Maya Lin: The Intersection of Art, Architecture & Memorial
Most people associate artist and architect Maya Lin with her very first, very public creation—the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, in Washington, D.C.—which she designed at age 21, while still a Yale undergraduate. By cutting open the land and polishing the gabbro stone edges to create a history embedded in the earth, Lin redefined the idea of public monument. Since 1981, she has gone on to even greater innovation: acclaimed large-scale environmental installations, intimate studio artworks, architectural works, and memorials. Lin will give the Friends audience an intimate glimpse into how her artwork interprets the world through a 21st century lens, utilizing technological methods to study and visualize the natural environment.
Tickets available February 15 for Friends Members; February 17 for the general public. To reserve, call (612) 870-3000. Limited seating, maximum two tickets per person.
PLEASE BE SEATED BY 10:50 a.m.; ANY OPEN SEATS WILL BE FILLED AT THAT TIME.
Friends Lecture Series 2014–15
Sponsored by the Mark and Mary Goff Fiterman Lecture Fund
Admission is free and open to the public.
Maya Lin with her design for the Vietnam Memorial May 6, 1981.