Pace Gallery Artists Maya Lin, Kiki Smith Install Works at Obama Center Museum
The Facts
On July 14, 2026, Pace Gallery announced that artists Maya Lin and Kiki Smith have installed permanent works at the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago. Lin's stone sculptural water feature "Seeing Through the Universe" on the Ann Dunham Water Terrace includes an upright oculus that mists and a flat pebble piece that fills with water and cascades. Smith's bronze sculpture "Receive" is situated in the Hope and Change Lobby, celebrating shared connection to the cosmos. Both works were installed earlier this year.
The Signal
The installations underscore the role of contemporary art in civic and memorial spaces, with Lin, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and Smith, a leading sculptor, contributing to the museum's permanent collection. For collectors, these high-profile institutional placements reinforce the artists' market standing and signal ongoing demand for public art commissions. Pace Gallery's representation of both artists highlights its involvement in major cultural projects beyond the commercial gallery context.
- Artists: Maya Lin, Kiki Smith
- Galleries: Pace Gallery
- Museums: Obama Presidential Center Museum
- Locations: Chicago
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