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Dharma Centers,
Insight Meditation, Zen
Sesshins, the Dalai Lama in Central
Park -- Since the 1950’s, Buddhism
has increasingly become an
integral part of the Western cultural
landscape. The Buddha Project concerns itself with this question: how is
the transfer
of Buddhist ideas from Eastern
to Western cultures expressed in contemporary visual art?
These
exhibitions feature contemporary
visual work that engages with three aspects of Buddhist thought: images
of the Buddha; reflections on Buddhist teachings, and the experience of
the Buddhist community. The goal of the exhibitions is to present a body
of work that will engage gallery visitors with the central question of
the exhibition, while providing direct access to works of significant
aesthetic merit. Selected works represent the imprint of Buddhism both
as tradition and as abstract idea on
our cultural landscape at this moment
in time. The exhibitions are not an attempt to present a comprehensive
survey; rather, they are an exploration of the subtle ways in which
Buddhist ideas become discernible in artists’ creative productions.
Jeanne
Grossetti Robert Thurmer
Co-Curators, The Buddha Project |
