Rubin Museum of Art
Rubin Museum of Art

From India East
05/31/2013 - 07/07/2014

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From India East presents sculptures from the Asian art collection of the Brooklyn Museum. The works were chosen by the Rubin Museum’s curators to trace the development of Buddhist and Hindu sculpture back to its roots in the art of ancient India. The year-long exhibition includes art from Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, and Japan. The loan was made possible by the Brooklyn Museum’s temporary closing of its Asian art galleries. 

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Allegory and Illusion
10/16/2013 - 02/10/2014

Allegory ThumbnailAllegory and Illusion: Early Portrait Photography from South Asia presents approximately 120 photographs and a selection of albums, glass plate negatives, cabinet cards, cartes-de-visites, and postcards illustrating the rich tradition of portrait photography in India, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Nepal from the mid-19th century to early 20th century. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi.

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Casting the Divine

Sculptures of the Nyingjei Lam Collection

March 2, 2012 - February 11, 2013



Tangtong Gyalpo; Tibet; second half of the 15th century; Copper alloy with pigment; Long term loan of the Nyingjei Lam Collection; L2005.9.63 (HAR 68496)

Shortly after its opening in 2004, the Rubin Museum of Art received a long-term loan of more than one hundred works of art known as the Nyingjei Lam Collection. This collection abounds in exquisite sculpture from the Himalayas and the regions immediately to the south, including works in metal, stone, and bone that have stunning details, inlays of precious materials, and fine inscriptions. These objects invite the viewer to look closely, compare, and enjoy. 

Works from the Nyingjei Lam Collection have enriched many of the exhibitions organized from the museum, but this exhibition presents the collection as a whole for the first and only time. Every collection has a distinct character that reflects both the taste and connoisseurship of the collector and the history of the collection. This exhibition has been conceived to emphasize the strengths of the Nyingjei Lam Collection. Its name translates to "Paths of Compassion," and its loan to the Rubin Museum is an act of deep generosity. 

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog, The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingjei Lam Collection, by David Weldon and Jane Casey Singer. It was published in 1999 by Laurence King Publishing, an imprint of Calmann & King Ltd.

Curated by Christian Luczanits

 

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Exhibition Resources

Audio Tour

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Narrated by the Rubin Museum of Art curatorial department.

Explore the Stories of Objects

This interactive examines the stories of certain works of art in this exhibition and reveal the details that help identify who and what each individual object represents.

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Installation Photography

Click here to see installation photography for the exhibition: Casting the Divine.

 

Exhibition Video with Curator Commentary

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