High Line Blog

… And so can you! There are still a few spots remaining for the remaining Sketching the High Line classes with artist Ann DeVere.
Last Saturday was the first class, and it was a really wonderful experience. Ann led us through a series of warm-up exercises to get our creative juices flowing, and then we sat [...]

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There are just a few spots left for our weekend sketching classes on the rail yards section of the High Line this month!  The classes will be led by fantastic artist and printmaker Ann deVere, and all art supplies will be provided.  No innate drawing talent or prior experience is required.  Ann started giving these [...]

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Last week, a group of twenty Tiffany & Co. employees removed their jewelry and donned gardening gloves to clean up trash on the rail yards section of the High Line in anticipation of our High Line sketching classes which starts this weekend.  The employees are all part of TIffany ’s TeamBuilders Manhattan, a group of staffers that get [...]

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[Rendering of Spencer Finch's installation on the HIgh Line inside the Chelsea Market Space.]
Artist Spencer Finch will discuss plans for the public art work he’s mounting on the High Line at a FREE public lecture next week.  The piece, called “The River the Flows Both Ways,” will be installed where the High Line goes through Chelsea [...]

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 The handsomest factories and warehouses around the High Line got a kiss from the city on March 18, when the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) calendered a proposal for a new industrial historic district in West Chelsea.  When the LPC calendars a proposal, it has a high chance of being approved.  The hearing is scheduled for [...]

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[The crowd mingles and enjoys tasty treats inside the Brooklyn Museum's Rubin Pavillion.]
On Tuesday, I attended a celebration of Women’s History Month at the Brooklyn Museum hosted by New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.  The event honored women in the arts, and I ran into a lot of Friends of the High Line’s partners and neighbors [...]

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An update on the imminent closing of beloved Meatpacking District institution Florent, which will soon lose its lease after 22 years on Gansevoort Street: According to the Villager’s resident news-cat Scoopy, restauranteur Florent Morellet is not looking for another space, but is excited to pursue other projects, including writing his memoir and devoting more time [...]

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Join Friends of the High Line and Armory Show founder Paul Morris on a personal tour of the famous art fair. This annual event features work from living contemporary artists from more than 150 international galleries. Morris will give some history of the fair, and hand-pick some of his favorite galleries and pieces to show [...]

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We are always excited to come across images of the High Line in our trolling through the blogosphere. Thanks to Razor Apple we found this lovely image of the High Line by Joana Kelly. 
The photo was made in 2005 from a set of sandwiched negatives – one black and white negative from 13th Street and 8th Avenue combined [...]

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Our neighbors at The Meatpacking District Initiative have just announced some details about Meatpacking District Design Week 2008, happening the weekend of May 16-18.  Design Week events typically include afternoon and evening exhibitions, product launches, panel discussions, art installations, and cocktail parties, all held in venues, stores, and restaurants around the Meatpacking District.  The showcase happens every spring and is timed to [...]

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