Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now
Organized by the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now presents 28 contemporary artists from the Himalayas, Asia, and diaspora whose work is presented in dialogue with objects from the Rubin Museum鈥檚 permanent collection, inviting new ways of encountering traditional Himalayan art.
The exhibition features 18 commissions as well as recent work across mediums鈥攊ncluding painting, sculpture, sound, video, and installation鈥攚hich reimagine the forms, symbols, and narratives found within the living cultural heritage of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and other Himalayan regions. The artists explore the continuum of the cultures that shape their identity, merging past with present into one space, and posing questions about the potential for transformation today.
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Organized by the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now presents 28 contemporary artists from the Himalayas, Asia, and diaspora whose work is presented in dialogue with objects from the Rubin Museum鈥檚 permanent collection, inviting new ways of encountering traditional Himalayan art.
The exhibition features 18 commissions as well as recent work across mediums鈥攊ncluding painting, sculpture, sound, video, and installation鈥攚hich reimagine the forms, symbols, and narratives found within the living cultural heritage of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and other Himalayan regions. The artists explore the continuum of the cultures that shape their identity, merging past with present into one space, and posing questions about the potential for transformation today.
Artists on show
- Bharat Rai
- Charwei Tsai
- Chitra Ganesh
- Jasmine Rajbhandari
- John Tsung
- Jupiter Pradhan
- Kabi Raj Lama
- Kama Wangdi
- Kunsang Kyirong
- Losel Yauch
- Lu Yang
- Manish Lal Shrestha
- Meena Kayastha
- Monsal Pekar
- Pema Tshering
- Prithvi Shrestha
- Roshan Pradhan
- Salil Subedi
- Shraddha Shrestha
- Shushank Shrestha
- Sneha Shrestha
- Sonam Dolma Brauen
- Tenzin Gyurmey Dorjee
- Tenzin Mingyur Paldron
- Tsherin Sherpa
- Uma Brista
- Yangdzom Lama
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