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Photo by Timothy Schenck. Vivian Suter, Xocomil, 2019. Part of En Plein Air. Photo by Timothy Schenck

Commissions

Working with emerging and world-renowned artists, we commission and produce new work specifically for the High Line each year. These sculptures, installations, sound pieces, murals—and more—challenge traditional notions of public art in both critical and playful ways. High Line Commissions are regularly on view for one year, providing new perspectives on each work against the changing backdrop of the gardens. Past commissions include works by Carol Bove, Barbara Kruger, Nari Ward, Nina Beier, and Ibrahim Mahama among others.

Working with emerging and world-renowned artists, we commission and produce new work specifically for the High Line each year. These sculptures, installations, sound pieces, murals—and more—challenge traditional notions of public art in both critical and playful ways. High Line Commissions are regularly on view for one year, providing new perspectives on each work against the changing backdrop of the gardens. Past commissions include works by Carol Bove, Barbara Kruger, Nari Ward, Nina Beier, and Ibrahim Mahama among others.

Ximena Garrido-Lecca

The Golden Crop

The Golden Crop is a nine-foot corn cob water fountain that highlights the detrimental impact of industrial farming.

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Patricia Ayres

"2-18-5-14-4-1-14-3-12-15-14-6-5-18-20", "7-5-18-20-18-21-4-5-8-5-9-6-20-1", and "2-15-14-1-16-9-14-1"

High Line Art presents Patricia Ayres’ larger-than-life sculptures that explore bodily restraint, vulnerability, and power through bound, body-like forms.

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Derek Fordjour

Archetype I: Seduction; Archetype II: Servility; and Archetype III: Resilience

Derek Fordjour presents ARCHETYPES, three painted bronze sculptures depicting Black figures—a boxer, a waiter, and a burlesque dancer

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Derek Fordjour

Backbreaker Double

Derek Fordjour’s Backbreaker Double is a vibrant mural on 22nd Street honoring the energy and legacy of Black showmanship.

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Raven Halfmoon

West Side Warrior

High Line Art presents Raven Halfmoon’s “West Side Warrior”, a monumental sculpture honoring Caddo heritage and reimagining Indigenous representation.

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Sopheap Pich

Kânh Chhrôôl (Gluta Usitata), Melembu, and Khlông (Dipterocarpus Tuberculatus)

Sopheap Pich presents three sculptures inspired by seedpods of the hardwood trees from the National Museum of Cambodia and his garden in Phnom Penh.

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Klara Liden

Lay Day

High Line Art presents a new commission by Klara Liden, “Lay Day”, a monumental sculpture combining a commercial lugger dumpster affixed with a street lamp to evoke a boat, floating high above 10th...

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Gallery

Channel

Every day at 5pm on the High Line on 14th Street, we screen a rotating selection of video art, including both new and historic works.

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Performances

Artists create participatory, dynamic performances and transformative experiences that take advantage of the High Line’s setting.

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Plinth

The Plinth is the first space on the High Line—and one of the only sites in New York City—dedicated solely to a rotating series of new, monumental, contemporary art commissions.

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