Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Yoga-The Art of Transformation
An 11th-century yogini sculpture
is part of an upcoming Smithsonian exhibit.
This October, the Smithsonian in
Washington, D.C. will unveil the world's first-ever exhibit of yoga's visual
history, called "Yoga: The Art of Transformation."
The museum's Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery will display 120 masterpieces of Indian sculpture and paintings with
pieces that date as far back as the third century to the early 20th century.
Temple sculptures, devotional icons, illustrated manuscripts, as well as
colonial and early modern photographs, books, and films aim to shed light on
the 2,000-year old practice. Source
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