背面——被忽視的西藏藝術

展出時間：2013.3.15——2013.8.12

許多西藏藝術品背面的文字和畫面揭示了作品的意義、功能以及歷史背景。2013年3月15日，魯賓藝術管首次精選了一組繪畫卷軸（唐卡）、雕塑以及開示卡舉辦專展，此次展出選擇了一批製作精美、主題特殊且複雜的藝術品，作品時間跨度從13世紀到19世紀，展出對於藝術品正反兩面細節的探討介紹了背面在西藏文化中的多種用途。

藝術品背面的內容大多與供奉儀式有關，而正是這種關聯使之成為一件宗教藝術品。名人的手印和繪畫更增強了其宗教意味，成為解讀佛教文獻的鑰匙。文字也包含許多理解作品正面表現內容的和歷史細節的信息。這樣的文字既有供奉者獻給上師的簡單禱文，也有描述歷史名人的複雜頌詩，這些信息能夠幫助人們瞭解藝術品的淵源。

Flip Side——The Unseen in Tibetan Art

The texts and images on the back of Tibetan art objects reveal clues to their meaning, function, and historical context. For the first time ever both sides of a select group of scroll paintings (thangkas), sculptures, and initiation cards will be explored in detail. Chosen for the beauty, exceptional content, and complexity of their backs, these works of art dating from the 13th to the 19th century illuminate the many uses of the other side in Tibetan culture.

Much of what is found on the reverse relates to the consecration ritual through which the work becomes a religious object. Handprints of eminent masters and drawings strengthen this religious aspect and are explained along with the key Buddhist texts found there as well. The writing also contains clues for identifying the representations on the front and historical details. Such texts range from veneration mantras dedicated to the immediate teachers of the donor to sophisticated poems of praise mentioning historical personages in the memory of which the work of art was made. 

                                                                                                                                               新闻来源：鲁宾艺术馆