High Line Art has been commissioning large and small-scale public art projects since the park opened. Over time, new spaces have been dedicated to artwork of every type. Below are of some of my favorites from the past 15 years; dozens more can be found on the group’s website.
Billboard at 18th Street: Joel Sternfeld, “Landscape with Path: A Railroad,” June 2011Billboard at 18th Street: Anne Collier, “Developing Tray #2,” February 2012Billboard at 18th Street: Robert Adams, “Landscape with Path: Nebraska State Highway 2,” with a Compass Plant pointing east, August 2011Billboard at 18th Street: Darren Almond’s “Fullmoon @ theNorthSea,” during a nor’easter in 2011“The Mile-Long Opera” in the Chelsea Passage. Co-created by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and David Lang, October 2018“The Mile-Long Opera” on the steps of the Spears Building. Co-created by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and David Lang, October 2018.Rooftop view of Sarah Sze’s “Still Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat)” in the Chelsea Grasslands, May 2012Sarah Sze’s “Still Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat)” showing fruit left in the sculpture for birdsA sparrow perches in Sarah Sze’s “Still Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat,” December 2011A Mourning Dove feeds in Sarah Sze’s “Still Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat,” April 2012Sarah Sze’s “Still Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat,” in the landscape, with the Empire State Building and London Terrace Apts. in view, December 2011El Anatsui’s “Broken Bridge II” during a snowstorm, March 2013El Anatsui, “Broken Bridge II,” looking south. Foreground: Goshka Macuga’s statue of Colin Powell giving his 2003 speech on weapons of mass destruction at the United NationsEl Anatsui’s “Broken Bridge II,” with water tower, October 2014High Line Art: El Anatsui, Broken Bridge II, reflecting the landscape, November 2012Simone Leigh’s “Brick House” on the High Line Plinth, September 2019Simone Leigh’s “Brick House” on the High Line Plinth, with a Marilyn Monroe impersonator, November 2019High Line Art: Kris Martin, “Altar,” October 2015Daniel Buren’s “Les Guirlandes” in the Interim Walkway, part of the park-wide exhibition “En Plein Air,” May 2019Spencer Finch’s glorious installation in the Chelsea Passage, “The River that Flows Both Ways,” June 2009Spencer Finch’s “The River That Runs Both Ways” at duskDavid Byrne’s audio installation “Tight Spot” on 25th Street under the High Line.
