High Line Art is embarking on an ambitious new chapter through a long-term collaboration with the Chanel Culture Fund, set to debut this fall with the world premiere of a striking contemporary art film by Shanghai-born, Brooklyn-based artist Frank Wang Yefeng. The project, Groundless Flower – ཨ, will be unveiled as part of the High Line Originals series, marking the first co-commission under this new cultural alliance.
A new creative era at the 14th Street High Line
From September 10th through early November 2025, Groundless Flower – ཨ will be screened daily at the 14th Street High Line, inside the High Line Channel’s covered passage. This dynamic public art space will transform into a cinematic experience, looping the film from 10 a.m. each day.
The work takes its title from the Tibetan letter ཨ, described by the artist as the primordial vowel symbolizing “the beginning of all things.” Wang’s vision interlaces cultural motifs from East and West with imagery drawn from his travels through the Gobi Desert, Qingzang Plateau, and the Badlands of New Mexico. The result is a dreamlike exploration of movement, belonging, and transformation—an evocative fit for the High Line’s own evolution from industrial railway to cultural landmark.
Highlighting New York events in September
The premiere is part of a larger celebration marking the High Line’s collaboration with the Chanel Culture Fund, now a standout highlight on New York’s September events calendar. In the days leading up to Wang’s debut, on September 8th and 9th, the High Line Channel will host special screenings of acclaimed works from The Window, the Chanel Culture Fund’s site-specific public art program in London. U.S. audiences will experience for the first time Cao Fei’s DUOTOPIA 2, Lu Yang’s DOKU Pieces, and Jakob Kudsk Steensen’s Triglav of Berl Berl. Petra Cortright’s wet sunlight Paradis ‘pomme de terre’ 3D, also from The Window, will return in a group exhibition at the High Line Channel in November.
According to Yana Peel, President of Chanel Arts, Culture & Heritage, the partnership aims to expand the boundaries of human imagination by supporting artists who challenge perceptions of time, space, and digital reality. High Line Art’s curatorial team emphasizes the importance of placing experimental, time-based media in accessible public settings, inviting passersby to encounter art outside the traditional gallery environment.
Still from Groundless Flower – ཨ, 2025
Courtesy of FRANK WANG YEFENG
