Our tour continues further up the waterfront at a 4.5 acre park now known as The Socrates Sculpture Garden. Once an illegal dump site, it is now an area that showcases art installations. It was created in 1977 by the sculptor Mark di Suvero to encourage the arts, to expand the culture and to create a space for the harmonious interaction of people and art.

The current theme is “State Fair.”
The exhibits are whimsical and ironic.
The ones with the New York City themes—such as having to squeeze through the subway doors—are just plain urban fun.
Notice how the people become scultpures.

This is the third part in the series. Please visit these posts:
Part 1
Part 2

Enjoy the tour and click on the photos to enlarge.

reply instrumentalpavilion wrote on Jul 13, ’09 Nice…love those subway train doors! ; )

reply scarlett651 wrote on Jul 13, ’09 Oooooo….love LOVE the sculpture garden. the whole photo series is wonderful!

reply starfishred wrote on Jul 13, ’09 lovely

reply caffeinatedjo wrote on Jul 13, ’09 Now, that is just too cool! I like the muddy tractor. I wonder if I could ride it through the subway doors???

reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Jul 13, ’09 The muddy tractor is actually covered with mud butterflies. The gold coral is called “Herstory”–there’s an herb garden in it.

reply pestep55 wrote on Jul 13, ’09 Nice /:-)

reply psychesrealm wrote on Jul 13, ’09 Nice series, Sue….I might try to do something similar from the National Gallery of Art in DC this week……..I love their sculpture garden….and can spend a whole day lazing ’round the fountain outside…..So cool to turn a dump site into a sculpture garden….I particularly like the tractor!!!….(being a kentuckian an all….ya’ll….lol)

reply nomadtraveller wrote on Jul 14, ’09 Loved it! Thanks, Sue.

reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 18, ’09 thanks for the tour Sue………………loved it, great the way open spaces are being used artistically………wonderful

reply cynintheflinthills wrote on Jul 18, ’09 The tractor is cool, although it looks much like the 4 wheelers here on the Fourth as several people tried out the mud bog….love the idea of it is covered with mud butterflies.