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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[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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How do you get to the High Line?
Tomorrow, a group of eighth-grade students from the Lab School will be leading the way… in brightly-colored “chalk shoes.” Brooklyn-based artist Julia Mandle will lead student performers through the streets of the Meatpacking District and Chelsea, in a performance commissioned by Friends of the High Line. As the [...]

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Our friend Matt Wolf, a talented filmmaker who’s produced several short videos about the High Line, makes the New York debut of his first feature-length film, “Wild Combination“, at the Kitchen on May 15. Matt’s film was an Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.
The film will show as part of a series of [...]

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Searching for a downtown alternative to the Armory show this weekend? Look no further than Pier 40, which will house the PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, exhibiting works in all media from over 70 international galleries.
When you’re there, check out the Artware Editions (Booth F-5). Artware is a gallery in the West Village that specializes in [...]

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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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National Wine Week in New York City extends from March 10-14.  Fourth Wall Restaurants will celebrate with lunch tastings in its five restaurants: Smith & Wollensky New York, Park Avenue Winter, Maloney & Porcelli, Quality Meats, and The Post House.  Tuesday through Friday, guests are offered ten generous samples of wine from more than 700 vintners for $10 [...]

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There’s a public hearing this Monday, March 10, about another great New York adaptive reuse project that we love.
On Governors Island sits a dilapidated military fort with exciting potential.  It was built to defend the country against the British in the War of 1812 and has an identical blueprint to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.  The New Globe Theater Campaign wants to [...]

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Last night we partied with our neighbor Edris as she celebrated her salon’s 5th anniversary. With a bouncer out front of our building, a dance floor full of old friends from the neighborhood, and great food and wine, we couldn’t have thought of a better way to spend a Monday night. Congratulations, Edris!

[Edris and company [...]

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