esea contemporary and MAO (Museum of Asian Art), Turin, are pleased to present ‘Shadow and Void: Buddha10, a new exhibition showcasing historic Buddhist sculptures alongside contemporary artworks by Shigeru Ishihara, Lee Mingwei, LuYang, Sun Xun, Sinta Tantra, Wu Chi-Tsung, and Zheng Bo.
Opening in Manchester on 18 January 2025, the exhibition includes a selection of recently restored Buddhist sculptures, on loan from MAO, ranging from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries CE, as well as three new commissions created specifically for ‘Buddha10’.
Curated by Xiaowen Zhu, Director of esea contemporary, and Davide Quadrio, Director of MAO, this innovative collaboration between the UK’s only non-profit gallery dedicated to East and Southeast Asian contemporary art and one of Europe’s foremost institutional collections of Asian art intertwines scientific studies, contemporary art, and spirituality.
