June 6, 2019
A Zombie Fish on the Plate of Public Space: An Interview with High Line En Plein Air Artist Ei Arakawa
By High Line Art
For the High Line 2019 group exhibition En Plein Air, Ei Arakawa installs two new singing LED paintings at 26th Street.
By High Line Art | June 6, 2019
For the High Line 2019 group exhibition En Plein Air, Ei Arakawa installs two new singing LED paintings at 26th Street.
May 31, 2019
In the Works: A Studio Visit with Ryan Sullivan
By High Line Art
Artist Ryan Sullivan looks to improvisation to inform his process of making paintings.
By High Line Art | May 31, 2019
Artist Ryan Sullivan looks to improvisation to inform his process of making paintings.
April 18, 2019
A Harvest Revolution: Movimiento Cosecha
By High Line Art
The fight for labor and immigrant rights for the 11 million people who call this country both work place and home.
By High Line Art | April 18, 2019
The fight for labor and immigrant rights for the 11 million people who call this country both work place and home.
January 25, 2019
“C.R.E.A.M.”: Keeping it Real for 25 Years
By High Line Art
Twenty-five years after Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” was released as a single, the artist and writer Sable Elyse Smith springboards from the song...
By High Line Art | January 25, 2019
Twenty-five years after Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” was released as a single, the artist and writer Sable Elyse Smith springboards from the song to grapple with the same issues: a prison system that hinges on the trap of poverty...
January 14, 2019
The Making of Brick House
By High Line Art
Simone Leigh’s Brick House inaugurates the Plinth, the groundbreaking new site for large-scale artworks on the Spur.
By High Line Art | January 14, 2019
Simone Leigh’s Brick House inaugurates the Plinth, the groundbreaking new site for large-scale artworks on the Spur.
November 6, 2018
Living in a Technobody Wonderland
By Meg Whiteford
The films in Machines of Loving Grace show us that our bodies are, for better or for worse, bound up in the technology we have created. Machines of...
By Meg Whiteford | November 6, 2018
The films in Machines of Loving Grace show us that our bodies are, for better or for worse, bound up in the technology we have created. Machines of Loving Grace runs daily beginning at dusk, now through January 2, 2019, on the High Line...
May 4, 2018
Art is in Bloom
By Janelle Grace
Spring has (finally) sprung, and art is in bloom on the High Line. Popping up this season are several exhibitions featuring an international roster of...
By Janelle Grace | May 4, 2018
Spring has (finally) sprung, and art is in bloom on the High Line. Popping up this season are several exhibitions featuring an international roster of artists inspiring conversation and surprise. Pope.L, chmera, 2018. Part of Agora, a...
November 24, 2017
#OptOutside Instead This Black Friday
By Nancy Harwood
Over the last three years, nearly 8 million people have chosen to #OptOutside instead of joining the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday. Started by...
By Nancy Harwood | November 24, 2017
Over the last three years, nearly 8 million people have chosen to #OptOutside instead of joining the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday. Started by REI, one of Friends of the High Line’s longest standing partners, the #OptOutside...
November 1, 2017
From Frozen Turkeys to Park Visitors: A History of What the High Line Carried
By Madeline Berg
At the height of its activity, the High Line was one of the city’s most prominent food distributors, delivering processed meat and baked goods to...
By Madeline Berg | November 1, 2017
At the height of its activity, the High Line was one of the city’s most prominent food distributors, delivering processed meat and baked goods to hungry New Yorkers.Photo by Kalmbach Publishing Company As anyone who has had to pull...
October 26, 2017
The History of “Death Avenue”
By Madeline Berg
Not just an urban legend, West Side Cowboys rode in front of trains to warn pedestrians and traffic of the oncoming rail.Photo by Kalmbach Publishing...
By Madeline Berg | October 26, 2017
Not just an urban legend, West Side Cowboys rode in front of trains to warn pedestrians and traffic of the oncoming rail.Photo by Kalmbach Publishing Company It’s hard to imagine that beneath the calm refuge that is now the High...