Sheila Ross and Laura Ten Eyck: FLOAT
Curated by Sara Reisman
August 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 (Each day from noon til dusk)
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd. (at Broadway)
Long Island City
(718) 956-1819
Web: www.socratessculpturepark.org

FLOAT is a series of temporary, site-specific artworks and performances that will be installed, performed, and screened at various locations in Long Island City's Socrates Sculpture Park.

In 2003 and 2005, this biennial series addressed the politics of public space, mobility, relational aesthetics, and social sculpture. In its third installment, FLOAT artists have been selected for their interest in what Frederic Jameson has coined 'archeologies of the future,' or nostalgia for a future that is either of the past or never happened.

New York-based Canadian artists Sheila Ross and Laura Ten Eyck have been invited to install Yurt City II, an outdoor, collaborative tent and yurt installation. Other artists have also been invited to add to, modify, or respond to the tents. While tent cities and Gecekondu (stealth overnight architectural squatter structures) serve as references for these large-scale sculptures, the inclusion of surprise elements and other innovations by the artists will provide a transformative experience for the audience.