Rubin Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
150 W 17th St
212.620.5000
This event has passed.
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Courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin
- When
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Dec 11, 2009 – May 10, 2010
Mondays (11am–5pm)
Wednesdays (11am–7pm)
Thursdays (11am–5pm)
Fridays (11am–10pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (11am–6pm)
- Where
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Directions: A, C or E to 14th Street; 1 to 18th Street; 1, 2, 3 to 14th Street; F and M to 14th Street; N, R, Q, 4, 5 and 6 to 14th or the L to 6th Avenue. Bus: B20 to the corner of 7th Avenue and 17th Street.
- Price
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$10
- Links
“The title of this Rubin exhibition cites the "churning" sea of Hinduism's creation belief and the West's for-science explorations of the final frontier. Visions calls to mind a Carl Sagan bit — that "somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known" — uniting the world's theories on and representations of the universe's creation. Heady stuff to think about, and within the exhibit are wondrous Eastern and Western artifacts including a 12th-century sculpture of the Hindu god Vishnu, a medieval-era manuscript in which man is placed front and center in the grand scheme, and far-out photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope.”
Jason Jude Chan, Flavorpill
Note:
See this incredible video on the big screen as part of the exhibition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U&feature=player_embedded
Visions of the Cosmos, the Rubin Museum's latest exhibition, juxtaposes Eastern and Western conceptions of the universe. Visions of the Cosmos marks the first opportunity for visitors to compare European works with the museum's Himalayan art collection. Works include sculptures, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, rare books and prints from American and European collections, and photographs of the galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
