Mountains and Water: Traditions in East Asian Art

Name: Mountains and Water: Traditions in East Asian Art
Start: 2026-09-03T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-12-12T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Private Location (sign in to display)

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Performance / Exhibit Academic Alumni Art Diversity/Cultural

Thu, Sep 3, 2026 5:00 PM –

Sat, Dec 12, 2026 4:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Private Location (sign in to display)

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Binghamton University Art Museum’s “Mountains and Water“ exhibition explores East Asian traditions through Wang Xiao Ming’s calligraphy and a 20th-century Lingbi limestone scholar’s rock, a type of gongshi revered since the Tang dynasty as a miniature landscape for contemplation. Flyer for Mountains and Water: Traditions in East Asian Art

Mountains and Water: Traditions in East Asian Art
On view Thursday, September 3–Saturday, December 12, 2026

Mountains and water are at the heart of East Asian arts and culture. They form an essential framework for engaging with the natural world and understanding people’s place within it. This exhibition explores the wide-ranging significance, symbolism, and sacrality of mountains and water in China, Korea, and Japan. It considers landscapes and scholar’s stones as both scholastic objects of aesthetic consideration and supernatural sites of cosmic power. Generous support and donations for this exhibition were provided by John C. Copoulos ’73. The exhibition is curated by Joseph Leach, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions.

Also opening on September 3 are two student-curated exhibitions: Capturing Music: Material Culture and Changing Notations in Medieval Music and Frames Within Frames: Intimacy through Visual Exchange. A final exhibition, Hands ON! Experiencing Art through Touch, is curated by Amanda Jean Lynn, Manager of Education and Visitor Experience, and builds on the accessible programming begun in the 2025-26 academic year.

All exhibitions are on view through Saturday, December 12, 2026.
For details on upcoming programs, see our events page and social media.
All events are free and open to the public.

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