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sā x RUBIN MUSEUM OF HIMALAYAN ART
A long-term partnership connecting Himalayan art, ecology, and global exchange
One of nearly 4,000 objects in the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art’s collection, spanning over 1,500 years across the Tibetan Plateau, with examples from Northern Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Mongolian, and Chinese culturally related areas.
Photo by Filip Wolak. Courtesy: Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art.
sā Ladakh Biennale and the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, New York, come together in a long-term partnership unfolding across 2026, 2028, and 2030. Moving beyond exhibition-led formats, this collaboration is rooted in sustained engagement, research, and exchange, grounded in Ladakh while extending into a wider Himalayan network of ideas, ecologies, and practices.
At its core, the partnership centres regenerative, place-responsive practices. Artists work in situ within fragile high-altitude environments, engaging with local knowledge systems, communities, and ecological conditions to develop work that is context-sensitive and ethically grounded.
2026 Collaboration
The partnership begins with the 2026 sā Ladakh Biennale, where Nepalese artist Amrit Karki presents newly commissioned work developed through a residency in Ladakh. His practice, spanning visual and performance, engages deeply with the terrain, exploring relationships between the ephemeral and the enduring within Himalayan landscapes.
'What You Have Given Me, I Set Free Forever'. Photo by Sumit Dangol, courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
‘Breathing through the stillness’, Photo by Sameer Tamrakar, Courtesy of the artist.
As a multi-biennale collaboration, this partnership establishes a framework for long-term impact, bringing together artists, communities, and institutions to support living practices, foster cross-cultural dialogue, and strengthen regional cultural ecosystems, while connecting local knowledge with global platforms through regenerative, collaborative, and ecologically sensitive exchange.
Artist Tenzin Gyurmey Dorjee was the inaugural winner of the annual Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize, a $30,000 unrestricted cash prize for an artist who has significantly contributed to the dialogue between Himalayan art and contemporary life. Photo by Heidi Zeiger, courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
The Rubin is a global museum dedicated to presenting Himalayan art and its insights. Founded in 2004, the Rubin serves people internationally through exhibitions, participatory experiences, a dynamic digital platform, and partnerships. Inspired and informed by Himalayan art, the Rubin invites people to contemplate the human experience and deepen connections with the world around them in order to expand awareness, enhance well-being, and cultivate compassion. The Rubin advances scholarship through a series of educational initiatives, grants, collection sharing, and the stewardship of a collection of nearly 4,000 Himalayan art objects spanning 1,500 years of history, providing unprecedented access and resources to scholars, artists, and students across the globe.
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