https://juliamargaretlu.com julia! Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:31:24 +0000 https://juliamargaretlu.com en https://juliamargaretlu.com/Top-page Sat, 03 Jun 2023 05:42:54 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/Top-page https://juliamargaretlu.com/middle-page Sat, 03 Jun 2023 05:42:55 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/middle-page &nbsp;Julia Margaret Lu is a multidisciplinary artist and architect. She is an alumnus of NYU-ITP where she now teaches design and digital fabrication.&nbsp; Send Julia a good old fashioned email julia (at) pita.solutions https://juliamargaretlu.com/The-Big-Apple-Turnaround Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:13:03 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/The-Big-Apple-Turnaround <img width="2397" height="1600" width_o="2397" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d78bbe6e0cf619b5a0a18a2266458c281ab254eb72500893b5698a842a584a7/00119_13.jpg" data-mid="240402569" border="0" data-scale="65" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d78bbe6e0cf619b5a0a18a2266458c281ab254eb72500893b5698a842a584a7/00119_13.jpg" /> &nbsp; The Big Apple Turnaround 2025mixed media: big apple, turntable, worm Lead Artist: Julia Margaret Lu Support Team: Mike Phillips, Will Doenlen, Daniel Quinn, Ruthie Nachmany, Becky Peterson, Flynn Clark, Zoe Gao, Zona Go, Josh Rhodes, Brett Barshay, Tyson Brody, Teresa Wang, Zeming Lin, Anna Boynton, Asli Sevinc, Berkay Daver, NYC Community Container-- a big apple merry-go-roundspinning at Black Rock City in good company <img width="2397" height="1600" width_o="2397" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87e841451911d052377f43ec0e7f7e3cc55e94584f49fd8163fb984517488fe2/00218_27.jpg" data-mid="240402570" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87e841451911d052377f43ec0e7f7e3cc55e94584f49fd8163fb984517488fe2/00218_27.jpg" />.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Installed at Black Rock City,&nbsp; 2025 Wood chucked into the burn barrel Apple dismantled and discarded Hardware recycled https://juliamargaretlu.com/Meat-Me-at-the-Dolphin Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:53:41 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/Meat-Me-at-the-Dolphin &nbsp;<img width="3016" height="2627" width_o="3016" height_o="2627" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/231b2ee3e69125d2ec72c86e7a5d1d1dbf2b07e20ee1c09e4103f48fa9ba336b/IMG_5344.jpeg" data-mid="240402436" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/231b2ee3e69125d2ec72c86e7a5d1d1dbf2b07e20ee1c09e4103f48fa9ba336b/IMG_5344.jpeg" /> Meat Me at the Dolphin 2025 mixed media: SPAM, gummy bear exhibited at the&nbsp;Powerhouse Arts Staff Show -- a 1:500 scaled architectural model of Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn, NYcommemorating the unveiling of Mucky’s Return, a sculpture by Jeff Gipe decaying over the course of the exhibition <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/811f4cc9501331bc2967f8feb2216366ef2853385e9a46ea60d6e30df0a60926/IMG_5456.jpeg" data-mid="240402445" border="0" data-scale="36" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/811f4cc9501331bc2967f8feb2216366ef2853385e9a46ea60d6e30df0a60926/IMG_5456.jpeg" />. &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="4284" height="5712" width_o="4284" height_o="5712" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd5356abd1ce67cb2f064e34b9a96baabf7339dd45c041c1641533f201ebde7a/IMG_5675.jpeg" data-mid="240402444" border="0" data-scale="36" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd5356abd1ce67cb2f064e34b9a96baabf7339dd45c041c1641533f201ebde7a/IMG_5675.jpeg" /> Installed and safely discarded at Powerhouse Arts,&nbsp; 2025 <img width="3327" height="3370" width_o="3327" height_o="3370" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cd8ec44ebb34438c9ffa14c86ee76e809fbe8d376df2f47f4261e7c9e58d18e/IMG_6483.jpeg" data-mid="240402447" border="0" data-scale="33" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cd8ec44ebb34438c9ffa14c86ee76e809fbe8d376df2f47f4261e7c9e58d18e/IMG_6483.jpeg" /> https://juliamargaretlu.com/squiggle-lamp Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:31:24 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/squiggle-lamp <img width="5712" height="4284" width_o="5712" height_o="4284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/affe18308a2c7dc98e59adb450c3f7b70e4aac2c7a76d85b0a0340f5b02189a5/IMG_0348.jpeg" data-mid="240909837" border="0" data-scale="59" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/affe18308a2c7dc98e59adb450c3f7b70e4aac2c7a76d85b0a0340f5b02189a5/IMG_0348.jpeg" /> &nbsp; squiggle lamp 2025mixed media: conduit, G40 bulb adapted from squiggle -- a purely functional object (conduit) turned into a purely formal object (squiggle) embedded with new utility to strike a balance (lamp) <img width="5712" height="4284" width_o="5712" height_o="4284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e78a8e64ff46880865bdb4e4d95f62e36bdd91f5e1bc12923f640de89235c9e/IMG_0363.jpeg" data-mid="240909838" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e78a8e64ff46880865bdb4e4d95f62e36bdd91f5e1bc12923f640de89235c9e/IMG_0363.jpeg" /> squiggle lamps are available for commission https://juliamargaretlu.com/squiggle Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:15:18 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/squiggle <img width="1440" height="1920" width_o="1440" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f7e00ab2067ac4f0e090100cc56fdea68739d0c1914ebd4cf3217f5c2cc60d6/4E177E52-F213-4475-85E0-3B11D1FACA7F.jpg" data-mid="240403237" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f7e00ab2067ac4f0e090100cc56fdea68739d0c1914ebd4cf3217f5c2cc60d6/4E177E52-F213-4475-85E0-3B11D1FACA7F.jpg" /> &nbsp; squiggle 2025mixed media: conduit exhibited at Toolish Behavior, Clive Davis Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Press: Toolish Behavior: On the Humanity of Tools at New York University’s 370 Jay Street building WhiteHot Magazine, 2025 -- a 3-dimensional drawing, drawn with a blue collar instrument https://juliamargaretlu.com/Bad-Hatter Sat, 30 Dec 2023 01:13:17 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/Bad-Hatter <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1dc3200586187d7bec7495550a11636dea2e5eb17de137691b8895f90a13304/IMG_7356.jpg" data-mid="223438814" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1dc3200586187d7bec7495550a11636dea2e5eb17de137691b8895f90a13304/IMG_7356.jpg" />&nbsp; Bad Hatter 2024Burning Man 2024 Honoraria Recipient Lead Artists: Winslow Porter, Neil Mendoza Berkay Daver, Will Patrick, Asli Sevinc, Chelsea Long, Julia Margaret Lu and friends mixed media: LED tube, drum kit, electronics, stainless steel structure, people-- a giant LED top hat that plays drums when people turn it on. a mischievous device that shocks you. a game for 4 players. <img width="2397" height="1600" width_o="2397" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e5634c873b27236748473cd778dae6ff55c281c57d589623480c476667c2d00/00447_15A-copy.jpg" data-mid="223438845" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e5634c873b27236748473cd778dae6ff55c281c57d589623480c476667c2d00/00447_15A-copy.jpg" /> Installed at Black Rock City,&nbsp; 2024 https://juliamargaretlu.com/The-Spring Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:24:00 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/The-Spring &nbsp;<img width="2397" height="1600" width_o="2397" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2290260f8aec91fc074c1508e27a1b99a830366d1534c203f14693fbfb4599d/00425_37A-copy.jpg" data-mid="223439066" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b2290260f8aec91fc074c1508e27a1b99a830366d1534c203f14693fbfb4599d/00425_37A-copy.jpg" /> The Spring 2024 Lead Artist: Mike Phillips mixed media: 1000s of uniquely shaped handmade ceramic tile, river rocks -- a spring that emerges from the desert floor.a place to watch the sun rise and fall. a pool to float into the stars. <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/76e8f8ec93a4016efc65c77eed16ae545568b5dd1bd3e8f9943311350cff6405/IMG_4856.jpg" data-mid="223439178" border="0" data-scale="65" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/76e8f8ec93a4016efc65c77eed16ae545568b5dd1bd3e8f9943311350cff6405/IMG_4856.jpg" /> Installed at Black Rock City, NV 2024 https://juliamargaretlu.com/i-m-not-in-love-with-you-julia Wed, 06 Mar 2024 01:26:01 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/i-m-not-in-love-with-you-julia <img width="3275" height="2473" width_o="3275" height_o="2473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5eef6e6fd02907a6be8379870b5fe6e10fb5dd04230a3538cc9ed7fad44f85b/laundrytext-01.png" data-mid="206135271" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5eef6e6fd02907a6be8379870b5fe6e10fb5dd04230a3538cc9ed7fad44f85b/laundrytext-01.png" /> i’m not in love with you julia&nbsp; 2024 mixed printed media --exhibited at labels? labels! tbd at _iidrr gallery in new york Press: More Than a Label, Copy Magazine -- an unrealized solo exhibition about the temporality of big feelings set to take place in my grandfather’s former laundromat in the upper east side that was up for lease for the first time since 1977. unfortunately, a new lease agreement was drawn before the exhibition could take place. https://juliamargaretlu.com/spamville Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:37:52 +0000 julia! https://juliamargaretlu.com/spamville <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9f001a0d8c4b4be3b1a7215c08b39de7cee7baf7bcc2b3e7f47dde45b9c7781/IMG_6947.jpeg" data-mid="240587904" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9f001a0d8c4b4be3b1a7215c08b39de7cee7baf7bcc2b3e7f47dde45b9c7781/IMG_6947.jpeg" /> spamville 2023 meat, architecture degree --exhibited at SPAMTEMBER at All Street Gallery Press: SPAMtember Unveils Playful Creativity: A Humorous Exploration of Cultural Identity at All Street Gallery, Hudson Weekly -- Welcome to Spamville, Home of the Spamsters a house made of SPAM