workshop (ages 4–12) starts at 4:30, followed by the performance at 5PM. Pack a picnic and stay for the golden hour. Rain or shine.
Free with RSVP. Link in bio 🔗
#SocratesSculpturePark #HipToHipTheatre #AsYouLikeIt #ShakespeareInThePark #FreeTheaterNYC #QueensNYC #LongIslandCity #OutdoorTheater
No hands? No problem. Wild bees collect mud, leaf, and plant fuzz in their mouths to build the perfect home for the next generation. On Saturday, August 15 (11AM–1PM), iDig2Learn (@idig2learn) returns to Socrates for Field Guide: Build It Like a Bee.
Discover how Mason bees and Leaf Cutter bees engineer their nests, then create your own art inspired by their building techniques—using mud, stems, fuzz, and more. All ages welcome, no experience needed, and no live bees handled.
Free with RSVP. Link in bio 🔗
#SocratesSculpturePark #iDig2Learn #FieldGuide #WildBees #Pollinators #NatureNYC #QueensNYC #LongIslandCity
"The Emerging Artist Fellowship catapulted my art from a studio practice to creating site-specific work for many years. Working large-scale, outdoors, and connecting with the artists and the community changed the course of my work and my life."
For Escape Velocity (1998), Alissa Neglia built Lace: steel and wood tracing the meditative ebb and flow of the East River, 16` × 32` × 2`. She stayed on as the Park`s studio manager and tech for four more years. "It remains one of the most impactful experiences I`ve had as an artist."
Alissa`s reflection is part of the Oral History and Digital Archive we`re assembling in our 40th year.
Explore the Artist Archive at the link in our bio 🔗
Something wicked this way comes. On Sunday, August 2 (4:30–6:30PM), Hip to Hip Theatre Company (@hiptohiptheatre) brings Macbeth to Socrates—Shakespeare`s darkest tale of ambition and the corrupting pull of power, performed live under the open sky.
Come early: the Kids & the Classics workshop (ages 4–12) kicks off at 4:30 with theater games and playful text exploration, before the performance begins at 5PM. Bring a picnic blanket and settle in. Rain or shine.
Free with RSVP. Link in bio 🔗
#SocratesSculpturePark #HipToHipTheatre #Macbeth #ShakespeareInThePark #FreeTheaterNYC #QueensNYC #LongIslandCity #OutdoorTheater
Homecoming, Chapter Two: Chakaia Booker (@chakaiabooker).
A few days ago, Chakaia shared why she and Socrates are kindred spirits. Here, she goes deeper. Into the body, and what it takes to make the work.
"When you make work like I do, there`s an endurance element to it."
Chakaia is known for transforming discarded rubber tires into monumental form, work that is as physical as it is conceptual, shaped by the hands and built through sustained, demanding labor. It`s the same kind of effort Socrates was founded on: the slow, stubborn work of turning a material, a place, or an idea into something more.
That endurance is exactly what brings her work home.
This series is drawn from The Point Digital Archives and Oral History Project, our first public record of the artists and community who built Socrates, going live soon. Learn more and share your own story at the link in bio.
Homecoming: Chakaia Booker is on view through April 2027
Video: Petite Monsieur for Socrates Sculpture Park
@SanfordBiggers returns to Socrates.
Homecoming: Sanford Biggers is on view now. Towering cloud forms rising across the Park, sequined surfaces set atop reflective poles that catch the light, the water, and the sky around them.
Unsui is the Japanese term for "clouds and water," used for wandering Zen monks and for the kind of movement that answers to nothing.
Twenty-five years ago, Biggers` Terra Mandala turned this ground into a site of dance and ritual. We are proud to welcome him home as our third Homecoming installation, during our 40th anniversary year.
More info and plan your visit at the link in our bio. 🔗
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