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HIGH LINE CHANNEL 22 OSCAR MUÑOZ Re/trato APRIL 15 – MAY 31 A self-portrait on a concrete sidewalk using a brush and water, creating an endless drawing HIGH LINE COMMISSIONS EL ANATSUI Broken Bridge II THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2013 A monumental sculpture made of pressed tin and mirrors creating wave-like patterns and folds URI ARAN Untitled (Good & Bad) THROUGH AUGUST 2013 A playful sound installation transforms the High Line into an imaginary jungle SPENCER FINCH The River That Flows Both Ways ON LONG-TERM VIEW A glass installation inspired by a 700-minute journey along the Hudson River VIRGINIA OVERTON Untitled THROUGH AUGUST 2013 A pickup truck is transformed into a sculpture in a vertical parking lot next to the High Line HIGH LINE COMMISSION: BUSTED APRIL 18, 2013 – APRIL 2014 FRANK BENSON Human Statue (Jessie) A life-size sculpture of a woman, referencing both classical Greek sculpture and modern technology STEVEN CLAYDON UNLIMITEDS & LIMITERS Two seemingley traditional busts installed upside down which will weather over time GEORGE CONDO Liquor Store Attendant A bronze bust depicts a grotesque face covered with barnacles MARK GROTJAHN Untitled (Top Gates Mask M22.gi) An abstract cardboard mask cast in bronze resembles a childlike construction SEAN LANDERS Pan A satyr wearing a Scottish kilt evokes a world where reality and mythology meet GOSHKA MACUGA Colin Powell A sculpture of the former Secretary of State during a 2003 speech at the United Nations RUBY NERI Before a Framework A figurative sculpture of a women against an open framework gazing out at the cityscape AMALIA PICA Number one (from the series heroes on the run) An empty pedestal covered with oxidation marks suggests the artwork has disappeared ANDRA URSUTA Nose Job A giant marble nose sits in a wheelbarrow, referencing defaced monuments VOX POPULI Who deserves to #GetBusted on the High Line? Presented by Friends of the High Line, High Line Art is commissioning a new work of art chosen by you, as part of Busted. Nominate someone who you think deserves to be commemorated with a sculpture on the High Line. We’ll select five nominees, and let the public decide who should #GetBusted. Nominations are accepted through Friday, May 17. Visit www.thehighline.org/art to make a nomination today. HIGH LINE AND FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE The High Line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side. It is owned by the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the High Line, the non-profit conservancy responsible for maintaining and operating the High Line in partnership with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and raising private funding to support more than 90% of the park’s annual operations. SUPPORT High Line Art is presented by Friends of the High Line and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Major support for High Line Art comes from Donald R. Mullen, Jr., with additional funding provided by the Concordia Foundation, and Vital Projects Fund, Inc. High Line Art is supported, in part, with 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 with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. HOURS Open daily from 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM. Visit www.thehighline.org for the latest hours and operating information. STAY CONNECTED To learn more about High Line Art visit www.thehighline.org/art, follow @HighLineArtnyc on Twitter and Instagram, and become a fan on Facebook and Tumblr. Presented by Friends of the High Line, High Line Art commissions and produces public art projects on and around the High Line. Founded in 2009, High Line Art presents a wide array of artwork including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video programs, and a series of billboard interventions. High Line Art, which is curated by Cecilia Alemani, the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator & Director of High Line Art, invites artists to think of creative ways to engage with the uniqueness of the architecture, history, and design of the High Line and to foster a productive dialogue with the surrounding neighborhood and urban landscape. HIGH LINE BILLBOARD RYAN MCGINLEY Blue Falling APRIL 1 – 30 A dreamlike image of a figure floating in a vast blue background HIGH LINE CHANNEL 14 GUIDO VAN DER WERVE Nummer negen, the day I didn't turn with the world MARCH 11 – MAY6 Time-lapse video of the artist turning in the opposite direction of the earth
