Elevated : art on the High Line / editor, Cecilia Alemani ; contributors, Cecilia Alemani, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Emanuele Coccia, Aruna D'Souza, Melanie Kress, Alan van Capelle, Taylor Zakarin.

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English
Published/​Created
  • New York, New York : Monacelli, [2024]
  • © 2024
Description
256 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

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"Elevated: Art on the High Line surveys the rich, multifaceted offerings of High Line Art. Published by Monacelli, a Phaidon company, the book features a world-class array of works and projects spanning the last decade by key artists from around the world, including El Anatsui, Phyllida Barlow, Jordan Casteel, Sam Durant, Sheila Hicks, Barbara Kruger, Simone Leigh, Zoe Leonard, Paola Pivi, Faith Ringgold, Cecilia Vicuña, and many others. Elevated documents the creative evolution and vibrant cultural programming of High Line Art, which offers a city-scale canvas for artists and performers to interact with, seen in abundant photographs that chronicle the projects across the passage of seasons in the park. Through breathtaking images and unique conversations with and between participating artists, as well as essays by key critics, this book details the dozens of open-air installations, billboards, murals, video projects, and participatory events that demonstrate the unique and vibrant impact High Line Art has had on both New York City and the art world. [...] The book also features written work by Saidiya Hartman and Eileen Myles, as well as original essays by Aruna D'Souza, Emanuele Coccia, Cecilia Alemani, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Melanie Kress, and Taylor Zakarin."--High Line's website, accessed 10/04/2024
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Foreword / Alan van Capelle
  • A note / from Donald R. Mullen, Jr.
  • Elevated encounters / Alan van Capelle and Cecilia Alemani in conversation
  • Monuments and monumentality: Public art and monumentality / Aruna D'Souza ; Extended notes on the riot / Saidiya Hartman ; On unusual materials / Sheila Hicks talks to Adrián Villar Rojas ; Making the invisible visible / a conversation with Sam Durant ; Beyond realism / Frank Benson and Tony Matelli
  • The art of nature: Every garden an exhibition / Emanuele Coccia ; What is life? / Pamela Rosenkranz on "Old tree" ; The witnessing of plants / a conversation between Maria Thereza Alves and Kapwani Kiwanga ; Celebrating resilient nature / Sarah Sze and Cecilia Vicuña ; Piet Oudolf on the complexities of the plant world
  • The symphony of belonging: Public-space as a debated terrain / Cecilia Alemani and Julia Bryan-Wilson ; My most recent acceptance speech / Eileen Myles ; Art as a social change / Andrea Bowers and Guillermo Galindo on the transformative power of art ; Kill the king! / Onyeka Igwe on her film "The miracle on George Green"
  • The language of music: An improbable stage / Melanie Kress ; The city as a letterscape / Will Rawls and Sable Elyse Smith in conversation ; Sonic fields / Kevin Beasley and Naama Tsabar on the soundscape of the High Line
  • City as pedestal: In search of lost time / Taylor Zakarin ; Being all of who I am / Tourmaline on her film "Salacia" and on Manhattan's West Side ; Eyes wide shut / Anne Collier and Julia Phillips in conversation ; Things start to rust / David Horvitz, Matt Johnson, and Marianne Vitale on using the High Line as a material.
Other title(s)
  • Elevated
  • Art on the High Line
ISBN
  • 9781580936439 ((hardcover))
  • 1580936431 ((hardcover))
OCLC
1430971958
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