Nicholas Platt, PRESIDENT
Vishakha N. Desai, MUSEUM DIRECTOR
and the Trustees of the Asia Society
Cordially invites you to celebrate the opening of

Montien Boonma: Temple of the Mind

The first major retrospective exhibition of the work of Montien Boonma
(1953-2000), one of the most celebrated Asian contemporary artists, whose work was inspired by his deep engagement with Buddhism.

This exhibition is the inaugural presentation of The Buddhism Project, a New York City-wide exploration of the many and varied relationships of Buddhism and the arts in contemporary American culture.

On March 11, the Asia Society will open an exhibition entitled The World of Buddhism: Selections from the Asia Society’s Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.

Monday, February 3, 2003 • 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), New York City
Festive dress

RSVP by January 27: telephone (212) 327-9269
email viprsvp@AsiaSoc.org

This invitation admits two and is nontransferable.

Montien Boonma: Temple of the Mind is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., Blakemore Foundation, and New York State Council on the Arts.

The exhibition will be on view through May 11, 2003.

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