{"id":3541,"date":"2020-04-07T08:39:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T08:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finearts.hku.hk\/dev-finearts3\/?page_id=3541"},"modified":"2020-05-19T05:44:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T05:44:08","slug":"news-archive-2016-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/news-activities\/news\/news-archive\/news-archive-2016-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"News Archive 2016-2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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9<\/span>Jun, 2017<\/span><\/div>
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A History of Modern Art in 73 Lectures by David Clarke<\/a><\/h2>

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A History of Modern Art in 73 Lectures A History of Modern Art in 73 Lectures by David Clarke\u00a0is now available online at Prof Clarke\u2019s personal YouTube Channel\u00a0solubleshark! It is a series of lectures originally given to students of\u00a0ARTH2028\u00a0Vision and Crisis (2015-2016),\u00a0ARTH2029\u00a0Modernity and Discontents (2015-2016), and\u00a0ARTH2030\u00a0Towards the Global (2016-2017) at the University of Hong Kong. With David\u2019s retirement, it is hoped that these edited sound recordings may help share his knowledge with a wider public, and continue to inspire individuals. Prof Clarke\u2019s words on this lecture series Click\u00a0here. Recap on the retirement party Click\u00a0here\u00a0for the video highlight and\u00a0here\u00a0for photos. [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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31<\/span>Mar, 2017<\/span><\/div>
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Asian Art Essay Competition 2016-2017<\/a><\/h2>

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Asian Art Essay Prize Competition 2016-2017 This is a call for entries for the annual\u00a0University of Hong Kong Museum Society\u00a0Asian Art Essay Prize. A prize of HK$2,000 will be offered to the winner. Please click on the image for details. Deadlines: \u2013\u00a030 June 2017 (Final year students) \u2013\u00a018 September 2017 (Other\u00a0students) Previous winning essays are available\u00a0here. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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24<\/span>Feb, 2017<\/span><\/div>
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Asian Art Essay Prize 2015-2016<\/a><\/h2>

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Congratulations go to\u00a0Park Sae Him\u00a0as the winner of the 2015-16 Asian Art Essay Prize sponsored by the\u00a0University of Hong Kong Museum Society. Park\u2019s essay is entitled \u201cBuilding the National identity: The Study of Japanese Government-General Building (1926-1995).\u201d (read) Congratulations go to Zheng Shiyu as well for awarding an honorable mention for her essay \u201cArchaism and the Search for the Self: An Interpretation of Wang Hui\u2019s (1632-1717) Landscape.\u201d\u00a0(read)\u00a0The Department of Fine Arts would like to thank all students who put in extra effort to submit revised essays for\u00a0the University of Hong Kong Museum Society Asian art essay prize competition. While [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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21<\/span>Nov, 2016<\/span><\/div>
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Artstation\u2019s Soundscape: finding future\u2019s way<\/a><\/h2>

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When and where was your last encounter of honeybees? In the recently opened exhibition,\u00a0finding future\u2019s way, the University Artists Anne Hayes and Glenn Davidson weave together the sound of local honeybees and the urban Hong Kong vibe. The artists collaborate with the Department of Fine Arts, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Architecture, and the School of Biological Sciences to present phenomena that would have been invisible to the naked eye. Go and find out what they are! Its opening attracted a high spirited crowd. Here is a glimpse of the event: [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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20<\/span>Oct, 2016<\/span><\/div>
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Career Opportunities: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (2)<\/a><\/h2>

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Art historian specializing in Chinese material culture (Ref.: 201601337) The Department of Fine Arts, HKU, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in Chinese art history, with a specialty in pre-20th-century Chinese material culture. The appointment will commence on September 1, 2017, initially on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal and with consideration for tenure before the expiry of a second three-year fixed-term contract. The Department of Fine Arts has one of the best art history programs in Asia, with a particular focus on Western and Asian art, and with special [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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19<\/span>Oct, 2016<\/span><\/div>
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Career Opportunities: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (1)<\/a><\/h2>

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Contemporary art history (Ref.: 201601330) The Department of Fine Arts, HKU, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in contemporary art history. The appointment will commence on September 1, 2017, initially on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal and with consideration for tenure before the expiry of a second three-year fixed-term contract. The Department of Fine Arts has one of the best art history programs in Asia, with a particular focus on Western and Asian art, and with special strength in intercultural study. There are on average 35 undergraduate majors per [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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6<\/span>Sep, 2016<\/span><\/div>
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Prof. Clarke’s Photographs at UMAG<\/a><\/h2>

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Prof. Clarke's Photographs: Interruptions \u65b7\u7e8c Interruptions: with photographs by David Clarke and essays by Xu Xi\u00a0at the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) will open next week! All current and former students are welcome to its opening at 6pm on Tuesday 13 September. \u201cThe spine of this current project is a series of interlocking images and texts that began with a single photograph selected from\u00a0David Clarke\u2019s archive. Xu Xi then wrote an essay triggered by\u2014but not necessarily in response to\u2014the photograph, which led to David\u2019s choice of a second work. The 12 images and essays construct a fascinating palimpsest [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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