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’s permanent collection, inviting new ways of encountering traditional Himalayan art.

The exhibition features 18 commissions as well as recent work across mediums—including painting, sculpture, sound, video, and installation—which 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.

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is presented at Wrightwood 659 by Halsted A&A Foundation. The exhibition is curated by Michelle Bennett Simorella of the Rubin Museum of Art, where it is currently on view through October 6, 2024. The original presentation was curated by Michelle Bennett Simorella, with guest curators Roshan Mishra and Tsewang Lhamo.

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is presented at Wrightwood 659 by Halsted A&A Foundation.

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is supported by Bob and Lois Baylis, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Noah P. Dorsky, Mimi Gardner Gates, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, Agnes Gund, New York Life, Matt and Ann Nimetz, Namita and Arun Saraf, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Taipei Cultural Center in New York, and UOVO.

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

ARTISTS

Asha Kama Wangdi, VAST Bhutan

Bharat Rai

Charwei Tsai

Chitra Ganesh

Jasmine Rajbhandari

John Tsung

Jupiter Pradhan

Kabi Raj Lama

Kunsang Gyasto

Kunsang Kyirong

Losel Yauch

LuYang

Manish Lal Shrestha

Meena Kayastha

Monsal Pekar

Pema (“Tintin”) Tshering

Prithvi Shrestha

Roshan Pradhan

Salil Subedi

Shraddha Shrestha

Shushank Shrestha

IMAGINE (a.k.a. Sneha Shrestha)

Sonam Dolma Brauen

Tenzin Gyurmey Dorjee

Tenzin Mingyur Paldron

Tsherin Sherpa

Uma Brista

Yangdzom Lama

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