Osman Yousefzada's The Mango Boat Longlisted for High Line Plinth
Osman Yousefzada's proposal, The Mango Boat, has been longlisted for the High Line Plinth in New York. The monumental public sculpture explores the mango's history with empire, migration, diaspora, and collective memory. The fruit, originating in South Asia, traveled along colonial trade routes, becoming tied to displacement and survival. Yousefzada transforms a tin of mangoes into a large-scale artwork, treating the fruit as an archive of these histories. Earlier this year, Bolanle Contemporary presented his solo exhibition, A Home That Will Not Behave, at No.9 Cork Street. The public is invited to vote for The Mango Boat on the High Line's website to support the proposal.
Key facts
- Osman Yousefzada's The Mango Boat is longlisted for the High Line Plinth in New York.
- The sculpture is monumental and traces the mango's entanglement with empire, migration, diaspora, and collective memory.
- The mango originated in South Asia and traveled through colonial trade, forced migration, and indentured labour.
- The work transforms a tin of mangoes into a public sculpture.
- Bolanle Contemporary presented Yousefzada's solo exhibition 'A Home That Will Not Behave' at No.9 Cork Street earlier this year.
- Voting for The Mango Boat is open on the High Line's website.
- The image caption credits the artist and Bolanle Contemporary.
- The article is dated 2026 and copyrighted by Bolanle Contemporary.
Entities
Artists
- Osman Yousefzada
Institutions
- High Line Plinth
- Bolanle Contemporary
- No.9 Cork Street
Locations
- New York
- United States