Le Metropolitan Museum of Art à New York annonce la parution de l’ouvrage suivant :
Mandalas: Mapping The Buddhist Art of Tibet
par Kurt Behrendt, avec des essais par Christian Luczanits et Amy Heller, ainsi qu’un entretien avec Tenzing Rigdol
Résumé de l’ouvrage:
A mandala is a diagram of the universe—a map of true reality intended to provide a focus for Buddhist religious practice and inspire the devout. This book highlights the distinctive Tibetan approach to creating mandalas, exploring how it crossed over from India into Tibet, and how continuous exchanges of art and ideas between the two cultures, led by monks and spiritual teachers, gave rise to a uniquely Tibetan style of Buddhist imagery. Featuring more than one hundred paintings, sculptures, and ritual objects, this superbly illustrated volume reflects the dazzling complexities of the Tibetan imagery that has provided a foundation for mandalas through the centuries. Most notably, a mesmerizing installation by the Tibetan American artist Tenzing Rigdol (b. 1982), specially created for the accompanying exhibition and published here for the first time, offers contemporary audiences a way of interrogating and understanding their world and underscores how this ancient tradition remains a vibrant living practice.
Pour de plus amples informations, voir la page de la publication : https://www.metmuseum.org/met-publications/mandalas-mapping-the-buddhist-art-of-tibet
