{"id":772,"date":"2020-01-15T07:42:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T07:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finearts.hku.hk\/dev-finearts3\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:36:11","slug":"david-j-clarke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/people\/david-j-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"David J. CLARKE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.6;\">David J. CLARKE \u7948\u5927\u885b<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:17px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50%;-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"Prof. David J. Clarke\" src=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/clarke-02-01-01-300x300.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/clarke-02-01-01-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/clarke-02-01-01-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/clarke-02-01-01-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/clarke-02-01-01.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h5>Honorary Professor \u540d\u8b7d\u6559\u6388<\/h5>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:dclarke@hku.hk\">dclarke@hku.hk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 10% 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\"><strong>BA, PhD <em>University of London<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Professor Clarke obtained his PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. Until his retirement from HKU in June 2017, Prof. Clarke taught modern and contemporary art history and theory, with a particular emphasis on the art of Europe, America and Asia. Prof. Clarke\u2019s scholarly articles have been published in journals such as Art History, Art Journal, Journal of American Studies, Oriental Art, Public Culture, The American Journal of Semiotics, Art Criticism, Postcolonial Studies, Journal of Visual Culture, Early Music and Third Text. Prof. Clarke is the founder and academic director of the Hong Kong Art Archive. He is also active as a visual artist, and particularly as a photographer.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 clean vertical-tabs icon-position-left\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#wrapper .fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1.clean .nav-tabs li a.tab-link{border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li a.tab-link{background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.1);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:hover,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:focus{background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li a:hover{background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .tab-pane{background-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .tab-content .tab-pane{border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);}<\/style><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-e9c6a87e2a09dd103f0\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-periodathku\" href=\"#tab-e9c6a87e2a09dd103f0\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-star fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Period at HKU<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-fd23d3000c89034d6bf\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-areasofexpertise\" href=\"#tab-fd23d3000c89034d6bf\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-star fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Areas of Expertise<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-e9c6a87e2a09dd103f0\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-periodathku\" href=\"#tab-e9c6a87e2a09dd103f0\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-star fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Period at HKU<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-periodathku\" id=\"tab-e9c6a87e2a09dd103f0\">\n<p><b>1986-2017<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs\"><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-fd23d3000c89034d6bf\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-areasofexpertise\" href=\"#tab-fd23d3000c89034d6bf\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\"><i class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-star fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:22px;\"><\/i>Areas of Expertise<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-areasofexpertise\" id=\"tab-fd23d3000c89034d6bf\">\n<p><strong>The art of Europe, North America and China from the eighteenth century to the present day<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3>Selected Publications<\/h3>\n<p><em>China-Art-Modernity: A Critical Introduction to Chinese Visual Expression from the Beginning of the Twentieth Century to the Present Day<\/em>. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>Interruptions<\/em> (co-author with Xu Xi). Hong Kong: University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chinese Art and its Encounter with the World. <\/em>Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2011.<\/p>\n<p><em>Water and Art. <\/em>London: Reaktion Books, 2010.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hong Kong x 24 x 365: A Year in the Life of a City. <\/em>Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reclaimed Land: Hong Kong in Transition. <\/em>Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2002.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hong Kong Art: Culture and Decolonization<\/em>. London: Reaktion Books, 2001.<\/p>\n<p><em>Modern Chinese Art. <\/em>Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.<\/p>\n<p><em>Art and Place: Essays on Art from a Hong Kong Perspective. <\/em>Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1996.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Influence of Oriental Thought on Postwar American Painting and Sculpture. <\/em>New York: Garland Publishing, 1988.<\/p>\n<p>Modern<em> Art: A Graphic Guide.<\/em> London: Camden Press, 1987.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 35px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h5>PROFILE @ HKU Library<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub.hku.hk\/cris\/rp\/rp01181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HKU Scholars Hub research page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h5 data-fontsize=\"20\" data-lineheight=\"30\">Projects @ HKU<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umag.hku.hk\/exhibition\/david-clarke-colour-in-space\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12273 size-fusion-200\" src=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-200x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-200x269.jpg 200w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-400x539.jpg 400w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-600x808.jpg 600w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-800x1077.jpg 800w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-1141x1536.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-1200x1616.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-1521x2048.jpg 1521w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dclarke-exhibition-2024-scaled.jpg 1901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\">HKU Faculty of Arts 90th Anniversary project &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/hkaa\/revamp2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hong Kong Art Archive<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/HKinTransition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hong Kong in Transition: 1995-2020<\/a> &#8211; An open access photographic archive for anyone interested in Hong Kong and its history<\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>Photos of Hong Kong by David Clarke from the period subsequent to the quarter century from 1995-2020 covered by the \u2018Hong Kong in Transition: 1995-2020\u2019 website, as well as photos taken in other locations around the world, can be found in the form of video slideshows on YouTube in a playlist titled \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLsYxtdAdqBSdgqkeOBQyDzstn18ZoUSju\">Photos by David Clarke<\/a>.\u2019\u00a0There are also separate playlists for the \u2018Hong Kong\u2019 and \u2018World\u2019 photos on that channel. Anyone interested in examining a particular photo in more detail can of course pause the slideshow to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h5 data-fontsize=\"20\" data-lineheight=\"30\">Reaching beyond HKU<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h6 data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-776\" src=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJC73lectures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJC73lectures-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJC73lectures-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJC73lectures-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJC73lectures.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6 data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\">Lectures on YouTube &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLsYxtdAdqBSfNEVf2Y9WsN1YyOe-5G52i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A history of modern art in 73 lectures, originally given in the Department of Art History, HKU<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h6>Professor as artist &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/people\/david-j-clarke\/a-portfolio-of-david-clarkes-artworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a portfolio of David Clarke&#8217;s artworks\u00a0<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><h6>An extended video interview<strong>\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/artsoralhistory.hk\/en\/interviewee-details\/r0548807D2I\/interview-video\/r0548807D2I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hong Kong Arts Development Council&#8217;s Oral History and Archives Project\u00a0<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":113,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-772","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12595,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/772\/revisions\/12595"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}