PublishedRizzoli, August 2015 |
ISBN9780847845194 |
FormatSoftcover, 192 pages |
Dimensions26.3cm × 19.7cm |
High Art: Public Art on the High Line surveys the first five years of art on the High Line, the unique elevated park in New York City created
through the repurposing of an abandoned railway line. Since its inception in 2009-the same year the High Line was opened to the public - the five million visitors a year have been witness to more than eighty public art projects animating the grounds of this unique "park in the sky," including sculpture, installation, billboards, video, performance, and sound works. Engaging a range of artists from established figures such as John Baldessari, Maurizio Cattelan, Gilbert and George, and Trisha Brown to critically acclaimed emerging artists like Carol Bove, Sarah Sze, and El Anatsui, the program is steadily broadening the audience for contemporary art while pushing the boundaries of how we understand public art functions in the cultural landscape.
This beautifully illustrated volume will feature the High Line's diverse projects thematically, across the four platforms that comprise the program, which include: High Line Commissions (artwork made specifically for the High Line); High Line Billboard; High Line Channel (the video program); and High Line Performance. Rounding out the color images, in addition to short texts on the various art projects, the book will feature an introduction by curator Cecilia Alemani, an essay on the High Line's effect on Chelsea, the neighborhood cultural hub where it is located.
