"Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond" Exhibition
Rubin Museum of Art
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The exhibition features nine artists--Dedron, Gonkar Gyatso, Losang Gyatso, Kesang Lamdark, Tenzin Norbu, Tenzing Rigdol, Pema Rinzin, Tsherin Sherpa and Penba Wangdu--who were invited to present new and recent works. In addition, "Tradition Transformed" include artworks selected from private collections to complement these new pieces and highlight each artist's practice.
Of the nine artists, five were born in Tibet, three come from Nepal and one was born in India. Dedron, Tenzin Norbu and Penba Wangdu continue to live in their Himalayan homelands, while the others have emigrated to Europe and the United States at different stages in their lives. The majority of these artists are trained in traditional painting and the strict interpretations prescribed by Buddhist religion-spiritual formulas and artistic norms, from which they break by experimenting with alternative media and extracting sacred symbols from their religious context, re-purposing them for their own self-expression.
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Schedule
from June 11, 2010 to October 18, 2010