Bvlgari Brings Serpenti to New York’s High Line With a Monumental Gold Installation

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Part of Serpenti Infinito, the project extends the serpent beyond a wearable object into an environment people can encounter while moving through the city. The installation’s looping forms occupy the space beneath The Standard, High Line, creating a sculptural backdrop alongside the park’s planting and pedestrian paths.

A Jewelry Motif at Architectural Scale The photographs show reflective golden surfaces curling around one another, catching fragments of the surrounding buildings, greenery and visitors. Seen from farther away, the structure becomes part of the streetscape; closer views emphasize the openings and curves formed by its coils.

As described in the artists’ discussion of the work, the project draws on ideas of transformation, renewal and movement associated with Serpenti. Translating those ideas into a spatial installation gives the motif a different relationship with the body:…