Exhibition in Sweden Highlights Peace Initiatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama[Saturday, 9 October 2010, 3:48 p.m.]
London:
Mr Thubten Samdup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the
Office of Tibet, London, yesterday opened “The Missing Peace – Artists
Consider the Dalai Lama” exhibition at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm,
Sweden, at the invitation of the museum’s Director, Mr Olov Amelin. The
Nobel Museum wrote on its website that through this exhibition it
“wishes to highlight the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 1989, the 14th
Dalai Lama”.In the exhibition, artists representing different
countries were asked to give their perspectives on His Holiness the
Dalai Lama and his endeavours. The artwork shown at the Nobel Museum
are a selection of the 88 artworks included in “The Missing Peace –
Artists Consider the Dalai Lama” and features paintings and sculptures,
as well as photography and video installations.The opening was
addressed by Mr Olov Amelin, Darlene Markovich from the Committee of
100 for Tibet and Mr Thubten Samdup. In his address at the opening, Mr
Samdup informed the invited guests about His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s
continuous efforts to promote human values such as compassion and
tolerance, His Holiness’ commitment to promoting understanding and
harmony among the world’s major religious traditions, and His Holiness’
ongoing efforts to resolve the Tibetan issue through dialogue with the
Chinese leadership. The representative also read out His Holiness the
Dalai Lama’s statement issued earlier in the day on the awarding of the
Nobel Peace Prize to the jailed Chinese dissident Mr Liu Xiaobo.Speaking
of the exhibition, Mr Samdup said: The Missing Peace art exhibit
features many splendid works which consider the Dalai Lama; his
invaluable message and example. These artistic portraits, produced by a
remarkable group of contemporary artists, are intended as
contemplations on ‘peace’ with His Holiness as inspirational model.
Their works attempt to express an art that would be ‘a catalyst for
peace’; where the artist seeks to convey a compassionate ‘way of
seeing’”. The representative further added: Acknowledging the
important communicative and inspirational role of art, His Holiness is
pleased that these art works seek to create what he terms ‘zones of
peace, intended to inspire others, to generate compassion, love and
patience, essential if human beings are to attain happiness’.The
exhibition at the Nobel Museum opens to the public from the 9th October
2010 until the 2nd January 2011. The exhibition was produced by the
Committee of 100 for Tibet and The Dalai Lama Foundation in 2005 and
has toured in the United States, Spain and Romania before arriving in
Stockholm.(Report filed by Chonpel Tsering, Office of Tibet, London)
