Tsherin Sherpa with Bijay Maharjan and the Regal Studio metal casting team, including Durga Shrestha, Sajal Siwakoti, and Sangita Maharjan, Muted Expressions, 2022 (Nepal), bronze, 214 x 68.5 x 61 cm; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; purchased with the Museum acquisition fund and additional funds by Lois and Bob Baylis, Lisa Cavallari, Noah Dorsky, Shelley Rubin, and Jorrit Britschgi; C2022.4.1 © Tsherin Sherpa
speakers: Dr. Jorrit Britschgi, executive director of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker
Muted Expressions was Tsherin Sherpa’s response to the devastating 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Disembodied human hands and feet cluster together and appear as a single entity, evoking the unfortunate ones trapped under collapsed structures. The Rubin’s Executive Director Jorrit Britschgi and Smarthistory’s Dr. Steven Zucker examine the details of this powerful contemporary sculpture, which was displayed in dialogue with traditional Tibetan art in the Rubin’s Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now exhibition.
The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you an ‘up-close’ look at select objects from the Rubin’s preeminent collection of Himalayan art. Featuring conversations with senior curators and close-looking at art, this video series is an accessible introduction to the art and material culture of the Tibetan, Himalayan, and Inner Asian regions. Learn about the living traditions and art-making practices of the Himalayas from the past to today.
Learn more:
● View another artwork by artist Tsherin Sherpa, which he created in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal: https://rubinmuseum.org/collection/c2019-1-1a-j/
● Read about contemporary Tibetan art practices in an essay by Yangla Gesang, Yuyuan (Victoria) Liu, and Rubin curator Elena Pakhoutova https://rubinmuseum.org/projecthimalayanart/essays/ice-buddha/
● Familiarize yourself with symbolic hand gestures (mudras) in this looking guide. https://rubinmuseum.org/projecthimalayanart/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/Looking-Guide-Project-Himalayan-Art.pdf
About the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
The Rubin is a global museum dedicated to presenting Himalayan art and its insights through exhibitions, participatory experiences, a dynamic digital platform, and partnerships. Inspired and informed by Himalayan art, the Rubin invites people to contemplate the human experience and deepen connections with the world around them in order to expand awareness, enhance well-being, and cultivate compassion.
View the Himalayan Art Up Close series: / playlist
Subscribe to the Rubin Museum YouTube channel: / @rubinmuseum
source
