The Graduate School
At the Intersection of Art & Architecture
Thurs. Feb. 2, 2017 7:30 p.m.
Kane Hall 130
This lecture has reached capacity. As a courtesy, the Graduate School will offer standby seating on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 6:45 pm in Kane Hall. Any reserved seats not taken by 7:15 pm will be offered to our guests in the standby line.
Maya Lin, designer/artist
First brought to fame as the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin is one of the most important public artists of the century. Hear how her work “originates from a simple desire to make people aware of their surroundings.”
Admission: $5
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This lecture is supported by the Jessie and John Danz Endowment.
Maya Lin is the world-renowned architect of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and one of the most important public artists of this century. Maya Lin has created a dozen other major works across the nation. Her life and work were detailed in 1995’s Academy Award-winning documentary film “Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision.”
In 2000 Lin published her first book, “Boundaries.” She described it as a “visual and verbal sketchbook, where image can be seen as text, and text is sometimes used as image.” The same year, she began work on the Confluence Project, a series of seven outdoor installations at points of historic interest along 300 miles of the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the state of Washington.
Among her significant works as an architect over the last decade are the Sculpture Center in Long Island City, the Manhattanville Sanctuary and Environmental Learning Lab, and the Museum of the Chinese in America in New York City, as well as a number of innovative private residences, notably the Box House in Telluride, Colorado. Her studio artwork has been exhibited in museums around the world. Distinguished works on permanent display include “Pin River—Yangtze” at the American Embassy in Beijing, China, and “Where the Land Meets the Sea” at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. As both artist and architect, her work has long reflected a strong interest in the environment. In 2009, Maya Lin was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.
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