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Maya Ying Lin (born October 5, 1959) is an American architect, designer and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture.
Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor concerned with environmental themes who is best known for her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Her later works are inspired by the natural features of Earth, as in her series of ‘wave fields.’
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Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial proved her as one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century. She went on to explore Earth art and immersive sculptures
Maya Lin is known for her large-scale environmental artworks, her architectural works and her memorial designs. Her unique multi-disciplinary career has “resisted categories, boundaries and borders” (Michael Brenson).
Maya Lin: Nature Knows No Boundaries, Pace Gallery, Seoul, South Korea, Winter 2023. One Life: Maya Lin, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Art Museum, Washington D.C. 2022-2023. Ghost Forest Baseline, Pace Gallery, New York, NY, Summer 2022. Maya Lin: A Study of Water, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA, Summer 2022
Apr 2, 2014 · Maya Lin is an American architect and sculptor best known for her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Nov 22, 2022 · A film study of her work, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Her work has profoundly changed the way we experience things, creating works that have touched us in a manner unprecedented in contemporary art.
Sep 13, 2017 · Maya Lin won a design competition—and sparked a national controversy. Updated: April 24, 2024 | Original: September 13, 2017. You’ve probably seen it: the simple black walls that emerge from ...
Dec 22, 2022 · Maya Lin has dedicated more than 40 years of her career to creating pieces of artwork that make spectators respond, or, in her words, creating works that make people “stop thinking and...
