High Line Art Map

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. High Line
Art, which is curated by Cecilia Alemani,
the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator & Director
of 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.
HIGH LINE CHANNEL 14
SOLAR
Featuring works by Rosa Barba, Neïl Beloufa,
Camille Henrot, and Basim Magdy
OCTOBER 10 – DECEMBER 4, 2013 | 5:00 – 10:00 PM
The artists engage science fiction and ecological
research, depicting the earth as it faces climate
change and ecological transformation
HIGH LINE CHANNEL 22
ROMAN SIGNER
Kayak
OCTOBER 10 – DECEMBER 4, 2013 | 6:30 – 10:00 PM
A humorous look at what happens when a kayak
takes to dry land
HIGH LINE COMMISSIONS
EL ANATSUI
Broken Bridge II
THROUGH MID-OCTOBER 2013
A monumental sculpture made of pressed tin and
mirrors creating wave-like patterns and folds
CAROL BOVE
Caterpillar
THROUGH MAY 2014
High Line at the Rail Yards | By Reservation Only
A series of large-scale sculptures installated within
the wild, untouched landscape of the High Line at
the Rail Yards. Viewable by advance reservations
only, art.thehighline.org
SPENCER FINCH
The River That Flows Both Ways
ON LONG-TERM VIEW
A glass installation inspired by a 700-minute
journey along the Hudson River
HIGH LINE COMMISSION: BUSTED
THROUGH APRIL 2014
JOHN AHEARN
Florent
A plaster cast of restaurateur Florent Morellet,
based on the Caravaggio painting Bacchus
FRANK BENSON
Human Statue (Jessie)
A life-size sculpture of a woman, referencing both
classical Greek sculpture and modern technology
STEVEN CLAYDON
UNLIMITEDS & LIMITERS
Two seemingley traditional busts installed upside
down which will weather over time
GEORGE CONDO
Liquor Store Attendant
A bronze bust depicts a grotesque face covered
with barnacles
MARK GROTJAHN
Untitled (Top Gates Mask M22.gi)
An abstract cardboard mask cast in bronze
resembles a childlike construction
SEAN LANDERS
Pan
A satyr wearing a Scottish kilt evokes a world
where reality and mythology meet
GOSHKA MACUGA
Colin Powell
A sculpture of the former Secretary of State
during a 2003 speech at the United Nations
RUBY NERI
Before a Framework
A figurative sculpture of a women against an open
framework gazing out at the cityscape
AMALIA PICA
Number one (from the series heroes on the run)
An empty pedestal covered with oxidation marks
suggests the artwork has disappeared
ANDRA URSUTA
Nose Job
A giant marble nose sits in a wheelbarrow,
referencing defaced monuments
HIGH LINE AND FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE
The High Line is an elevated freight rail line
transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s
West Side. It is owned by the City of New York,
and maintained and operated by Friends of the
High Line, the non-profit conservancy responsible
for maintaining and operating the High Line in
partnership with the NYC Department of Parks &
Recreation, and raising private funding to support
more than 90% of the park’s annual operations.
SUPPORT
High Line Art is presented by Friends of the High
Line and the New York City Department of Parks &
Recreation. Major support for High Line Art comes
from Donald R. Mullen, Jr. and The Brown
Foundation, Inc. of Houston, with additional support
from David Zwirner Gallery, and Vital Projects Fund,
Inc. High Line Art is supported, in part, with public
funds from the New York State Council on the Arts
with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and
the New York State Legislature. Major support for
Busted is provided by Diane and Marc Spilker.
HOURS
Open daily from 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Visit www.thehighline.org for the latest hours and
operating information.
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