Detail: Organized by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now presents 28 contemporary artists from the Himalayas, Asia, and diaspora whose work is presented in dialogue with objects from the Rubin Museum’s permanent collection, inviting new ways of encountering traditional Himalayan art.

The exhibition features 18 commissions as well as recent work across mediums—including painting, sculpture, sound, video, and installation—which reimagine the forms, symbols, and narratives found within the living cultural heritage of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and other Himalayan regions. The artists explore the continuum of the cultures that shape their identity, merging past with present into one space, and posing questions about the potential for transformation today.