Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes
- ISBN-10
- 0300121202
- ISBN-13
- 9780300121209
- Series
- Maya Lin
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Authors
- Richard Andrews, John Beardsley, Director of Garden and Landscape Studies John Beardsley
Description
One of the most celebrated artists working in the US, Maya Lin came to prominence in 1981 with her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The book traces her continued fascination with geologic phenomena and topography, integrating natural contours and materials into evocative landscape sculptures.
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