The High Line Plinth is a landmark destination for public art, designed as the focal point of the Spur, on the High Line at 30th Street and 10th Avenue. Now in its eighth year in operation, the Plinth program has become a globally renowned pathway for artists to realize new and ambitious commissions on a scale rarely seen in the public sphere in New York. One of the things we love so much about our High Line Art program is that we're able to continuously reimagine our space and introduce incredible new works to our visitors all the time, with a new monumental sculpture installed on the Plinth every 18 months. 

We’re considering 62 new proposals for the future of the Plinth, and we want to hear your reactions to the art that could one day soar above the High Line. With proposals for sculptures such as a giant rotten apple core made from glittering crystals, a melting mastodon with a rocket, and a towering teddy bear, the High Line has assembled a diverse range of concepts for two future iterations of the Plinth, to be displayed in 2029 and 2030.

Please take a moment to tell us what you think! Feedback from friends like you is integral to the proposal process: The comments we receive will be shared with High Line Art’s curatorial team and will help inform their selection of the shortlist of artists. Please share your thoughts by September 8, 2026

Afra Al Dhaheri
Chronic Knots (We’re in the park)

Afra Al Dhaheri (b. 1988, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) lives and works in Abu Dhabi.

Chronic Knots (We’re in the park) is a circular installation of leaning stainless-steel poles and suspended cotton ropes. Drawing on the forms of palm trees, hair, and merry-go-rounds, the work creates a space of movement, tension, and connectivity. As part of the artist’s ongoing exploration into hair as a site of memory, identity, and cultural expectations, the knotted ropes become bodily extensions that suggest both support and exhaustion.

Maryam Hoseini and WangShui
The Demon and the Muse (DM)

Maryam Hoseini (b. 1988, Tehran, Iran) lives and works in New York, New York and WangShui (b. 1986, Dallas, Texas) lives and works in New York, New York.

The Demon and the Muse (DM) is a sealed, twisting structure incorporating translucent forms and a stained-glass serpent. An undisclosed liquid circulates through its interior, moving between two intertwined figures. Controlled by a pump linked to the artists’ digital exchanges, the flow translates communication into a continuous internal rhythm within a closed system.

Michael Rakowitz
A Guide for the Perplexed

Michael Rakowitz (b. 1973, Long Island, New York) lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.

A Guide for the Perplexed is a 30-foot replica of the conical dome of the Tomb of Ezekiel—a historic site of simultaneous Jewish and Muslim worship. Constructed from an aggregate of pulped sacred materials sourced from both faith communities, the sculpture functions as a monumental genizah—a traditional depository for damaged holy texts—designed to be ceremonially buried at the end of its tenure. Inviting visitors to pass through the sculpture’s muqarnas-inspired arches to view shared linguistic histories, Rakowitz challenges the binary of Jewish and Arab identities, offering a meditative space for ritualized memory and cross-cultural peace.