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29/6/2002

Con'temporary' Permanence

SculptureCenter, New York

Yoko Inoue & Troy Richards

Socrates Sculpture Park is pleased to announce the exhibition Con"temporary" Permanence, a site specific collaboration between Yoko Inoue and Troy Richards.

Con"temporary" Permanence inaugurates a new series of exhibitions planned by Socrates Sculpture Park focusing on artist collaborations. Con"temporary" Permanence takes advantage of Socrates unique location on the edge of Queens overlooking Manhattan to reflect on issues of personal, cultural and economic anxiety that connect and separate us. These issues are addressed through the construction of a hollowed out mobile home, its floor replaced with a pool of water pumped in from the East River and its roof removed. The area surrounding the home is deceptive, acting as cosmetic to the plain exterior of the mobile home, consisting of a well-kept lawn circled by gazing balls on pedestals.

The home, a loaded symbol, represents for many security and stability, yet it often also houses stress and anxiety, depending on dynamics within. The typical home viewed from the outside can conceal most internal anxieties, but the mobile home is different. By its very nature, mobile homes are impermanent, offering a temporary solution to housing needs. Situated in mobile home parks, often on the outskirts of small towns, these homes are often derided, their occupants referred to as trailer trash and tornado targets.

The opening reception is Sunday June 30th from noon until 6pm

The park is open every day until sunset.

For more information, please contact Socrates at 718.956.1819

Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway at Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, Queens
Take the Queens bound N train to the Broadway stop, walk west for 5 minutes toward the East River.

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