"Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art" Opens at The Dorsky Museum at the State University of New York Nortse

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Nortse, (b. Lhasa, 1973), Group Photo, 2007.
Chromogenic color print, ed. 7/10, 21.7 x 20.8 in.

NEW YORK---The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York, New Paltz is presenting "Anonymous, an exhibition of contemporary Tibetan Art" featuring over 50 works of painting, sculpture, installation, and video art by 27 artists living in Tibet and in diaspora. The show will be open through December 15. Anonymous seeks to explore the tension between an ancient culture’s unbroken artistic tradition and the personality-driven world of contemporary art. Anonymity and self-expression are commonly polarized values and artistic goals within the global art market. In traditional Tibetan art, a formal system of art production was used to support the transmission of Buddhist culture. In addition to the contemporary display, a small selection of traditional thangka paintings provide historical context. [link]