“The Rubin Museum of Art presents ‘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, and ahead of its transition to a global museum model in October, 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 is presented throughout the entire Museum and represents the Rubin’s largest engagement thus far with contemporary artists. As the final exhibition to take place at the Rubin’s 17th Street location, ‘Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now’ provides a platform for artists working in dialogue with traditional Himalayan art, which will continue to be a focus of the museum’s global future.” — The Rubin Museum of Art

“Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now” is curated by Michelle Bennett Simorella, Director of Curatorial Administration & 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).

Title image: Shushank Shrestha; Two Guardian Lion Dogs; 2023; ceramic, in glaze lustre; 52 × 27 × 44 in.; photo courtesy of Shuhank Shrestha, Massachusetts, USA.

Images courtesy The Rubin Museum of Art.