Who will become New York’s new landmark? High Line unveils 62 surreal sculpture proposals
You get to vote too!
Walking along New York’s High Line, you can take in views of Manhattan and might even come across larger-than-life artworks. Every few years, the High Line Plinth transforms New York’s skyline with an unimaginable sculpture. Now, the next group of works has officially entered the selection process: all 62 proposals have been unveiled, and anyone around the world can share their feedback.
Images from ig / @highlineartnyc
Each of the 62 proposals unveiled this time makes you want to take a second look. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, nature, and the city, the artists reimagine familiar things at unexpected scales and in unexpected materials. Kathleen Ryan centers her work on a leftover apple core, incorporating materials such as abalone shell, crystal, and stone to turn an ordinary core into something ornate and fantastical. Kelly Akashi draws on lace doilies, recreating their delicate woven patterns in weathering steel. Enlarging soft lace into a giant steel sculpture gives a familiar everyday scene an entirely different look.
Even “time” and “exhaustion” become giant sculptures
Images from ig / @highlineartnyc
Beyond enlarging everyday objects, the artists also turn invisible emotions and concepts into public art. Ryan Gander’s “Time Piece (for everyone, everywhere, forever)” takes the form of a huge digital clock frozen at “88:88,” continuing to glow while refusing to show the correct time. Enrico David, meanwhile, depicts “exhaustion” through a giant, bent human figure, turning rest into a posture visible to the city.
You can help decide the next giant artwork for the High Line!
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Even more special, anyone around the world can take part in the selection process. High Line Art will collect written public feedback on the 62 works as a reference for its curatorial team in selecting the finalists. Comments are open through September 8, 2026, and the selected works are expected to be announced this fall. Models of the shortlisted proposals will be publicly displayed along the High Line in early 2027. Which giant landmark will be the next to stand on the High Line? We’ll have to wait for the answer.
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