The Artistic response to Exile

... The Artistic response to Exile After Tibet became the Chinese colony, Tibetan exiles attempted to create a new way of art alluding to their roots. There are a number of images of the fourteenth Dalai Lama that spread around the world to show, in fact, that Tibet still exists, but in another place. The 'capital in exile' can be found in Dharansal in Himachal Pradesh (India) which is the centre of the exiled community. It consists of the government of exile, monastic institutions and the palace of the Dalai Lama. Therefore, for me, the art of Tibetan art in exile primary depicts the life style of Tibets exile and finds a new identity, which influenced by politics. In addition, the aspiration of creating a new Tibet is a new development. However, how Tibet in exile becomes an independent country? "An exilic elite of religious figures and artists, writers, performances and

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