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HKU weekly notice (from September 20 to September 27, 2014)

19 Sep 2014

 

HKU to present Honorary University Fellowships to four distinguished individuals
The President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Professor Peter Mathieson will confer Honorary University Fellowships upon four distinguished individuals at a ceremony held on September 23, 2014 (Tuesday).

Honorary University Fellowships are conferred to individuals in recognition of their contributions to the University and society. The four distinguished individuals to be conferred at the Presentation Ceremony are:

1. Ms Wendy GAN Kim See
2. Ms Beatrice MOK
3. Mr Daniel YU Chung Kwong
4. Mr David YU Kai Chiu

Details of the Ceremony:
Date: September 23, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, University Main Campus

HKU Honorary University Fellowships website: http://www4.hku.hk/honfellows/ .

For media enquiries, please contact HKU Communications and Public Affairs Office:
Ms Melanie Wan, Senior Manager (Media), Tel: 2859 2600 / Email: melwkwan@hku.hk); or Ms Rhea Leung, Manager (Media), Tel：2857 8555 / email：rhea.leung@hku.hk).

University Museum and Art Gallery exhibitions
First time public display in HK: “A Universe Within: Suo Zhenhai's Inside-painted Snuff Bottles"
Period:  September 24, 2014 (Wednesday) to November 2, 2014 (Sunday)

An exhibition of Suo Zhenhai's Inside-painted Snuff Bottles from the Hong Yuan Collection will be on display from September 24 to November 2, 2014 at the University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong (UMAG).

Contemporary miniature painter Suo Zhenhai (1944–2006), a native of Raoyang in Hebei Province, studied the art and culture of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the painterly styles and minutely detailed depictions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. A prolific artist, he has exhibited internationally and gained a reputation for his finely executed artworks, as well as for his work at the Hengshui Xisan Inside Painting Art Academy where he taught for years. The museum’s exhibition shows some 150 bottles decorated predominantly with landscape painting and genre scenes. Altogether, the array of objects testifies the Master Suo’s ability to represent ‘a universe within’ and to the more wide-spread and still ongoing interest in and high-quality manufacture of a medium cherished for centuries.

The University Museum’s display coincides with the 46th annual convention of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, which will take place first time in Hong Kong.

“Picasso Ceramics”
Period:  September 3, 2014 (Wednesday) to November 2, 2014 (Sunday)

The exhibition “Picasso Ceramics”, from the Nina Miller Collection, provides a unique opportunity to study the sculptural qualities and three-dimensional aspect of Pablo Picasso's work, never before seen in Hong Kong. From World War II to the end of Picasso's life in 1973, the Spanish artist created thousands of carefully sculpted and, often, colourfully glazed, objects that give testimony to his artistic diversity, ingenuity and enormous creative powers.

The exhibition includes more than 100 ceramic works, both Picasso's Madoura editions and unique individual pieces, as well as lithographs and posters designed by the artist, and images by renowned photographers depicting Picasso in his studio and home. Coming from one of the largest collection of the artist's ceramic ware in the world, this is the first time that the London-based Nina Miller Collection is ever seen publicly.

UMAG opening hours:  9:30am to 6:30pm (Monday to Saturday); 1:00 to 6:00pm (Sunday),  closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue:  2/F, T.T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong
Language: English, Cantonese and Putonghua
Fees:  Free Admission

For further information, please visit:
http://www.hkumag.hku.hk/main.html

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Communication Office Ms Elena Cheung by email at elenac@hku.hk or by phone at 22415512.