Vital Matters: Curatorial Collectives—Jain Art in Los Angeles and Zürich
PUBLIC PROGRAM (ONLINE)
Thursday, March 2, 11 am–12:15 pm PST
Online Conversation / FREE
RSVP for zoom link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/523197055477
Join us for a fascinating online public program that brings together the curators of two current exhibitions focused on the lived experience of Jain religious practices and ethical principles: Visualizing Devotion: Jain Embroidered Shrine Hangings at the Fowler Museum at UCLA and Being Jain: Art and Culture of an Indian Religion at Museum Rietberg in Zurich, Switzerland. The conversation will address how museums have worked closely with local communities to understand the practice of religion in everyday life: in devotional, domestic, commercial, and community spaces. These contextualized viewpoints provide new insights that move beyond the more traditional “dates and doctrines” approach to museum presentations of religion.
Panelists include Museum Reitberg deputy director Johannes Beltz; Arihanta Academy co-founder Christopher Jain Miller; Fowler senior curator of Latin American and Caribbean popular arts Patrick A. Polk; and Fowler director of education and interpretation Amy Landau.
The recording of the event will be available on this page about 2 weeks later.
Visualizing Devotion: Jain Embroidered Shrine Hangings
EXHIBITION (IN PERSON)
On view through March 26, 2023
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Wednesday–Sunday, 12–5pm
Admission is free, parking $3/hr UCLA Lot 4