London exhibit: Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India

machadinha

Exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts, London:

Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India
11 November 2006 — 25 February 2007

This exhibition of approximately forty bronze sculptures explores the artistic and cultural riches of the Chola dynasty of southern India between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. Throughout their rule the Chola were great patrons of the arts and oversaw an extensive programme of temple construction. Portable bronze sculptures, revered as physical manifestations of the Hindu gods, were produced to fulfil public functions and preside over specific festivities.

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Idol thoughts

With the UK's first exhibition of Chola bronze statues from India about to open, Mark Oliver went to their homeland in Tamil Nadu with the exhibition's curator and discovered how they are still integral to daily worship

Guardian, november 7 2006

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Nick-H

If I was there I'd go and see.

But I'm always a little uncomfortable with these things being in museums and galleries.

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crvlvr

Why ? just curious.