Lily Stockman: Minotaur was published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition at Fondation Le Corbusier – Maison La Roche. Stockman's fascination with Le Corbusier's work traces back to her student years when she learned to paint at Harvard University's Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, the architect's only building in North America. When invited to exhibit in the distinctive setting of Maison La Roche, Stockman embraced the opportunity to engage directly with its space, drawing inspiration from the architect's color palette. Like ancient symbols reimagined for the future, the eleven paintings exhibited come alive within the luminous minimalism of the building. Pulsing with vivid hues, chromatic harmonies, and enigmatic forms, they animate the sleek walls and polished surfaces, creating a dynamic dialogue between art and space.
Lily Stockman (born 1982 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a painter based in Los Angeles and Yucca Valley, California. Her paintings reflect a wide range of references and inspirations, from natural phenomena—vernal pools, mineral licks, birdsong, black ice—to historical endeavors of the spirit—Shaker gift drawings, medieval hocketing, portable Renaissance altarpieces, poetry meter. Her essays have appeared in numerous publications. Stockman's work is in the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts; and the Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa, California, where she was included in the 2022 California Biennial, Pacific Gold.
