It’s been almost ten years since an artwork appeared on the 18th Street Billboard, one of my favorite public art platforms in the city. (Earlier this month I looked back on photos of pigeons I’ve taken since the park opened, in anticipation of the next work in my other favorite spot, The Plinth. Iván Argote’s Dinosaur is coming there in September.)
On September 3rd, Glenn Ligon’s Untitled (America/Me) will go up at 18th Street, and in anticipation of the billboard’s return — what happy news! — I’m posting some of my favorites from across the years, with hearty thanks to Cecilia Alemani, chief curator and High Line Art director, for bringing back this singular exhibit space. These are in no particular order, except I’ve started at the beginning, with Joel Sternfeld, the High Line’s muse.
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