Community News
Larger Photo 22 OCTOBER 2017 I LIC COURIER I www.qns.com
BY ANGELA MATUA
AMATUA@QNS.COM
Every year, Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City gives 15 artists a
chance to work on pieces that address the issues they feel are most pressing
and display them for all to see.
The Socrates Annual, which has given more than 250 artists fellowships
to create their work at 32-01 Vernon Blvd., will take place this year from
Oct. 1 through March 11. Artists were chosen by a panel of advisers and
work with a variety of mediums including mosaic, cast concrete, glass
and painting.
Artists Tali Keren and Alex Strada’s piece “National Park” will allow residents
to take a selfie with past presidents. The art piece, which has photographic
and audio components, tells the story of the defunct Presidents Park in Wil-liamsburg,
Virginia.
According to the artists’ statement, “the work aims to question the promise
and stability of political representation and mythology.”
Sreshta Rit Premnath explores the allure of living in luxury developments and
the reality of the working and living conditions of those who help build these
by Argeninc Apolinario Alex and Tali Lincoln Promo
Photo by Sreshta Rit Premnath
Photo by Moein Website
