Modernist Art from India
May 4, 2012 - October 16, 2012
Approaching Abstraction is the second exhibition of a three-part series, titled Modernist Art from India, that examines art from post-independence and post-Partition India. Building on the explorations between abstraction and figuration begun in The Body Unbound, the exhibition distinguishes abstraction in modernist Indian art from abstraction in Euro-American modernism and shows the independent trajectory of abstraction in post-Independence India.
Illuminated
April 6, 2012 - September 3, 2012
Gold, silver and other precious materials were often used to adorn objects of religious devotion, especially the sacred books of the living traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Christianity, and Islam. It is believed that precious materials enhanced the sacred message and the efficacy of the book. This exhibition focuses on physical aspects of sacred books and draws attention to their significance as religious objects.
Casting the Divine
March 2, 2012 - July 30, 2012
A group of 104 sculptures on long-term loan to the Rubin Museum of Art will be exhibited together for the first time in the United States. A selection of the works was previously exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, in the United Kingdom, in 1999. The collection is known as the Nyingjei Lam Collection, which means "path of compassion."
Hero, Villain, Yeti
December 9, 2011 - June 11, 2012
Comic book storylines have drawn on Tibet's cultural and religious traditions for more than sixty years, mixing reality with myths and long-held stereotypes. Featuring more than fifty comic books from around the world, Hero, Villain, Yeti sheds light on global perceptions of Tibet as reflected in and informed by these diverse narratives.
Masterworks
March 11, 2011 - January 7, 2013
Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection showcases some of the finest works of art from the museum's collection while highlighting the stylistic diversity and relationships between different strands of Himalayan and neighboring cultural and artistic traditions.
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Gateway to Himalayan Art
July 23, 2010 - January 6, 2014
Experience Gateway to Himalayan Art anew as we mark the first in a series of yearly art rotations. Nearly twenty works of art have been added, bringing a fresh perspective and new dimensions to this exhibition that presents the fundamentals of Himalayan art.
