Have you seen the huge slides that appeared at Antara? The structures that have caught everyone’s attention in Polanco aren’t a new amusement park attraction, but rather an art installation that the public will be able to experience starting in December 2026.
It is Mexico City Slides, a permanent installation by artist Carsten Höller that will feature four spiral slides up to 38 meters high and will serve as the centerpiece of the new Arte Abierto Polanco, located in the Antara expansion.
Although the slides are already visible and images of them have begun circulating on social media, they are not yet open to the public. The exact opening date, hours, and admission requirements are still to be confirmed.
How tall are Antara’s giant slides?
The installation will feature four spiral slides ranging from 12 to 38 meters in height, with runs ranging from 31 to 90 meters in length. Imagine sliding down from the top of a building right in the heart of Polanco!
The slides will be integrated into various facades of the complex, with access points from restaurants, offices, a hotel, and the new art space. All will lead to a common area, where people who began their journey from different starting points will come together.
This will be the largest slide installation Carsten Höller has created to date. The artist began working with these structures in 1998 and conceives them as sculptures that can be experienced from within.
For Höller, sliding is a way of thinking through the body: a controlled descent that combines fear and pleasure and momentarily transforms our perception.
Arte Abierto Polanco: the new cultural space set to open at Antara
The slides will be the centerpiece of Arte Abierto Polanco, a new space dedicated to contemporary art that is part of Antara’s architectural transformation.
Unlike other temporary installations, Mexico City Slides will be permanent. In addition to sliding down them, visitors will be able to appreciate the slides as sculptures integrated into the building’s architecture.
For now, it has not been officially confirmed whether there will be a fee to use the slides, or if there will be any restrictions regarding age, height, or reservations.
