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After collecting and reviewing 56 proposals from 49 international artists nominated by an international advisory committee, High Line Art has shortlisted 12 proposals for further consideration for the fifth and sixth High Line Plinth commissions. The selected proposals—by artists Dana Awartani, Leilah Babirye, Natalie Ball, Sammy Baloji, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Rachel Feinstein, Camille Henrot, Mire Lee, Candice Lin, Emeka Ogboh, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Gala Porras-Kim—will be on view as sculptural maquettes on the High Line for visitors to view and send feedback on what they would like to see realized.

Two out of the 12 shortlisted proposals will be selected as the fifth and sixth High Line Plinth commissions, to be installed in 2026 and 2027 respectively. Each Plinth commission will be on view for 18 months.

Dana's proposal is of a twelve-pointed geometric stone sculpture draws on highly codified and philosophical design modalities of six-fold geometry to affect a more harmonious relationship among ourselves, cities, and the natural world. The work is rooted in sacred geometry, amassing a convex twelve-pointed stone sculpture inspired by the natural elements of the High Line—its bees and birds, hives and nests, trees and blades of grass alike, while also recalling a bygone tradition of stone masonry in New York’s architecture.