Gods and Guardians

On the subject of the British Museum's galleries (next blog down) currently showing in Room 91 is Gods, Guardians and Immortals: Chinese religious paintings, until 22 July 2007. This free exhibition explores "the interplay of different religions throughout Chinese history." It's best to abandon your own personal god before you visit this exhibition, if you can. (Did you know that Mankind - possibly with some help from Womankind - has created 2500 gods over the centuries? There is no evidence that any of these fantasies ever created a single human.)