A public art partnership is bringing sculpture to Dallas' walking and bike trails, and the first piece has been installed. Called Dallas Pyramid, it's an angular steel sculpture done in 1971 by Beverly Pepper and it will be on view through the spring of 2026 on the Hi Line Connector at the intersection of Hi Line Drive and Slocum Street.

“The Nasher Sculpture Center is so pleased to be able to place this sculpture in a manner that not only brings art and art history to the public, but also aligns closely to Pepper’s vision—interacting with both landscape and human life, seen through the movement of a passerby,” says Interim Director and Chief Curator Jed Morse. “This partnership and resulting trail-side work is exemplary of what the Nasher hoped for in creating Nasher Public."

Nasher Public was launched in 2021 to increase access to public art, both in the museum’s admission-free, street-facing Public Gallery, and off site through various partnerships and projects.

Since then, the initiative has placed sculptures in numerous locations throughout the city, such as the Katy Trail and the Tenth Street Historic District Freedmans Town.

This is the first work exhibited as part of a new partnership between Nasher Public and The Loop Dallas, the nonprofit working to unite the city-wide bike and pedestrian active transportation system that joins 39 miles of existing trails in Dallas with 11 miles of newly built trails.

The Hi Line Connector, where Dallas Pyramid is installed, is a one-mile urban trail that expands the Katy Trail through Victory Park and the Design District, and on to the Trinity Strand Trail.

Jeff Ellerman, The Loop Dallas Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board says in a statement that "Great cities are defined by their public spaces, and we’re thrilled to be in partnership with Nasher Public and to see the first of these trails take shape as The Loop Dallas becomes the legacy asset we always envisioned."

"The Hi Line Connector is the perfect place for this sculpture, creating an inviting, walkable, and bikeable corridor that not only enhances the trail experience but also supports our larger vision of connecting nature, recreation, and culture in a way that will inspire future generations," Ellerman says.

Beverly Pepper (1922 – 2020) was an American sculptor known for her monumental works in steel, cast iron, bronze, and stone. It was in Dallas in the 1970s that she first began planning site-specific sculptures to interact with the landscape, producing Dallas Land Canal and Hillside (1971-1975) for a grassy median at the entrance of NorthPark Center as commissioned by Raymond and Patsy Nasher.

Dallas Pyramid is a magnification of one of the several triangular peaks made for Dallas Land Canal and Hillside, as Pepper experimented with forms that were meant to be experienced in passing, intended for viewers in cars driving past the median. The sculpture is loaned by James Barron Art.