Gods & Things: Asian Art from the Permanent Collection
IMAGES (detail): Shakyamuni Buddha, late 18th–early 19th century, jadeite. Promised gift, The James R. and Ann A. Peltier Collection of Chinese Jade L2016.43.26
Gallery Guide
Gods & Things is an exhibition that explores the intersection of religion with artistry, material, and trade through objects from South and East Asia held in the permanent collection. Featuring an eclectic selection of both sacred and mundane objects ranging from the 2nd to 20th centuries, the exhibition will highlight depictions and representations of divinities, eccentrics, and sacred narrative as translated into pilgrimage sites, sacred architectures, ritual implements, and luxury objects. Capable of retaining multiple layers of meanings in different time and context, the objects in Gods and Things suggest an integrative approach toward religious art in Asia—one that reflects the reality of the practices and philosophies of Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism in ordinary people’s everyday lives.
This exhibition is guest curated by art historian William Ma, PhD, a faculty member at LSU College of Art and Design. Ma specializes in the artistic exchanges between China and the world in the late-imperial and modern periods.
Exhibition Sponsors
Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund: The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; Louisiana CAT; Charles Schwing; Alma Lee, H. N. and Cary Saurage Fund; Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group; Mrs. Elizabeth M. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst; and the Louisiana Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French.
Join us for Third Thursday for a different type of happy hour! The lineup is below:
6:00-7:00: 5th floor
Table with LSU Clay Club members - Make your own clay sake cup - lobby
Paula Arai book signing - lobby
Sake tasting with Tsunami - lobby
Gallery talk with William Ma - 6:20-6:35 (only 15 minutes) - Gods & Things gallery
7:00-8:00 - (galleries remain open, but guests invited to 3rd floor)
-Cooking demonstration with Tsunami (congee)
$10 for general public, $5 for members and students/faculty with ID.