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The next section of the High Line, between West 20th and West 30th Streets, is under construction, and scheduled to open in the spring. In recent weeks, crews have installed what will be the High Line's first lawn—a 4,900 square foot swath of inviting turf for picnicking, sunbathing, and people-watching. View pictures and read more about the Lawn on the High Line Blog.

On Friday, October 22, 2010, Friends of the High Line debuted Francis Cape's The Other End of the Line, a major public art installation addressing the connections and differences between the cultures of upstate New York and New York City. The Other End of the Line will be on view until Sunday, November 21. The exhibition is open daily between 2:00 and 8:00 PM on weekdays and 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The exhibit will close at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 27, for a special event.

This is the first public art installation in New York City for Cape, who also hails from upstate New York. Inspired by the High Line's history transporting goods from upstate New York into New York City, Cape has transformed a previously-occupied residential mobile home from Sullivan County, NY into a public exhibition space on Gansevoort Plaza, under the High Line at the corner of Gansevoort and Washington Streets.

Working with Ian Berry, Curator of the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, Cape selected works by 13 artists living and working in upstate New York to be featured in the mobile home's interior. Participating artists include Michael Ashkin, Richard Garrison, DeWitt Godfrey, Kenji Fujita, Matt Harle, Chris Harvey, Margo Mensing, Rebecca Murtaugh, Michael Oatman, Gina Occhiogrosso, Ken Ragsdale, Nancy Shaver, and Alfonso Volo. In his selections, guest curator Ian Berry was not only concerned with finding artists who live outside the urban areas, but those whose work captures the particular conditions of life in upstate New York.

Read the press release.

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This High Line Art Commission is presented by Friends of the High Line and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. High Line Art Commissions are made possible by Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Additional support for The Other End of the Line has been provided by The Greenwall Foundation. High Line Art is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.

On Monday, October 18, the Rockefeller Foundation presented the 2010 Jane Jacobs Medals to Friends of the High Line Co-Founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond, and Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, the founding President of the Central Park Conservancy and current President of the Foundation for Landscape Studies. The Foundation awards the Medals each year to recipients whose work "creates new ways of seeing and understanding New York City, challenges traditional assumptions, and creatively uses the urban environment to make New York City a place of hope and expectation."

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On Friday, October 22, 2010, Friends of the High Line will debut Francis Cape's The Other End of the Line, a major public art installation addressing the connections and differences between the cultures of upstate New York and New York City.

Inspired by the High Line's history transporting goods from upstate New York into New York City, Francis Cape will transport a previously-occupied residential trailer from Sullivan County, NY to Gansevoort Plaza under the High Line. The trailer's interior will serve as an exhibition space featuring artworks from the thriving upstate New York art community, selected by guest curator Ian Berry.

Participating artists include Michael Ashkin, Richard Garrison, DeWitt Godfrey, Kenji Fujita, Matt Harle, Chris Harvey, Margo Mensing, Rebecca Murtaugh, Michael Oatman, Gina Occhiogrosso, Ken Ragsdale, Nancy Shaver, and Alfonso Volo.

Join Friends of the High Line in celebrating the debut of The Other End of the Line at the opening reception, followed by public talk and discussion with the artist, on Friday, October 22 at 6:30 PM. Visit our Event Calendar to learn more.

Support
This High Line Art Commission is presented by Friends of the High Line and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. High Line Art Commissions are made possible by Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Additional support for The Other End of the Line has been provided by The Greenwall Foundation. High Line Art is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.