Graffitti Artists to Lecture as a part of Ethics of Space: Power of Place
The Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics presents Art, Life & Graffiti, a lecture by graffiti artists Lady Pink and Julie Lien, on Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m, Miller Forum, Moyer Hall. This event is free and open to the public.Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:22 AM
Lady Pink was born in Ecuador and grew up in New York City. In 1979, she started writing on subway trains, one of few women who participated in the graffiti subculture. She had a starring role in "Wild Style," a 1982 film that captured the early days of hip-hop culture. Pink painted subway trains until 1985, while she pursued a career as a painter in galleries such as Sidney Janis, Fashion Moda, and Semaphore East. Lady Pink's canvases are in important art collections such as the Whitney Museum and the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Groningen Museum of Holland. She and her husband, the artist Smith, run a mural company that has created works in New York City.
Julie Lien is a 17 year-old high school art student from Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. She was born and raised in Queens. Lien has been studying art and music since the age of 13. After dabbling briefly with graffiti she discovered 5Pointz, a non-profit art space in L.I.C. As a freshman, Lien frequented 5Pointz and was inspired to do legal public art; it was a safe haven for her, taking her off the streets, and it improved her painting skills. Julie has created large murals, paintings that have been exhibited at Columbia University, as well as a commissioned painting for Bellevue Hospital. She looks forward to continuing her art education and working in the arts.
This event is part of the series Ethics of Space: Power of Place, programs that will examine three different sub-themes relating to the concept of “space:” BOUNDARIES, including the invisible, the visible, and the geo-political; CONTROLLING SPACE, considering the differences and overlaps between public and private space, and physical and metaphorical space; and SPACE IN BODIES, which will tackle issues of shared identity, constructing differences, and the spaces between people.
Each year, the Center for Ethics sponsors an intensive series designed to encourage discussion and reflection on a timely, pertinent topic. Center for Ethics programs are free and open to all members of the Muhlenberg campus and the local community. For more information on the series, visit www.muhlenberg.edu/cultural/ethics.
Muhlenberg College gratefully acknowledges the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation’s support of the Center for Ethics
