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Dinosaur: Monumental Pigeon Statue on the High Line Plinth

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dinosaur pigeon 3 main image photo by gail worley
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Because the artwork changes only once every eighteen months or so, I never feel too lazy when it takes me six months to visit the latest monumental piece of public art exhibited on the High Line Plinth. I mean, it’s not going anywhere any time soon. The fourth High Line Plinth commission (I skipped covering the second one because it was so crappy), is by Colombian-born artist  Iván Argote and it’s called Dinosaur (2024). Let’s take a closer look!
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Pink Thing of The Day: Old Tree By Pamela Rosenkranz

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old tree by pamela rosenkranz photo by gail worley
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OMG, at last the High Line Plinth has removed that hideous and tone-deaf Drone installation and replaced it with this gorgeous Pink Tree! I can’t stop squealing. While the tree looks red when photographed at certain angles, it is painted in shades of bright red and pink, and looks more pink in person. Let’s take a closer look.
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Simone Leigh’s Brick House On The High Line

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Brick House By Simone Leigh
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The first time I laid eyes on Simone Leigh’s monumental Brick House sculpture I was on the bus heading uptown on 10th Avenue.

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Horological Promenade II By Pablo Bronstein

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Horological Promenade Clocks
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Pablo Bronstein (Born 1977) is an Argentine artist based in London, who specializes in architectural sketches in ink and gouache, set in ornate frames and depicting imagined buildings incorporating styles from 18th century France and the 1980s. His Horological Promenade II (2008) installation consists of two ornate clocks, displayed on tall on plinths, and a framed drawing of those two clocks.

Horological Promenade Drawing

Horological Promenade II is part of the collection of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner, on exhibit at The Whitney Museum through March 6th, 2016.