A 30-meter coil of golden mirrored inflatable forms rises from under The Standard onto the High Line, reflecting the Meatpacking District back at you. It is Bvlgari's first public art installation in the United States, built by Berlin duo Plastique Fantastique for the Serpenti Infinito series that has already visited Shanghai, Seoul and Mumbai. If you want the gold-snake photo your feed has been showing all week, this is the last weekend to get it.
What to expect
Enter the High Line and walk to the stretch above Little West 12th Street, where the gleaming coils swell out from beneath The Standard and into the park. Ventilators keep the forms inflated, the mirrored skin catches the light and the crowd, and you can see it both from the High Line walkway and from the street below.
Good to know
- Closest trains are the A, C, E and L at 14th Street–Eighth Avenue; the Gansevoort Street stairs are the nearest High Line entrance.
- The High Line is narrow here, so late morning on the weekend gets congested around the sculpture; early or near sunset gives better photos.
- The mirrored gold surface reads best in direct light, while evening views pick up the city lights.
- The Gansevoort and 14th Street entrances have elevator access for strollers and wheelchairs.
- Bvlgari's Fifth Avenue flagship runs a related Serpenti animation if you want a second stop.
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Common questions
Who made auruBOROS?
Berlin-based art and architecture duo Plastique Fantastique, Marco Canevacci and Yena Young, commissioned by Bvlgari for Serpenti Infinito.
How big is it?
The artists list it at 30 by 10 by 10 meters, made of golden mirrored TPU kept inflated by ventilators.
Where exactly on the High Line is it?
At Little West 12th Street, where it emerges from beneath The Standard, High Line hotel near the park's southern end.
