Sheung Yiu: Everything is a projection – Curated by Prof. Koon
WMA continues its exploration of the biennial theme “Home” in 2024 and presents the latest commissioned project “everything is a projection” by artist Sheung Yiu. Born in Hong [...]
Dr Koon’s “So Long, Thanks Again for the Fish” at Helsinki
Dr Yeewan Koon's exhibition “So Long, Thanks Again for the Fish 喂！拜拜你條尾 ” at Levyhalli, Suomenlinna opened on 8 June 2021. Presented by the Leisure and Cultural [...]
“On the Museum’s Ruins” An introduction to Douglas Crimp (1944 – 2019)
On the occasion of this year’s translation to Chinese of Douglas Crimp’s seminal book On The Museum’s Ruins (1993), the Department of Art History offers an introductory course the discursive field of Douglas Crimp (1944-2019), the art historian, critic, curator and AIDS activist, who generated some of the most enduring, foundational texts on postmodern art, queer theory, and institutional critique.
Launching of the FAULTLINES Afterwords website
Afterwords is a website developed for the 2018 Gwangju Biennale “Faultlines” exhibition curated by Dr. Yeewan Koon. It documented a series of interviews with the participating artists held during [...]
Dr. Yeewan Koon and the 2018 Gwangju Biennale
The 2018 Gwangju Biennale will soon start and Dr. Yeewan Koon as one of the 11 curators is currently busy working with the artists at the exhibition venue. Their [...]
V&A: the Civic and the Global
V&A: the Civic and the Global Date: 22 March 2018 (Thursday) Time: 7:00pm Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, HKU Dr. Tristram Hunt discusses how the Museum’s founding commitment [...]
Gwangju Biennale Panel Discussion
A full range of contemporary art events took place in Hong Kong towards the end of March. On 23 March, we were delighted to have invited the curatorial team of Gwangju [...]
“What does art do?” Mediating Gwangju Biennale 2016
“What does art do?” Mediating Gwangju Biennale 2016 Date: 23 March 2016 (Wednesday) Time: 2:30-4:00pm Venue: Room 4.34, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus A panel discussion titled 'What does [...]
M+ Sigg Collection: Four Decades of Chinese Contemporary Art
M+ Sigg Collection: Four Decades of Chinese Contemporary Art Date: 16 March 2016 (Wednesday) Time: 2:00pm Venue: ArtisTree The Department has scheduled a curator-led tour on M+ Sigg Collection: Four Decades of [...]
Mobile M+ Moving Images: Workshop Discussion with Curator Yung Ma
Mobile M+ Moving Images: Workshop Discussion with Curator Yung Ma Date: 1 April 2015 (Wednesday) Time: 2:00pm Venue: Room 4.34 Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus In this discussion, Yung [...]
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