Asia Society and Museum (Venue Partner)
725 Park Avenue
212.288.6400
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Mount Everest and the Main Rongbuk Glacier, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. David Breashears, 2007. Image courtesy of the artist
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July 13, 2010 – Aug 15, 2010
Daily (11am–6pm)
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Directions: Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 to Madison & 70th; M101, M102 to Lexington & 70th; M30 to Park & 72nd; M66 to Park & 68th OR Subway: #6 to 68th St.
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$5-$10
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The Himalayas are home to some of the world's most magnificent peaks and largest glaciers, which supply crucial seasonal flows to rivers across Asia. Yet they are disappearing at an alarming rate.
This exhibition presents new photographs of these "water towers of Asia" by mountaineer and photographer David Breashears alongside archival photographs taken over the past century by some of the world's greatest mountain photographers. The comparison starkly reveals the catastrophic loss of ice during the intervening years.
