SEP 2005
VOLUME 36 - NUMBER 6
The world first learned of Tibet and the Dalai Lama through diplomats and adventurers who were privileged or brave enough to journey there. With the tumultuous events of the mid-20th century, this exotic view has been transformed. Although the Dalai Lama has become one fo the potent symbols of our time, little is known about this institution that he represents and the lineage he belongs to. 'The 14 Dalai Lamas: Tibetan Reincarnations of Bodhisattva' represents the first significant study of these topics. Urs Haller and curator Martin Brauen introduce this Zurich exhibition. Per Sorensen explains how the Dalai Lama's lineage was established and Kimiaki Tanaka discusses how it was represented in thangkas. Michael Henss traces the process in which photography transformed visual representations of the Dalai Lama from an icon to a 'real' person.
Material amassed by early travellers to Tibet forms an important part of the Asian holdings at World Museum Liverpool. Emma Martin describes new displays which show such holdings to their best advantage. Eldon Worrall sheds light on the importance of the China Trade to Liverpool.
As the art market continues its bullish run, we report on auctions from Hong Kong, Paris, Stuttgart and London. In the commentary, Kimberley Te Winkle discusses some of the pressing issues that Chinese auction houses face. With the start of autumn, we introduce a new sason of gallery shows and fairs.
FEATURES
Clare Pollard. Book Review: Gisela Jahn: Meiji Ceramics: The Art of Japanese Export Porcelain and Satsuma Ware 1868-1912, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, 2004
Emma Martin. The Tibetan Collection at World Museum Liverpool
Eldon Worrall. Liverpool’s Role in the China Trade
Emma Martin. Liverpool's Hidden Collections Revealed
Kimiaki Tanaka. Portraits of the Dalai Lamas: The Thirteen-Thangka Type and Its Variations
Michael Henss. From Tradition to 'Truth': Images of the 13th Dalai Lama
Per K. Sorensen. The Dalai Lama Institution: Its Origin and Genealogical Succession
Urs Haller and Martin Brauen. All the Dalai Lamas Are in Zurich
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Fair Preview: Autumn Fairs in Paris
Fair Preview: Los Angeles Asian and Tribal Art Show
NEWS
Margaret Tao and Orientations. Gallery News
COMMENTARY
Kimberley Te Winkle. Commentary: An Opportunity Lost