Public Art Projects

From quirky sculptures to vibrant murals, the Manhattan’s High Line and its immediate environs have it all. Here’s a sampling of what we captured this past week:

London-based Gilbert & George, Waking

Gilbert and George

NYC-based George Condo, Liquor Store Attendant

George Condo

NYC-based Jordan Betten, Lady Luck

Jordan Betten

Lady Luck, close-up

Jordan Betten

Brazilian muralist Eduardo Kobra — as seen from the High Line, looking as fresh as when it was first painted last year

Kobra

Nigerian artist El Anatsui, Broken Bridge II, captured via Instagram at night

El Anatsui

And off the High Line — François-Xavier Lalanne, Sheep Station with JR and José Parlá collaboration in background

Sheep Station

Photos of Gilbert & George, George Condo, Kobra and Sheep Station by Dani Mozeson; photos of Jordan Betten by Tara Murray and of El Anatsui by Lois Stavsky

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Orly Genger

She stands only five feet tall, but her artwork is monumental.  Thirty-four-year old Orly Genger has fashioned 1.4 million feet of lobster-fishing rope into three surging and ebbing sculptures on three separate lawns in Madison Square Park.  I passed them by chance earlier this week in an area of town I only occasionally visit, and I was mesmerized. The installation continues through September 8 in NYC and will then travel to the deCordova Sculpture Park in Massachusetts.

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Photos by Lois Stavsky

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