Any day I spend in New York City usually includes a walk on The High Line.
My last visit to the city, planned as a day to enjoy the holiday festivities, was no exception.
I hadn’t been on The High Line since a particular piece of art, titled Dinosaur, was installed last October on the Plinth located above 10th Avenue and 30th Street. This celebrated spot is part of a contemporary art program that has been displaying sculptures in the heart of the city since 2019.
The piece called Dinosaur is a 2,000-pound, nearly 16-foot-tall cast aluminum sculpture of a pigeon created by Paris-based Colombian artist Ivan Argote. Argote’s pitch was selected from a group of 80 artists in 2020.
The sculpture’s foundation was laid in Mexico, and it was hand painted in New Jersey. It took a crane and a lane closure of 10th Avenue to position the pigeon on its perch (the concrete plinth).
Why is it named Dinosaur? Apparently, the sculpture is an ode to the pigeon’s distant past as the birds descended from dinosaurs. Who knew?
Anyway, my daughter and I really wanted to see the hyper-realistic bird in person and we hadn’t been on The High Line since before last October, so we used our recent visit as a chance to get an up-close view. I am so glad we did – despite the bitter cold!
The pigeon has to be one of my favorite sculptures I have seen on the High Line. (The two tons of Legos dumped on The High Line is still my very favorite installation! Click here to see.)
I feel lucky to live close enough to New York City to visit on a whim! And the holidays are always an extra special time to visit.
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a fabulous weekend and remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie