Pearl of the Orient, 1953
Ink and colour on paper 60 x 158.3 inches
by Yip Yan-chuen
Courtesy of Art Museum, CUHK
Tai Po Kau, Hong Kong, 1967
Ink and colour on paper 37.8 x 72.9 inches
by Chao Shao-an
Courtesy of Art Museum, CUHK
Ngong Ping (Leaf 2 of 'Album of Hong Kong Sketches'), 1958
Ink and colour on paper 10.3 x 18.9 inches
by Wong Po-yeh
Courtesy of Art Museum, CUHK
September 7
– November 29
Gallery I, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong
Jointly-presented by the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong, the exhibition features over 100 paintings and photographs of old Hong Kong from the 1940s to 1970s. In addition to stunning views of Victoria Harbour and bygone typhoon shelters, sketches and snapshots of everyday life and scenic spots off the beaten track by Lui Shou-kwan, Wucius Wong and a dozen other artists serve as a reminder of how much this metropolis had evolved in the 20th century. Many works are exhibited for the first time, including coloured photographs from the 1950s which have been newly acquired by CUHK.
The Art Museum, CUHK presents three virtual tours that juxtapose current street views with landscape paintings and coloured slides from the 1940s to 1970s on Google Poly.
Hong Kong Island: https://bit.ly/2EKjNBY
Kowloon: https://bit.ly/3n6J5eK
The New Territories: https://bit.ly/3cG0xlM
Links to the tours and introduction to selected spots are featured in the travel guide published by the Art Museum.
Time Travel Guide (English version): https://bit.ly/3k8yoq7
To visit our gallery virtually, please visit https://bit.ly/3ji6vf2
October 24
Once known as the 'Riviera of the Orient,' Hong Kong's natural scenery inspired generations of artists. Trekking to rural areas without modern convenience of subway, artists of yesteryear also contributed to the rise of local tourism with their unconventional perspectives on various sites.
Join Mark Barnekow (Executive Director of The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong) and Josh Yiu (Director of Art Museum, CUHK) to look at incredible paintings of Hong Kong by both renowned and forgotten artists, and check out their Instagram-worthy hideouts.
Date: 24 October 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00am HKT
Language: English
Channel: Zoom* & Art Museum, CUHK Facebook page
Watch the talk:
https://www.facebook.com/CUHKArts/videos/707023313496584/
November 19
Date: 19 Nov 2020
Time: 8:30pm HKT
Platform: Zoom (Register at https://bit.ly/2IwoQYG)
This program will be broadcast in English with Chinese subtitles.
Renowned international artist Wucius Wong is reunited with paintings he created over six decades earlier as he was experimenting with ink in Hong Kong.
Mark Barnekow, Executive Director of the University of Chicago, Francis and Rose Yuen Campus Hong Kong, interviews the artist as the two reflect upon Hong Kong as subject of Wong’s paintings in the 1950s-1970s, the cultural ethos of place, and the emerging artistic influencers and movements in Hong Kong long since past.
Prof. Wong will share his reflections of Hong Kong from a time when the city was transitioning from quaint port town to mega-city. The two will discuss contrasts between Hong Kong’s explosive growth and the United States as well as the influences of the post-war American art scene on Wong’s career.
Speaker:
Prof. Wucius Wong (Adjunct Professor, Fine Arts Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Moderator:
Mark Barnekow (Executive Director, The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong)
Organized by:
The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Art Museum of CUHK is regarded as one of the best university museums in greater China. Since 1971, the museum has made it easy to teach with works of art, curated diverse exhibitions, published erudite and bilingual catalogues, organized symposia regularly, and most recently, instituted a museum professional exchange program. In the short span of four decades, the Art Museum has had an incredibly strong impact on the academic community. Given the increase of local interests in the arts and rapid development of museums worldwide, the Art Museum recognizes the need to adapt to the evolving art scene that is simultaneously a site of creation, dialogue, and entertainment while keeping track of its core mission in art education. The Art Museum will continue to be committed to advancing scholarship and enriching the collection.
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