High Line Art
Presented by Friends of the High Line, High Line Art commissions and produces public art projects on and around the High Line. Founded in 2009, High Line Art presents a wide array of artwork including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video programs, and a series of billboard interventions. Curated by Cecilia Alemani, the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator & Director of High Line Art, and produced by Friends of the High Line, High Line Art invites artists to think of creative ways to engage with the uniqueness of the architecture, history, and design of the High Line and to foster a productive dialogue with the surrounding neighborhood and urban landscape.
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HIGH LINE CHANNEL
Oscar Muñoz, Re/trato, 2003
Thursday, October 25 – Wednesday, December 12, 2012
UPDATE: HIGH LINE CHANNEL 22 is currently suspended due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy
HIGH LINE CHANNEL 22, Seating Steps, on the High Line at West 22nd Street
Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz has created an impressive body of work that investigates memory and history, and the ways both intertwine with our contemporary society. For the High Line, Muñoz presents his 2003 video Re/trato. Read more.
HIGH LINE COMMISSIONS
November 21, 2012 – Summer 2013
Western wall between West 21st and West 22nd Streets on the High Line
El Anatsui presents Broken Bridge II, a monumental sculpture made of pressed tin and mirrors, which will hang on an outdoor wall adjacent to the park. Composing a stunning visual of wave-like patterns and folds, the work will reflect the surrounding landscape and mark the artist’s largest outdoor installation to date. Read more.
Richard Artschwager, blps
Thursday, October 25, 2012 – Sunday, February 3, 2013
Various locations on and around the High Line
High Line Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art present a series of blps by artist Richard Artschwager. These public interventions consist of black or white lozenge-shaped marks that draw attention to overlooked spaces. Read more.
Virginia Overton, Untitled
Thursday, September 13, 2012 – Spring 2013
Stacked Parking at West 20th Street
Brooklyn-based artist Virginia Overton transforms an old pickup truck into a sculpture installed on the stacked parking next to the High Line at West 20th Street. Read more.
Thomas Houseago, Lying Figure
Friday, May 18, 2012 – Thursday, March 14, 2013
On the High Line at Little West 12th Street
Thomas Houseago's monumental bronze sculpture contrasts the small-scale sculptures of Lilliput, introducing the park's own Gulliver. Read more.
Various Artists, Lilliput
On View Thursday, April 19, 2012 to Sunday, April 14, 2013
Throughout the High Line
The first group exhibition at the High Line, Lilliput features miniature sculptures installed in unusual and unexpected places. Read more.
Download a map of sculpture locations for Lilliput.
Uri Aran, Untitled (Good & Bad)
On View Thursday, April 19, 2012 to Sunday, April 14, 2013
UPDATE: Untitled (Good & Bad) is currently suspended due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy
On the High Line between West 25th and West 26th Streets
Aran's playful sound installation will transform the High Line between West 25th and West 27th Streets into an imaginary jungle. Read more.
Spencer Finch, The River That Flows Both Ways
Debuted June 9, 2009
Chelsea Market Passage
Inspired by the Hudson River, Spencer Finch documented a 700-minute (11 hours, 40 minutes) journey on the river in a single day. Read More.
At this time, we are not accepting unsolicited proposals for High Line Art.
Support
High Line Art is presented by Friends of the High Line and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. High Line Art is made possible by Donald R. Mullen, Jr., with additional support from the Concordia Foundation, and Vital Projects Fund, Inc. High Line Art is supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
