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Architectural Tour ¡V Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
We will be visiting the winner of the HKIA Medal of 2009 for community building ¡V Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre in Shek Kip Mei. The project is the transformation of an existing low cost industrial complex into an incubator for promoting and advancing the local creative industry, design culture and art. The essence of the existing building, the new architectural elements and the cultural activities within attracts our interest.
Our visit to the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre will be guided by the design architect, Mr. Humphrey Wong ( principal of Meta4 Design Forum Limited )
Lunch is included at a nearby Chinese restaurant.
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Sunday, 27 September 2009 |
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10:00am ¡V 3:00pm ( bus leaves promptly from Central at old Star Ferry by City Hall at 10:00am and will return around 2:30pm from Shek Kip Mei ) |
| Venue: |
Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon |
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Members $150, Students $100, Guest $200 |
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The Prosperous City: A Selection from the Liaoning Provincial Museum
This rare exhibition features 15 important paintings from the Ming (1368 ¡V 1644) and Qing (1644 ¡V 1911) dynasties, focuses on the unique theme of prosperous cities, a rare opportunities to view the pieces from the collection of the Liaoning Provincial Museum. Most of the exhibits were once prized possessions of the Qing emperor Qianlong and are representative works of that period and genre. Offering an insight into China's urban wealth during the Ming and Qing periods, they include significant paintings such as Along the River during the Qingming Festival by Qiu Ying (ca.1494 ¡V ca.1552) of the Ming dynasty, Ten Views of West Lake by Wang Yuanqi (1642 ¡V 1715) and Prosperous Suzhou by Xu Yang (1712 ¡V after 1777) of the Qing dynasty.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is the handscroll by Xu Yang, a Qing court painter during the reign of Qianlong. Completed in 1759 during Qianlong's second Southern Inspection Tour, the scroll painting provides a panoramic but extraordinarily detailed view of 18th century Suzhou. In it, Xu painstakingly depicts people from all walks of life ¡V from fishermen, woodcutters and tillers to merchants, literati and civil officers ¡V as well as Suzhou's fascinating scenery, in which many prosperous aspects of the city during the High Qing era are emphasised.
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
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6:00 ¡V 7:00 pm |
| Venue: |
HKMA |
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Members free, Students free, Guest $50. |
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¡§Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair¡§
A Private Tour for the Friends
JOIN us on a tour of The Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair (¡§HK ART & ANTIQUES 09¡¨) where the Friends and the HK Museum of Art are represented in booth (G12).
This year HKIAAF 09 has invited the National Museum of China and the Hong Kong Museum of Art to stage special exhibitions at the fair. The Ink Society will also be presenting an exhibition of paintings by prominent Hong Kong artists.
A select group of leading local and international galleries will participate in this premier art event. They include antique specialists such as Robert Hall (UK), Rossi & Rossi (UK), Kaikodo (USA), Kankodo (Japan), Mehmet Hassan Asian Art (Thailand), M & C Gallery (Hong Kong), Martin Fung Ltd (Hong Kong), Maria Kiang Chinese Art (Hong Kong), Jade Gallery (Hong Kong), alongside contemporary art galleries such as Alisan Fine Arts (Hong Kong), Sundaram Tagore Gallery (USA, Hong Kong), Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery (Hong Kong), Galerie Ora-Ora (Hong Kong) and Grotto Fine Art (Hong Kong).
On display will be a wide range of Antiques including ancient bronzes, Chinese ceramics and works of art, furniture, textiles and jades. The Art section will feature exceptional works by celebrated artists in a diversity of artistic styles and media including paintings, sculpture, installations and photography.
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Friday, 2 October 2009 |
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4:30 ¡V 5:30pm |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center |
| Cost: |
Members $100, Students $50, Guests $150. |
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Lecture: Antique Chinese Painting vs. Modern Presentation: the Organization of the ¡§National Treasures¡¨ and the ¡§Prosperous Cities¡§
The Hong Kong Museum of Art has organized two exhibitions the ¡§National Treasures¡¨ from the Palace Museum and the ¡§Prosperous Cities¡¨ from the Liaoning Provincial Museum in recent years. The exhibitions feature masterpieces of ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy including the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering by Wang Xizhi of the Jin dynasty, Riverside Scenery at the Qingming Festival by Zhang Zeduan of the Song dynasty and Prosperous Suzhou by Xu Yang of the Qing dynasty. Most of these works are graded as first-class cultural relics of very high artistic, historical and academic value. The organization of these two exhibitions demands the strictest and special requirements in terms of selection of exhibits, research, display, preservation, transportation and promotion. The curator will share with the audience the invaluable and lasting experience in the organization of these unprecedented exhibitions.
Mr. Szeto Yuen-kit is the Curator of Xubaizhai of Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Date: |
Saturday, 17 October 2009 |
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11:00am ¡V 12:00am |
| Venue: |
HKMA |
| Cost: |
Members $100, Students $50, Guests $150. |
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Lecture: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Qianlong Emperor and Suzhou Society Reconciled in Burgeoning Life in a Resplendent Age
Is Burgeoning Life in a Resplendent Age a realistic depiction of its painter Xu Yang¡¦s hometown Suzhou? Is it a political painting declaring the peaceful and prosperous reign under the Qianlong emperor¡¦s rule? Or, are the roles played by realism and propaganda, Suzhou and the Qing court, as well as Xu Yang and the Qianlong emperor in Burgeoning Life in a Resplendent Age two sides of the same coin? This talk will discuss the multivalent character of Burgeoning Life in a Resplendent Age from four aspects: The dual role of Xu Yang as a native representative and a court painter; the exchange between the court and local society in the context of the imperial visits; the formula of Chinese cityscape; as well as how Xu Yang balanced local pride and the Qianlong emperor¡¦s political agenda.
Ms Ma Ya-Chen (Assistant Professor, Institute of History, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
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6:00pm ¡V 7:00pm |
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HKMA |
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Members $100, Students $50, Guests $150. |
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Visit to an artist¡¦s studio in Yuen Long - Ng Yuen-wa
A special visit has been arranged to the artist Ng Yuen-wa¡¦s studio in Yuen Long. The brightly lit, spacious and elegant space has been newly decorated. An atmosphere of tranquility pervades the house, which is surrounded by three beautiful, lush gardens. Our visit will be enhanced by the lighting in the gardens after dark, and accompanied by a Chinese vegetarian dinner at the studio.
Ng yuen wa ¡¥s paintings and prints have been collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Geneva, Brussels, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, MTR of Hong Kong and Museum both in oversea and mainland and many private collections.
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Saturday, 31 October 2009 |
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4:00 ¡V7:30 pm, bus leaves promptly from Central at old Star Ferry by City Hall at 4:00pm and will return around 6:45 from Yuen Long |
| Venue: |
17 Kik Yeung Road, Yuen Long |
| Cost: |
Members $150, Students $100, Guest $200. |
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Tour of Christie¡¦s Autumn Preview 2009
The Friends are pleased to announce a special tour for members of Christie¡¦s AutumnPreview 2009. The tour will highlight Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, and will be led by two experts in the field: Rosemary Scott, Christie¡¦s International Academic Director of Asian Art, and Pola Antebi, Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Department in Hong Kong.
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Friday, 27 November, 2009 |
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9:30 am ¡V 10:30 am |
| Venue: |
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center |
| Cost: |
Members $100, Guests $150, Students $50 |
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