Activities for Kids

8 Awesome Outdoor Artworks to See On the High Line

Dotted along the High Line, right above all those art galleries, you’ll find a ton of public outdoor art that’s fun, free and forward-looking like the clever Sheep Station, a gas station turned faux sheep grazing pasture.

By Alice Perry September 24, 2013

Since having kids, your days of strolling through Chelsea art galleries may be temporarily on hold. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still experience cutting-edge and contemporary art with your kids. Dotted along the High Line, right above all those art galleries, you’ll find a ton of public outdoor art that’s fun, free and forward-looking like the clever Sheep Station, a gas station turned faux sheep grazing pasture. And because this outdoor kid-friendly Chelsea art tour is like an open-air gallery, you and the kids will be outside and you won’t have to shush them once.

Broken Bridge II

The Art: Broken Bridge II is a huge installation made of pressed tin and mirrors woven together to create a shifting textured tapestry. Created by West African artist El Anatsui on an exterior building next to the High Line, Broken Bridge II looks like it’s undulating and alive. Made of recycled materials mostly collected near the artist’s home in Nigeria, the artwork stretches 157 feet wide and 37 feet high.

Fun for Kids: The coolest part of the sculpture is its ever-changing nature. Depending on the weather, the mirrored sections are sometimes full of rolling clouds or large chunks of never-ending sky.

See It: High Line: western wall between West 21^st and West 22^nd Streets. Now through September 30.

All images courtesy of Alice Perry

-Alice Perry