Public mural presentation on The High Line in New York
2015–2016
From June 2015–March 2016, Kerry James Marshall’s mural Above the Line was on view on The High Line, an internationally recognized public park in New York near David Zwirner gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood. This was the artist’s first public commission in the city.
The hand painted mural was adapted specifically for The High Line from Marshall’s ongoing comic series Rythm Mastr, which depicts both fantastical and familiar narratives featuring African American characters. The mural imagines the redevelopment of rooftop water tanks as luxury homes and condominiums.