The High Line Art Program sites commissioned sculptures, outdoor performances, and group exhibitions among the elevated walkways and cultivated greenspaces of one of New York City’s most popular public parks. Spanning a portion of the city’s west side from the Meatpacking District to Hudson Yards, the High Line has offered millions of visitors unique encounters with challenging new work by an international array of contemporary artists. For more than a decade, The High Line has provided emerging and established artists with an important, highly visible public platform for new work. It draws on its considerable expertise and curatorial acumen to ensure artists have a successful experience, supporting them in taking risks and encouraging experiments in scale, form, and duration.
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Hannah Levy, Retainer, 2021. A High Line Commission. On view April 2021 – March 2022. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the High Line.
Ibrahim Mahama, 57 Forms of Liberty, 2021. High Line Commission. On view April 2021 – March 2022. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the High Line.
Raúl de Nieves, Stand inside your love, 2021. Part of The Musical Brain, a High Line Commission. On view April 2021 – March 2022. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the High Line.
Guillermo Galindo, Fuente de Lagrimas (Fountain of Tears), 2014–2016. Part of The Musical Brain, a High Line Commission. On view April 2021 – March 2022. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the High Line.
David Horvitz, the day of a thousand hours, 2021. Part of The Musical Brain, a High Line Commission. On view April 2021 – March 2022. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the High Line.
Naama Tsabar, Equal Measure, 2021. Part of The Musical Brain, a High Line Commission. On view April 2021 – March 2022. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the High Line.
1976
Warhol acquires the first of several compact 35 mm cameras, and over the next 11 years shot approximately 130,000 black-and-white images, claiming that “having a few rolls of film to develop gives me a good reason to get up in the morning.”