Gateway to Himalayan Art at Lehigh University.

Tsherin Sherpa (b. 1968, Kathmandu, Nepal); Wish-fulfilling Tree; 2016; bronze cast mandala, found objects, and rubble; Rubin Museum of Art; C2019.1.1a-j; installation photograph © David De Armas Photography

The old Shrine Room installation.

Installing Shrine Room door.

Installation view of Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now; photo by Liz Ligon

Sanford Biggers (b. 1970, Los Angeles, CA; lives and works in New York, NY); Lotus; 2007; steel, etched glass, colored LEDs; diam. 7 ft.; installation view of Grains of Emptiness: Buddhism Inspired Contemporary Art at the Rubin Museum (2010–11); image courtesy of the artist.

Monika Bravo (b. 1964, Bogotá, Columbia); Landscape of Belief; 2012; glass, mirror, projector, media player, aluminum, wood, text from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, time-based electronic installation; courtesy of the artist and Johannes Vogt Gallery

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