LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- Socrates Sculpture Park presents Cityscape: Surveying the Urban Biotope, on Sunday May 2, 2010, from 2-6pm. Curated by Alyson Baker and Marichris Ty, the show will explore the presence of nature in the fabric of urban life. Cityscape includes eleven new works by artists: Saul Becker, George Boorujy, William Cordova, David Kennedy Cutler, Lillian Gerson, Janelle Iglesias, Katherine McLeod, Ester Partegàs, Zena Verda Pesta, Christine Howard Sandoval, and Mark Lawrence Stafford. The introduction or invasion of plants and animals in the cityscape symbolizes a broad scope of conditions and dynamics – from far reaching social, political, economic and aesthetic issues to an individual’s relationship with their immediate surroundings. Nature’s presence in the urban environment can take many forms: green roofs, community gardens, city parks