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Socrates Sculpture Park

Socrates Sculpture Park is the only New York City park dedicated to outdoor sculpture.

Visit Socrates Sculpture Park

socratessculpturepark.org

Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd
(at Broadway)
Astoria, Queens

Subway
(N)(W) to Broadway (Queens)
Walk 8 blocks west to Vernon Blvd

Socrates Sculpture Park, Miya Ando, ‘銀河 Ginga (Silver River), 2019 (Nicholas Knight/SSP)
Socrates Sculpture Park, Miya Ando, ‘銀河 Ginga (Silver River), 2019 (Nicholas Knight/SSP)

Artists Turned a Dump into a Sculpture Park

In the 1980s, sculptor Mark di Suvero and the local community turned an abandoned waterfront dump into a sculpture park. It became a New York City park in the 1990s. Suvero’s studio is next door. He is an important connection to the high-end art world. Suvero is known as the “last abstract impressionist” because most of the other giants of the genre have passed away.

The Socrates Annual is a summer residency that builds into a fall exhibition, bringing up the next generation of artists. We can’t imagine a greater gift than inspiring and mentoring young people.

The Socrates’ curation has long been as diverse as our City. Thank you!

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