Even though it had a nifty concept, the 2009 Spencer Finch’s High Line commission resulted in a bunch of colorful window panes, yawn. Read more »
The Standard doesn’t just encourage guests to bare it all in front of the hotel’s floor to ceiling windows overlooking the High Line. Staff members are also encouraged to join in the publicity stunt, “stripping down and posing provocatively†for the crowds and cameras. |NYP|
Months after blogs were buzzing about exhibitionists at the Standard Hotel, the Post files an “exclusive†report on the nude window displays. Cautioning parents, the tabloid reiterates what a good vantage point the newly opened High Line park makes for watching hotel guests get undressed and having sex. However, the Standard has backed off their encouragement of public affection, deleting a blog post asking “amateur pornographers” to share their “most erotic photos shot at The Standard, New York,” where “floor to ceiling glass windows … offer direct views to your most intimate moments.”
While the High Line park is by no means perfect, the criticisms collected by Oobject are perhaps the weakest and most irrelevant we’ve ever heard. Among their complaints: the new park isn’t lit up with gaudy lights, there are no plants in an area that doesn’t see sunlight, it’s longer than it is wide, and the far-fetched claim that people won’t use it. Skimming the irrational arguments, it becomes pretty apparent that whoever’s behind them hasn’t actually seen the park in person, in part because of repeated speculation that the non-existent pedestrian areas underneath the trestle will harbor crime, danger and other scary things. Whoever came up with them should have their internet ranting privileges revoked.
Welcome To the Hell Line!
If you haven’t seen the High Line yet, but are still determined to go, the weekends might not be the best time to swing by, Sunday afternoons at around 2:30PM in particular. This was the scene yesterday at the Gansevoort entrance, with long lines wrapping around the corner. The park was at fireproof capacity, forcing staff to issue wristbands and aggressively police the amount of people entering, effectively transforming the High Line from a “Midair Oasis” into an elevated human zoo.
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