Park update: The section of the High Line from 16th to 23rd Streets will be closed on March 27 from 7am – 5pm. Visitors may exit at those streets and walk along 10th Avenue to re-enter the park. Stairs and an elevator are available at 23rd Street. At 16th Street, stairs are available.
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Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Exchange Value
Ximena Garrido-Lecca (b. 1980, Lima, Peru; lives in Lima, Peru)
Exchange Value is a 16 feet high replica of a “copper skull”, made using one million melted copper pennies fabricated prior to 1983 (thus with 95 percent copper content). “Copper skull” is the colloquial name of a form created naturally when copper envelopes a stone that is subsequently dissolved. Copper extractivism and industry are linked to the progressive disappearance of artisanal traditions and to the relationship between neocolonialism and liberal economics.
Support
Major support for the High Line Plinth is provided by members of the High Line Plinth Committee and contemporary art leaders committed to realizing major commissions and engaging in the public success of the Plinth. Learn more about the High Line Plinth Committee.