Alfredo Jaar, Kapwani Kiwanga and Kiuanji Kia Henda have been nominated for the High Line’s prestigious plinth commission in New York. Eighty artists from 40 countries were selected by an international advisory committee of artists, curators, and arts professionals and invited to submit proposals for the commissions, which will be installed in 2022 and 2024. Later this year, High Line Art will shortlist a group of these artists, inviting them to present maquettes of their proposals in a public exhibition scheduled for 2021. The High Line Plinth is a landmark destination for public art, designed as the focal point of the Spur, the newest section of the High Line. Unlike most sections of the park, the Spur is conceived as a natural gathering space, where the Plinth serves as the anchor and center of this piazza, creating a dialogue with the towering skyscrapers and arresting vistas of the immediate surroundings. The Plinth is located on the High Line at 30th Street and 10th Avenue, and is visible from the street.
