Leeza Meksin // Hatshepsut's Maw
On View: September 7 – October 30, 2025
Continuing her exploration of gender and architecture, Leeza Meksin creates a new site-specific installation inspired by the ecofeminist idea that the world is on fire due to patriarchal abuse and subjugation not just of the planet's resources but of all Others. In fiery and toxic neon hues, Hatshepsut's Maw, evokes the irrational fears of the female mouth and genitalia. Using neoprene, polyfil and upholstery tacks, Meksin creates a window display that is at once an outstretched maw, a cushy daybed, and a reflection on the climate and civil catastrophe unfolding before our eyes. Depicting both monumental architecture, such as Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple and The White House, she sneaks in imagery of ruined homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy and the recent LA fires.
Leeza Meksin is an interdisciplinary artist working in painting, installation, public art and multiples. Her work investigates parallels between conventions of painting, architecture and our bodies. Meksin received her MFA in Painting from Yale University, a BFA from SAIC, and a joint BA/MA in Comparative Literature and Humanities from The University of Chicago. In 2021 she joined the faculty at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP).image - and her relationships to them.
In Coordination with Deanna Evans Project