SAN FRANCISCO, CA., August 24, 2012 (artdaily.org): Sculpture is an essential part of Indian civilization; a culture that dates back to ancient times and has flourished uninterrupted to the present. It is fundamentally important to India’s nearly one billion Hindu adherents. Consecrated images and forms of the divine serve as the focal point for devotees to worship, meditate on, or otherwise communicate with Hinduism’s innumerable deities. Many Hindus believe all are manifestations of one supreme, transcendent force or power.
Indian Hindu sculpture and historic images from the collections of the Asian Art Museum provide a glimpse at profound expressions of veneration from the world’s oldest living religion. The exhibited objects range from seventh- and eighth-century temple images carved from stone to elaborately rendered wooden sculptures made more than one thousand years later for use in religious processions. All reflect the divine, here on earth and throughout the universe, in its many manifestations.
Deities in Stone: Hindu Sculpture from the Collections of the Asian Art Museum is located in Terminal 3, Boarding Area F from Saturday, August 25, 2012 through Sunday, February 24, 2013. The exhibition is located post-security and is only accessible to passengers ticketed for travel through Terminal 3.