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HKU weekly notice (from May 31 to June 7, 2014)

30 May 2014

 

HKU CCPL to hold “Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice” documentary screening and panel discussion “Remembering June 4^th 1989: The Role of Hong Kong in China”
The Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Human Rights in China (HRIC) and the Law Association of HKU Students Union will screen a documentary entitled “Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice”, a video filmed by the Tiananmen Mothers and produced by Human Rights in China, on June 3 (Tuesday).

The video was shot over a period of five years by the Tiananmen Mothers, a group of family members of the victims of the June Fourth crackdown. The video presents portraits of ordinary citizens who died in Beijing in June 1989 and their family members’ tenacious efforts to demand accountability. Since its premiere in 2009 at the Asia Society in New York, Portraits of Loss has been screened in Brussels, Geneva, Hong Kong, Paris, and Yerevan.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the role of Hong Kong in the on-going pursuit of justice for the victims of June Fourth and official accountability for the violent crackdown on unarmed civilians. The panelists are: Professor Jerome A. Cohen, New York University School of Law; Mr Albert Ho, member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and Dr Teng Biao, visiting scholar at the Centre for Rights and Justice, Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.

Details are as follows:
Date: June 3, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Venue: 11/F, Academic Conference Room, Faculty of Law, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, HKU

For enquiries, please contact Ms Joyce Fung at email: Joycef@hku.hk.

University Museum and Art Gallery Exhibition: “Carlos Cruz-Diez: Circumstance and Ambiguity of Colour”
An exhibition showcasing the works of contemporary master of colour, Venezuelan kinetic and op artist Carlos Cruz-Diez is held at the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) from May 24 to August 17, 2014. This is the first time Carlos’ art pieces are on view in Hong Kong.

The exhibition, titled “Carlos Cruz-Diez: Circumstance and Ambiguity of Colour”, is held in collaboration with the Cruz-Diez Foundation, Paris; China Youth Press, Beijing; ZBL & Associates and in association with Le French May, Hong Kong.

Celebrated for his attention to light and colour, Carlos’ paintings and light installations are based on his advanced theories on the perception of colour. He has been ranked among other masters of colours including Seurat (1859–1891), Cezanne (1839–1906), Albers (1888–1976), Frank-Stella (b. 1936). 

Period:  May 24 to August 17, 2014
Venue:  1/F T. T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU

University Museum and Art Gallery Exhibition "Lasting Fragrance: Chinese Ink Paintings by Chow Chian-chiu and Chow Leung Chen-ying"
The University Museum and Art Gallery is holding an exhibition of ink and colour paintings by Chow Chian-chiu (1910–2006) and Chow Leung Chen-ying (1921–2005), prominent members of the Lingnan School of painting and widely recognised as a unique couple for their lifelong devotion to art and their teaching of Chinese art to students worldwide. The Chows are widely admired for their renderings of landscapes, bird-and-flower, animals, insects, as well as their calligraphy.

Date:  April 9, 2014 (Wednesday) to June 22, 2014 (Sunday)
Venue:  Fung Ping Shan Building, University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG)
Language:  English  and Cantonese
Free Admission

University Museum and Art Gallery
Opening hours: 9:30am to 6pm (Monday to Saturday); 1pm to 6pm (Sunday). Closed on University and Public Holidays
Website: www.hkumag.hku.hk
General enquiries: tel: 2241-5500

For media enquiries, please contact Communication Officer Ms Elena Cheung by email at elenac@hku.hk or by phone at 2241-5512.