Overview

• Argentine artist Mika Rottenberg installed the 10-foot pink “Foot Fountain (pink)” on the High Line near 30th Street in April.
• Visitors power a pedal mechanism to activate a sprinkler that shoots water from the sculpture’s tip.
• Some passersby embrace the work as a fun, child-friendly fountain while others find its form unsettling or overtly phallic.
• Social media users have drawn explicit sexual associations and debated the piece’s artistic value online.
• The High Line confirms the installation remains on view through May 2026 with no alterations announced.