Animal Power rotation in Islamic Art Gallery

The Harvard Art Museums are pleased to announce new gallery rotations featuring a series of exhibitions that offer fresh perspectives on the collections now on view. Highlights include Animal Power, which examines a wide range of animal representations and their symbolic meanings and cultural significance; Blank Space, an installation exploring the varied uses of negative space in East Asian art; and Dwarpalika (Temple Guardian), a new acquisition by Sneha Shrestha that reimagines traditional architectural forms through a contemporary street art lens. Together, these exhibitions offer distinct ways of engaging with art across cultures, histories, and ideas.

The glow-in-the-dark glaze of Nighty Night I by Danyang Song (b. 1998)

This rotation presents newly installed works alongside select returning favorites, reflecting the museums’ ongoing commitment to scholarship, teaching, and the continual re-examination of the collections. They welcome visitors to explore these exhibitions and experience the galleries in renewed and thought-provoking ways this winter.

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