Jeffrey Gibson, Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House (2020). Courtesy the artist; Socrates Sculpture Park; Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York; Kavi Gupta, Chicago; Roberts Projects, Los Angeles. Image: Scott Lynch
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Socrates Sculpture Park: Monuments Now

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Monuments Now presents monuments highlighting underrepresented histories and marginalized peoples. Part I features commissions by Jeffrey Gibson, Paul Ramírez Jonas and Xaviera Simmons. Part II, “Call and Response,” displays monuments by 2020 Artist Fellows Daniel Bejar, Fontaine Capel, Patrick Costello, Dionisio Cortes Ortega, Bel Falleiros, Jenny Polak, Aya Rodriguez-Izumi, Andrea Solstad, Kiyan Williams and Sandy Williams IV. Part III, “The Next Generation,” adds a project by students participating in the Socrateens program.

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Location

Socrates Sculpture Park

32-01 Sculpture Park at Broadway Queens, NY, 11106

Features

Cost
Free
Accessibility
Assistive Listening System
Wheelchair Accessible
Type
Maritime/Waterfront
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