Suchitra Mattai: We are nomads, we are dreamers

 

On view May 11 - August 25

Socrates Sculpture Park

 

Suchitra Mattai: We are nomads, we are dreamers, 2024. Photo: Anna Maria Zunino Noellert. 

 

Suchitra Mattai: We are nomads, we are dreamers is a solo exhibition of newly commissioned works by internationally acclaimed Indo-Guayanese artist Suchitra Mattai that celebrates the migratory oceanic journeys of past, present, and future diasporic communities.

 

Inspired by the Park’s position along the East River, which flows into the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, Mattai’s installation features a series of monumental sculptures made from vintage saris. The exhibition also includes Phala, soft sculptures hung throughout Socrates’ grove of trees and a new Billboard at the Park’s Broadway entrance.

 

Activated by monthly dance performances, this exhibition pays homage to the artist’s Indo-Caribbean ancestors and the stories of many Queens residents.

 

Suchitra Mattai (b.1973 Georgetown, Guyana) is a multi-disciplinary artist of Indo-Caribbean descent. Suchitra received an MFA in painting and drawing and an MA in South Asian art from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Past projects include group exhibitions at the MCA Chicago, Crystal Bridges Museum, the Sharjah Biennial, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Tampa Museum of Art, the MCA Denver, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and solo exhibitions at the Boise Museum of Art and Kavi Gupta Gallery. Upcoming projects include solo exhibitions at the ICA San Francisco and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Her works are represented in collections which include Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Shah Garg Collection, the Jorge Perez Collection, the Tia Collection and the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Suchitra is also a recipient of a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship.

 

Dance Performance Events

Presented in collaboration with Barkha Dance Company

Throughout the course of the exhibition, we are excited to present a series of performances conceived in collaboration with artist Suchitra Mattai and choreographer and dancer Barkha Patel.

 

Garden Party

June 12, 2024  |  6-8 PM

 

Solo and Ensemble

July 18, 2024  |  7 PM

 

Closing Celebration of Suchitra Mattai: We are nomads, we are dreamers

August 25, 2024  |  2-4 PM  

 

 

The Park is open 9am to Sunset. Admission is always free. 

 

Image Credit: Detail images for Suchitra Mattai: We are nomads, we are dreamers, 2024. Photo: Anna Maria Zunino Noellert. 

 

Socrates Sculpture Park

32-01 Vernon Boulevard

Long Island City, NY 11106

https://socratessculpturepark.org