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Art

Public Art
for Everyone

High Line Art is dedicated to expanding the role of contemporary art in public spaces. We commission and produce world-class art projects on and around the High Line, sparking the dialogue that is an essential element of city life.

High Line Art is dedicated to expanding the role of contemporary art in public spaces. We commission and produce world-class art projects on and around the High Line, sparking the dialogue that is an essential element of city life.

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Enrich your experience with this digital guide to our gardens, art, history, and more—plus useful visitor information.

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What's next for the Plinth?

Learn about each of the 62 artwork proposals for the seventh and eighth High Line Plinth commissions for 2029 and 2030.

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The Light That Shines Through the Universe: Lectures and Meditations

As part of the public programming for Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s High Line Plinth commission, The Light That Shines Through the Universe, the High Line presents a monthly lecture and guided meditation series at the Spur.

 

 

 

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Events

Artist Talk: Derek Fordjour in Conversation with Cecilia Alemani
Join Derek Fordjour and Cecilia Alemani for a live conversation in front of Fordjour’s High Line mural, Backbreaker Double.
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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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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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West Side Warrior

Raven Halfmoon’s West Side Warrior is a monumental sculpture honoring Caddo heritage and reimagining Indigenous representation.

 

 

 

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CHANNEL

The Anaconda River

Laura Huertas Millán presents two videos rooted in the haunting landscape of the Colombian Amazon.

 

 

 

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"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"

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

 

 

 

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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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Time for a New Sky II

Tyler Mitchell presents Time for a New Sky II, a new photographic work about self-possession and possibility.

 

 

 

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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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Lay Day

On the High Line at 16th Street, Klara Liden presents Lay Day, which combines a vibrant commercial lugger dumpster affixed with a towering street lamp to evoke a sailing boat.

 

 

 

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BILLBOARD

Untitled and My Love of Upholstery

For the Moynihan – Connector Billboard, Sasha Gordon presents My Love of Upholstery (2024) and Untitled (2024), two recent works that examine challenging taboos and standards of representation through the lens of self-portraiture.

 

 

 

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Elevated: Art on the High Line is now available!

The book features a world-class array of works and projects spanning the last decade by key artists from around the world.
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About High Line Art

The High Line is the only park in New York City with a dedicated multimedia contemporary art program, which we offer to audiences, rain or shine, 365 days a year—all for free. We present works by national and international artists at varying stages of their careers, from emerging voices to those long established. Led by Cecilia Alemani, the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator, High Line Art invites artists to engage with the unique architecture, history, and design of the High Line in creative and provocative ways. Through art, we foster a productive dialogue with the surrounding neighborhood and urban landscape.

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Commissions

Commissions

We work with world-renowned artists to commission temporary, site-specific sculptures, installations, and murals that are visible from the High Line and the surrounding neighborhood.

 

 

 

We work with world-renowned artists to commission temporary, site-specific sculptures, installations, and murals that are visible from the High Line and the surrounding neighborhood.

 

 

 

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Channel

Channel

On the High Line at 14th Street we screen a rotating selection of video art, including both new and historic works.

 

 

 

On the High Line at 14th Street we screen a rotating selection of video art, including both new and historic works.

 

 

 

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Performances

Performances

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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Plinth

Plinth

Located on the Spur at 10th Avenue and 30th Street, 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.

 

 

 

Located on the Spur at 10th Avenue and 30th Street, 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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The public is our patron

You can power the arts by supporting the High Line. With your tax-deductible donation, you’ll help us make world-class contemporary artworks free and open to everyone.

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Programs

There’s always something new to experience on the High Line, from dance to meditation to civic engagement to family events. 

 

 

 

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Gardens

Our gardens are diverse and ever-changing, with more than fifteen distinct planting zones and 150,000 plants.

 

 

 

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Park Features

The High Line offers nearly 1.5 miles of creative and innovative public space designs. Discover your new favorite spot.

 

 

 

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FEATURED BLOGS
Art

ART WITH A VIEW: Monuments to nature

 ART WITH A VIEW: Monuments to nature
Our Senior Director of Horticulture talks with artist Sopheap Pich about his nature-inspired sculptures.
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ART WITH A VIEW: Arthur Simms on A Totem for the High Line.

 ART WITH A VIEW: Arthur Simms on A Totem for the High Line.
Go behind the scenes with artist Arthur Simms to discover his inspiration and thoughtful, hands-on artistic process.
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ART WITH A VIEW: Alicia Mersy, “NYC Wisdom”

 ART WITH A VIEW: Alicia Mersy, “NYC Wisdom”
High Line Originals artist Alicia Mersy joins Ali Rosa-Salas in conversation.
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Support

Lead support for High Line Art comes from Amanda and Don Mullen. Major support is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston and Charina Endowment Fund. Major support of High Line Art’s digital infrastructure is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Major support for the High Line Plinth is provided by members of the High Line Plinth Committee, contemporary art leaders who are committed to realizing major commissions and engaging in the public success of the Plinth: Shelley Fox Aarons and Philip E. Aarons, Amy Abrams, Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros, Sarah Arison, Elizabeth K. Belfer, Fairfax Dorn, Kerianne Flynn, Ingrid Cincala Gilbert, Hermine Riegerl Heller, Janine and J. Tomilson Hill, Annie Hubbard, Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins, Randi Levine, Jennifer Levitt, Amanda and Don Mullen, Douglas Oliver and Sherry Brous, Mario Palumbo and Stefan Gargiulo, Dani R’bibo, Eric Schwartz and Debra Fram, Susan and David Viniar, Olivia Walton, and Vivian and James Zelter.

Program support for High Line Art is provided by Sarah Arison, Suzanne Deal Booth, Charlotte Ford, Joyce F. Menschel and Stardust Arts. Additional support is provided by Agnes Gund and Shane Akeroyd.

High Line Art is supported, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, under the leadership of Speaker Julie Menin.

Bloomberg, NYS Council on the Arts, NYC Cultural Affairs, NYC Council, Meadow Partners, Overall Murals