June 29, 2011–November 27, 2011
Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries for the Arts of South and Southeast Asia, 3rd floor

In India, the Goddess (Devi) is the omnipresent embodiment of power and wisdom. Devi in her myriad forms—benign, maternal, empowering, and fearsome—expresses the range of human emotion and is perhaps the most widely worshipped deity in all India, standing alongside Shiva and Vishnu in the first rank of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain pantheons.

SIddhartha V. Shah will be offering a tour of this monumental exhibition for friends of Kageno on September 11th, 2011 , followed by a cocktail reception and discussion on contemporary movements in sacred art at the home Lillian Vernon and Paolo Martino. Masterworks of contemporary Tantric Hindu and Buddhist art will be on display and available for purchase with proceeds benefiting Kageno!! These paintings have taken months and, in some cases, years to complete and can be found in prestigious museums around the world, including New York's Rubin Museum of Art. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a fresh perspective on the exhibition at the Met, bring beauty into your own lives and support Kageno's efforts.

Siddhartha is an independent art dealer, critic, and curator specializing in the study of religious material culture. He studied the history of art and classics at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on the representation of gods and goddesses in art and mythology, and holds a master’s degree in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies with an emphasis on non-dual Hindu philosophy and Sanskrit. His course, "The Changing Face(s) of God: Hindu Art in Modern India", will be offered at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union in Spring 2012.

                   *****Please email frank@kageno.org to RSVP for this event.*****