The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York

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The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York


The Rubin Museum of Art has just opened in downtown New York City.  I urge 
all of you to visit this spectacular museum.  I myself am awestruck by the 
sweep and beauty of the exhibitions on 6 floors. "Sacred History: Sages and 
Stories"; "Perfected Beings, Pure Realms"; "Demonic Divine: Himalayan Art 
and Beyond"; "Portraits of Transmission"; "Methods of Transcendence"; and 
"Sacred Passage to Himalaya".

Of particular interest is the beautiful theater downstairs.  It's 
completely acoustic and unplugged.  On Friday evening, Tim McHenry, the 
brilliant Director of Programming, presented an amazing world premiere of 
trombone player Roswell Rudd in collaboration with the Mongolian singer 
Badma-Khanda and group of musicians on horse head fiddle, flute, horsehead 
bass, throat singing, dulcimer and zither.  The concert included a set of 
traditional Mongolian Buryat music and a set with Mr. Rudd on trombone and 
mellophone.  The collaborative second set started off with a wonderful 
version of Oumou Sangare's "Djorolen" and delightful songs alternating 
between traditional Mongolian songs and Mr. Rudd's blues, jazz and boogey. 
To hear the whole ensemble's version of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" 
epitomized cutting edge world music today. Most wonderful, of course, is 
the acoustic nature of the theater with no mikes and amplifiers to distort 
the listening experience.... Projected on a large screen behind the 
musicians, were terrific images of the art in the museum.  This is sublime 
curatorial work.

Here's the Museum website where you can view Tim McHenry's 100 Events in 
100 Days programming feat: www.rmanyc.org  And a related virtual museum 
online with 17,000 pieces of art: http://www.himalayanart.org


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