Tag: High Line

Gabriel Chaile on the High Line

Inspired by pre-Columbian ceramics in his native country of Argentina, Gabriel Chaile’s High Line sculpture ‘The Wind Blows Where it Wishes’ turns a vessel-shape into a living form with a delicate face positioned both front and back on the neck.  Made from steel and adobe, the sculpture recalls ancient handcrafting processes while being protected and animated by an undulating ribbon of dark metal which ends at the front in two small hands holding a tube-like instrument.  Towering yet humble, an object yet miraculously living, Chaile’s enchanting sculpture uniquely engages the park’s visitors.  (On view on the High Line over 24th Street through April ’24).

Gabriel Chaile, The Wind Blows Where it Wishes, adobe and steel, 2023.

Sascha Braunig in ‘Mutations’ on the High Line

Sascha Braunig is best known for paintings of quasi-human figures that seem to merge with a digital backgrounds, so her sculpture ‘Giantess’ on the High Line – set in a natural environment – is something of a fun surprise, begging the question of who would wear these huge, spur-bedecked heels. (On view through March 2018 near 24th/25th Street).

Sascha Braunig, Giantess, nickel-plated bronze, 23 x 15 x 10 inches, 2017.

Sheila Hicks on the High Line

Known for sometimes-monumental installations of fiber art, Paris-based American artist Sheila Hicks has transformed the wilder northern reaches of the High Line with an ambitious, twisting arrangement of fabric-covered tubes. Primary colors and cable-like forms complement the construction-site aesthetic of the neighborhood as the development of Hudson Yards continues apace.

Sheila Hicks, Hop, Skip, Jump and Fly: Escape from Gravity, installation view on the High Line, July 2017.

Max Hooper Schneider in ‘Mutations’ on the High Line

Locks of real and synthetic hair move like undersea plants in LA artist Max Hooper Schneider’s eye-catching aquarium installation on Manhattan’s High Line park. Long drawn to aquariums as hobby and art objects, the artist gathered materials from minerals to freeze-dried vegetables to create a seabed built from layers of consumer culture detritus. (On view through March 2018).

Max Hooper Schneider, Section of Intertidal Landscape (Hair Metastasis) on the High Line, July 2017.

Andrew Lenaghan at George Adams Gallery

Brooklyn artist Andrew Lenaghan rewilds the High Line in this tiny painting of massive buildings, as seen from the elevated park. Dereliction and new development are Lenaghan’s themes; how they seem to merge is his intriguing angle. (At George Adams Gallery through November 30th).

Andrew Lenaghan, A Better High Line, acrylic on paper, 5 x 7 inches, 2016.
Andrew Lenaghan, A Better High Line, acrylic on paper, 5 x 7 inches, 2016.