Rubin Museum of Art

Issue 4: Impermanence

Engage with change, as artists, writers, scientists, activists, playwrights, and more offer their perspectives on impermanence.

The Way of the Cosmos
Finding your place in the universe. Literally.
ScienceMagazine
Impermanence Can Set Us Free
How Buddhism encourages us to embrace the instability of life
Scholarly PerspectivesBuddhismMagazine
The Returned: When Death Is Not the End
In Tibetan tales and popular culture the dead have a way of coming back with a purpose
Pop CultureBuddhismMagazine
Aromatic Landscape
A scent journey
Creative WritingMagazine
I Love You, I Love You Not
Navigating change in romantic relationships
Personal PerspectivesRelationshipsMagazine
My Spiritual Practice and the Climate Crisis: Karenna Gore
A series on grappling with environmental change
Personal PerspectivesEnvironmentMagazine
A Manual for the Momentary: DIY Rituals from Reimagine End of Life
Step-by-step instructions toward healing, resilience, and action
EnvironmentActivismHealingHow-tosMagazine
A Stunning Spectacle of Astonishing Things Happening
The renowned theater and opera director Peter Sellars discusses his passion for bringing a two-thousand-year-old Buddhist sutra to the stage
Female PowerBuddhismContemporary Art FormsInterviewsMagazine
My Spiritual Practice and the Climate Crisis: Thanissara Mary Weinberg
A series on grappling with environmental change
MindfulnessEnvironmentBuddhist PerspectivesPersonal PerspectivesMagazine
Ocean View
A one-act play maps identity in a changing world
Contemporary Himalayan LifeCreative WritingRelationshipsMagazine
Sacred Threads
Why preserve art when nothing lasts forever
Contemporary Art FormsTraditional Himalayan ArtBuddhismMagazine
My Spiritual Practice and the Climate Crisis: Jungwon Kim
A series on grappling with environmental change
Personal PerspectivesActivismEnvironmentMagazine
Intangible Connections Between You and Me: An Interview with Lee Mingwei
The artist reflects on the lasting impact of an early memory and his mother's gift
Contemporary Art FormsInterviewsMagazine
We Are All Steadily Heading Toward Death: Taryn Simon and Photography
An artist’s system for mapping blood, time, and narrative
PhotographyContemporary Art FormsMagazine
Green Remains
The spiritual and secular afterlives of bodies
EnvironmentMagazine
Life, Interrupted
Early onset Alzheimer's forces an artist and teacher to distinguish between letting go and giving up
Personal PerspectivesMagazine
My Spiritual Practice and the Climate Crisis: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin
A series on grappling with environmental change
EnvironmentPersonal PerspectivesMagazine
Change and Continuity: Contemplating Impermanence
Balancing love and loss with music and meditation
HealingHow-tosCreative WritingMusicMagazine
Buddhist Texts
Can technology help us on our spiritual quest, or are we just phoning it in?
TechnologyMindfulnessMagazine
A Royal Duel in the Natural World
When it comes to survival of the fittest, change is the only constant
Scholarly PerspectivesScienceEnvironmentMagazine
My Spiritual Practice and the Climate Crisis: Bishop Marc Andrus
A series on grappling with environmental change
Religious PerspectivesPersonal PerspectivesEnvironmentMagazine

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