09/26/2023
Bat-Ami Rivlin included in "The Socrates Annual 2023" exhibition opening this Saturday
From an abandoned landfill to an art space, a public park and outdoor venue, Socrates is a space that has thrived on changes. For this year, The Socrates Annual 2023 Fellowship prompted artists to create artwork from the theme “transformation.”
The Socrates Annual exhibition marks the culmination of the 2023 Socrates Annual Fellowship awarded to six artists, Ashley Harris, Ndivhuho Rasengani, Bat-Ami Rivlin, Kate Rusek, Maryam Turkey, and Stefania Urist. This competitive program provides funding, access to the Park’s outdoor studio, and the production support needed to realize ambitious public artworks. These five projects reflect on diverse stages of growth, change, and renewal while also invoking a keen understanding of how visitors use this space, informed by the artists' firsthand experience fabricating these works on-site over the summer. Many of these works are constructed with found and recycled materials that have been ingeniously repurposed, breathing new life into objects that were once discarded or considered undesirable. Collectively, these artists compel us to value the histories embedded in materials and the surrounding landscape.
The exhibition is organized by Socrates Sculpture Park and curated by Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas, Curator & Director of Exhibitions. — text via Socrates Sculpture Park
"The Socrates Annual 2023"
30 September 2023 - 24 March 2024
Opening Reception - Saturday, 30 September 2023
Artist Fellows tours, and performances by SkowheganPERFORMS
1:30 to 6:30 pm
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, NY 11106
Image: Bat-Ami Rivlin "Untitled (tub, tub, tub, tub, tub, aluminum, bubble wrap, bolts, duct tape)", 2019 (found metal tubs, foam, bubble wrap, duct tape, bolts, rubber bands; 70 x 70 x 60 inches/178 x 178 x 152 cm) Installation view from our March 2020 exhibition "Seven Artists/Seven Works” Link in bio Link in bio