Exhibition catalogue for THE LIGHT OF INFINITE WISDOM: Asian Art from the Godwin Ternbach Museum and Other Collections, October 15–December 20, 2003 at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum.
Co-curated by Xiao Ping Lin (Professor, Art History, Queens College); co-sponsored by the Asian-American Center; with loans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other private collections in New York.
A wide range of works in all media, including sculpture, metalwork, ceramics, paintings, woodblock prints, decorative arts, and textiles are highlighted in this exhibition of over 90 objects from China, India, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Sri Lanka, dating from the second millennium BC through the 20th century. The exhibition thematically explores the interrelation of these works in the contexts of Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Taoism, the five major sources of wisdom that have enlightened Asian civilizations to this day.
