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...fascinating objects that provide insight into Buddhist beliefs, practices and developments. Chinese, Korean and Japanese hanging scrolls illustrate and record Buddhist “sutras,” or sacred texts. Ceremonial objects such as Chinese censers and Tibetan bell handles bring to mind images of traditional Buddhist ceremonies. Wooden and brass statues, as well as several scroll paintings, depict frightening monsters who serve as protector deities that ward off demons...
...three small galleries both explore developments in Buddhism and survey its transmission in East Asia from the 10th through 18th centuries. The three rooms chart Buddhism’s progress chronologically, with each room presenting a wide variety of objects – scroll paintings, wooden and bronze statuary, ceramics, ritual objects and figurines. “I hope visitors see the evolution of Buddhist iconographic types and regional and national styles,” said Mowry...
...structures are made from materials ranging from to plywood and wooden joints to wire, bolts, aluminum sheets and large, sturdy paper tubes which resemble the kind that hold toilet paper. The paper tubes, which Ban has dubbed “evolved wood,” may quite possibly be the perfect building material: they are cheap, recyclable, capable of bearing large loads, can be quickly assembled and can be made waterproof and fire-resistant. Structurally speaking, the paper tubes and the plywood, both lightweight and relatively flexible, form the bulk of the structure while metal or wood reinforce joints...
...more profound: a sense of playfulness. Words and images float freely across the screen or follow the cursor like schools of curious minnows. Images bulge and distort or blow away as if in a high wind. A clock ticks off seconds with a hand frantically stacking and unstacking toy wooden blocks. Words shatter into their component letters at the click of a mouse or spontaneously organize themselves into flow charts on the fly. Nakamura's websites turn information into interactive art--and the great thing about them is you're never quite sure who the artist...
...some sort of nostalgia for how they thought it once was." At his restaurant and hotel, Brahm has succeeded where even master propagandist Jiang failed: he has erased the tragedy and rendered the revolution perfect. He points to an empty pack of official Communist Party cigarettes glued to the wooden armrest of a vintage easy chair. "What I am trying to do is recreate a mood, a dream of the 1950s innocence when idealism was building postrevolutionary China. I want to capture the essence of how people lived then and how powerful people made decisions." Despite Brahm's enthusiasm...