January 31, 2003
More on Losing Maya Lin
Today's Tribune offers more details on the loss of the Maya Lin sculpture:
But after frustration with city planning and neighborhood committees, and creative differences with the park's designer, Lin, 43, pulled out of the project this week. For a neighborhood that prides itself on its sleek art galleries and urbane attitude, a missed chance at a Lin sculpture can be measured as a 7.0 quake in the Pearl.
"This is a big loss for Portland," said Ed Cauduro, a member of the Pearl Arts Foundation's artist selection committee. "Maya is in such great demand. She turns down 90 percent of the projects offered to her. She accepted this project at way below her normal fee."
And, in part because of this loss but also for economic reasons, the Pearl Arts Foundation is closing up shop after completing only two of their originally-planned five projects.