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‘Gods and Gridlock’ features works by artists who, by experimenting with the techniques and iconography of classical tangka painting, seek its relevance in an age of digital communication.

Tangka are scroll paintings that emerged from Buddhist figurative traditions in India and China, and flourished in Tibet from the eleventh century onwards. Recognisable for their precise brushwork, detailed imagery and strictly proportionate geometry, these paintings principally depict the Buddha and other deities or teachers. They function as educational, devotional and meditational aids, but also serve as a source of artistic innovation and reflection.