Opening March 15: Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now

On March 15, 2024, the Rubin will unveil Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now, a Museum-wide group show of 32 contemporary artists from the Himalayas, Asia, and diaspora whose work is presented in dialogue with objects from the Rubin Museum’s collection. A highlight of the Rubin’s 20th-anniversary year, the exhibition features 23 new commissions as well as recent work across mediums—including painting, sculpture, sound, video, installation, and performance— that reimagine the forms, symbols, and narratives found within the living cultural heritage of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and other Himalayan regions. The artists, many of whom are exhibiting in the United States for the first time, explore the continuum of the cultures that shape their identities, merging past with present into one space, and posing questions about the potential for transformation today.

The exhibition will be presented throughout the entire Museum and represents the Rubin’s largest engagement thus far with contemporary artists. Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is on view from March 15 to October 6, 2024, and is curated by Michelle Bennett Simorella, Director of Curatorial Administration and Collections at the Rubin Museum of Art; Tsewang Lhamo, artist and founder of Yakpo Collective (New York); and Roshan Mishra, Director of the Taragaon Next (Kathmandu, Nepal).

Following the close of the show on October 6, Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now will travel to Wrightwood 659 in Chicago, IL, made possible by Halsted A&A Foundation. Founded in 2018, Wrightwood 659 is a private, non-collecting institution.

Read the full story in the press release