“Heavenly Bodies At MET” By F. Sheikh

If you are mentally exhausted with bombardment of 24/7 Trump breaking news and, for folks from Pakistan, with Pakistan election news, a visit to Metropolitan Museum of Arts to see Heavenly Bodies (Fashion & the Catholic imagination) will be a welcome relief. It features fashion work of designers who for the most part was raised in Roman Catholic tradition. It runs through October 8,2018 at MET, 5th Ave, Manhattan. The other worth seeing exhibits currently running are South Asia, Egyptian, Music Instruments, Art of Arab lands, Turkey, and Iran. The museum allowed the pictures of Heavenly Bodies, but Vatican refused to allow to take pictures of Vatican robes, crown and jewelry.

Below are some pictures. If Catholic Heavenly Bodies are like Hoors promised to Muslims in heavens, I am a believer.

There is lure and juxtaposition of sex in most of the faiths but perhaps it has highest regard in Hinduism. See in last pictures of Shiva and Linga with attached description. There are pictures of musical instruments played at religious events.    

Linga with Shiva face and its description below.

 

Musical Instruments played at religious events below 

Below big musical instrument used to warn citizens about impending natural emergency in Indonesia

Below many musical instruments at display

Some of the first Budha Sculptures, in Ist Century, were created in Swat Valley, Pakistan. Kashmir was hub of art and wares. See below description.

 

Below pixCell-deer and MET Cafe

  

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