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A 6-metre pigeon, perched on the New York High Line, is watching over the city’s residents from the converted park and challenging their views about themselves and the place where they live. The hand-painted statue called “Dinosaur,” was created by Colombian artist Iván Argote and is on show at the elevated railway line in south-west Manhattan. “I feel like this sculpture could trigger uncanny feelings of attraction, seduction and fear among New Yorkers,” says Argote. The colossal, hyper-realistic sculpture is cast in aluminium – and challenges more conventional statues, he says. “‘Dinosaur’ r…

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