High Line Announces 2021 Commissions Under 'The Musical Brain'
The High Line in New York has revealed its 2021 commission series titled 'The Musical Brain'. This series will showcase sound and sculpture installations by various artists, such as Rebecca Belmore, Vivian Caccuri, and Raúl de Nieves. Additionally, works by Ibrahim Mahama and Hannah Levy, which were delayed from 2020 due to COVID-19, are set to debut in April. Cecilia Alemani, the chief curator also involved with the 2022 Venice Biennale, described the commissions as 'playful, thoughtful, and hopeful'. Following Simone Leigh's inaugural plinth commission last year, models from 12 artists shortlisted for the 2022 and 2024 plinth commissions will be on display, including names like Iván Argote and Nick Cave.
Key facts
- High Line announces 2021 commission series 'The Musical Brain'
- Features sculptural and sound installations by eight artists
- Ibrahim Mahama and Hannah Levy commissions delayed from 2020 to April 2021
- Cecilia Alemani is chief curator and curator of 2022 Venice Biennale
- 12 artists shortlisted for next two High Line Plinth commissions
- Plinth commissions to be installed in 2022 and 2024
- Simone Leigh's plinth sculpture was installed in 2020
Entities
Artists
- Rebecca Belmore
- Vivian Caccuri
- Raúl de Nieves
- Guillermo Galindo
- David Horvitz
- Mai-Thu Perret
- Naama Tsabar
- Antonio Vega Macotela
- Ibrahim Mahama
- Hannah Levy
- Simone Leigh
- Iván Argote
- Nina Beier
- Margarita Cabrera
- Nick Cave
- Banu Cennetoğlu
- Rafa Esparza
- Teresita Fernández
- Kapwani Kiwanga
- Lu Pingyuan
- Pamela Rosenkranz
- Mary Sibande
- Andra Ursuta
- Cecilia Alemani
Institutions
- High Line
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- New York
- United States