Due to the pandemic, the Art Museum moved online a series of talks discussing Hong Kong landscapes and their paintings in the 1940s–1970s. The first one was held on 15 October 2020 (Thursday). Titled “Imagining Hong Kong: Victoria Peak and Lion Rock through Artists’ Eyes”, the talk was delivered by Dr. Vivian Ting (Independent curator and researcher). The second one was a conversation between Prof. Josh Yiu (Director of Art Museum, CUHK) and Mr. Mark Barnekow (Executive Director of The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus (UChicago Yuen Campus) in Hong Kong) moderated by Prof. Ian MORLEY (Professor, Department of History, CUHK) under the theme of “Hong Kong Impressions: Re-imagine Our City through Art and Stories” on 24 October 2020 (Saturday). The conversation was organised by the Faculty of Arts and supported by the Art Museum and UChicago Yuen Campus. The third talk was by Prof. Pedith Pui Chan (Senior Lecturer, Asian Arts and Cultures, SOAS, University of London) on “Hong Kong Impressions: Modern Tourism and the Visual Representations of the Hong Kong Landscape” on 9 November 2020 (Monday). Followed by that was Mr. Mark Barnekow’s interview with the renowned artist and Adjunct Professor of Department of Fine Arts, Prof. Wucius Wong, on 19 November 2020 (Thursday) and the talk “A Glimpse at the Artistic Development of Wong Po-yeh through the Collection of Art Museum, CUHK” on 20 November 2020 (Friday) by Dr. Phil Chan (Associate Curator (Painting and Calligraphy), Art Museum, CUHK). The five activities have so far attracted almost 7,800 viewers. |