Patty Chang Shangri La (2005)
Patty Chang: ShangriLa is part of the Three M Project, a series by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and the New Museum, New York to commission, organize, and copresent new works of art. Generous support for the series has been provided by the Peter Norton Family Foundation and the American Center Foundation. Patty Chang: ShangriLa James Hilton s 1933 novel Lost Horizon tells the story of an intrepid but alienated British diplomat, Hugh Conway, who, after a plane crash, finds himself stranded in the Tibetan lamasery of ShangriLa. Soon enough, though, Conway discovers the mysteries of this heaven on earth, whose inhabitants are graced with extreme longevity. The monks, anticipating cataclysmic disaster in the outside world, plan to preserve knowledge and civilization for future generations within the confines of their peaceful land.
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