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Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes
 
Lower Level Galleries
April 22, 2006 — September 03, 2006
Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes was an exploration of landscape, in which the artist translated existing natural formations into a series of wall-mounted sculptures and large-scale installations. In all of these works there is a constant rethinking of what a landscape is and how we see and relate to it. Lin’s work was installed in three of the Henry’s galleries and afforded viewers different relationships to or perspectives of landscape. The works ranged in scale from a 2,500 square foot 2 × 4 Landscape, and the room-sized installations Blue Lake Pass and Water Line to a number of smaller sculptures and drawings exploring aspects of real and imagined landscapes and bodies of water. This exhibition also provided the first museum presentation of the models and drawings for Lin’s Confluence Project.
The tour schedule for Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes includes Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis (September 7 – December 30, 2007), Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (March 29 – June 30, 2008), De Young Museum, San Francisco (October 25, 2008 – January 18, 2009), Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (March 14 – July 12, 2009).
ARTISTS
Maya Lin
CREDITS

Richard Andrews, Director.

Major support for this exhibition was provided by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Gagosian Gallery, ArtsFund, The Boeing Company, and PONCHO. Additional support was provided by Peter Norton Family Foundation, Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation, Haas Charitable Trusts, Simpson Timber Company – Northwest, NBBJ Group, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Trillium Corporation, and the Washington State Arts Commission. exhibition funding provided by: William & Ruth True, Sharon & Greg Maffei, Cathy & Michael Casteel, Susan & Furman Moseley, Victoria N. Reed, Eleanor & Charles F. Pollnow, Jim & Laura Donald, Kim Lyford Bishop, Rebecca & Alexander Stewart, Fohs Foundation & Jerry Sohn, Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Norberg, Barbara & Charles B. Wright, Shelley and Mark Callaghan, Chinita & Mike Hard, Kirsten & Ned Lumpkin, Anne & Steven C. Phelps, Jane Suzick and Billy Schumacher, Martin Selig, and donors to the Special Exhibition Initiative. In-kind support provided by Grand Hyatt Seattle, KrekowJenningsInc., Vulcan Inc., and Visarc Inc. Media sponsorship has been provided by The Seattle Times, KUOW 94.9, and The Stranger.