Gateway to Himalayan Art
On view through June 4, 2023
Rubin Museum of Art
New York, New York
www.rubinmuseum.org
“Gateway to Himalayan Art” introduces you to the main forms, concepts, meanings, and traditions of Himalayan art represented in the Rubin Museum collection.
The exhibition opens with a large multimedia map that highlights regions of the diverse Himalayan cultural sphere, including parts of present-day India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia. “Gateway” invites you to explore exemplary objects from the Museum’s collection, organized and presented in thematic sections: Figures and Symbols, Materials and Techniques, and Purpose and Function.
[Image: Yellow Jambhala, Tibet, 17th Century. 25 1/4 × 19 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.]
