in response to the new social distancing guidelines, the revised installation, and first-ever on the farms historic grounds, activates half an acre of farmland with a series of a criss-crossing path, which will allow visitors to pass through a cocktail of cover crop, while maintaining a safe social distance from one another. However, as safe social practices become the new normal it has remained important to facilitate visitor access to these planted landscapes, as a celebration of the land in between crop cycles.

this was all before the coronavirus crisis fundamentally changed the rules around public programming and onsite education. the initial creative concept was inspired by the farm’s infamous ‘amazing maize maze’ and organic farming practices, and was designed to invite visitors directly onto planted fields, to inspire conversation about dormant agriculture, sustainable farming, and the life cycle of the land. the farm is eager to reintroduce the city to its historic farm buildings, greenhouse complex, livestock, orchards, herb gardens, planting fields, and a new site-specific art installation.Ĭover crop was originally intended as a pilot project to expand the arts and cultural programming at queens farm – funded by the queens council on the arts. the farm encompasses a 47-acre parcel that continues to represent one of the longest continuously farmed site in the state of new york – albeit without public access since march. With a history that dates back to 1697, the queens county farm museum is one of new york city’s oldest cultural icons.

the project will facilitate a series of COVID compliant activities and will invite opening day visitors to wander through the planted landscapes while maintaining a safe social distance.Ĭover crop installation and queens farm context as the farm begins to reopen for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis back in march, asis has shaped the ‘cover crop’ installation into the land. Following his public art mural in vermont, artist aaron asis shares his latest work at queens county farm museum in new york.

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