Gateway to Himalayan Art
July 23, 2010 - January 1, 2012
Gateway to Himalayan Art marks a redesign of the museum's introductory exhibition. Gateway lays the groundwork for visitors' understanding Himalayan art, geography, and culture. Explanatory graphics and multimedia presentations address themes ranging from iconography and symbolism, to methods of art production, to the religious and secular functions of Himalayan art.
Tradition Transformed
July 11, 2010 - October 18, 2010
Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond marks the first exhibition of contemporary Tibetan art in a New York City museum. The nine Tibetan artists featured each explore contemporary issues--personal, political, and cultural--by integrating the centuries-old traditional imagery, techniques, and materials found in Tibetan Buddhist art with modern influences and media.
Remember That You Will Die
March 19, 2010 - August 9, 2010
Remember That You Will Die: Death Across Cultures explores the concepts of death and the afterlife in the European and Himalayan traditions from about the fourteenth century to the present. Societies rooted in these cultures have developed complex notions of death, often with startling visual counterparts.
