January 28, 2003
Bye-Bye Maya Lin
It seems that the world-renowned artist has pulled out of Portland:
Architect Dreiseitl, who was in Portland last weekend for a lecture and a public workshop, said Saturday: "My task is not the Maya Lin sculpture. I'm selected as an artist myself. I have given her many opportunities to talk about the project, but I couldn't reach her."
Lin was not available for comment. Powell said: "She needed to be in a position where they were working together. She's noncompromising. They don't want her here, so she pulled out."
Dreiseitl is the co-designer of the park where the Lin piece was to be sited.