Art Exhibit Focuses On Dalai Lama To Inspire Peace
Art Exhibit Focuses On Dalai Lama To Inspire Peace
The website http://www.luc. edu/luma/ dalailama. shtml for the exhibit says, "With the full life of the Dalai Lama as
inspiration, the intention for this project is to shift the world’s
attention towards peace."
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
Oct 26, 2006 12:27 pm US/Central
Exhibit Opens This Weekend
(CBS) CHICAGO A new art exhibit on the Magnificent Mile uses the images and
life of a world icon to inspire messages of peace.
The exhibit is entitled, "The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai
Lama." It focuses on images of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and
the need for peace in the world.
The Loyola University Museum, at 820 N. Michigan Ave. of art is hosting the
show, which features the paintings, drawings and photos of 88 artists from
around the world.
The exhibit opens to the public this weekend.
The currently serving 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, won a Nobel Peace
Prize in 1989.
The website http://www.luc. edu/luma/ dalailama. shtml for the exhibit says, "With the full life of the Dalai Lama as
inspiration, the intention for this project is to shift the world’s
attention towards peace."
"Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at
peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it
can share that peace with neighboring communities, " the Dalai Lama is quoted
on the exhibit Web site.
Among the artists who are participating in the exhibit are photographers
Richard Avedon, Michal Rovner and Adam Fuss; painter and visual artist Ken
Aptekar; multimedia artist Laurie Anderson; painter Guy Buffet; video artist
Bill Viola; and avant-garde artists Jenny Holzer.
