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HKU weekly notice (from December 5 to 12, 2015)

04 Dec 2015

 

HKUL Exhibition - REVERÓN - Luz De Venezuela (Light of Venezuela)
The Libraries of the University of Hong Kong will hold the REVERÓN - Luz De Venezuela (Light of Venezuela) Armando Reverón, A glance by the 125^th anniversary of his birth Art Exhibition on Level 3, third floor of the Main Library, the University of Hong Kong. The exhibition will run from December 7 to 19, 2015 (1:00 P.M.)

In coordination with the Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong Libraries will exhibit a collection of paintings (replicas) by world-renowned Venezuelan painter, Armando Reverón.

Reverón did the proper (sic) with his works, he dedicated them to the light of his land, the simplicity of everyday life, the landscape, the countryside and the work of the people. All this (sic) elements converted its creations in the primigenia paintings of the venezolanidad (Venezuelan feelings) a unique testimony of the Caribbean brightness which made many know him today as the painter of the Light.
− Juan Calzadilla

Armandro Reverón (1889–1954) Armando Reverón born in Caracas, Venezuela was a painter and sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and arguably the most influential exponent of Venezuelan impressionism. While his mental health deteriorated throughout his life, his artistic abilities remained. His house by the northern coast of Venezuela housed the Reveron Museum, although it was severely damaged by the Vargas mudslides in December 1999. He is the subject of various homages in different medias, and is remembered by his "muñecas" or dolls.

Details of the exhibition:
Date: 7 – 19 December 2015
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
Location: Level 3, 3/F Main Library, the University of Hong Kong
*The Exhibition will close on 19 December 2015 at 1:00 P.M.

For enquiries, please contact:
Marina S.T. Yueng
Public Relations and Development Assistant
Tel: +852 28598903 | Email: marinayeung@hku.hk

Gary E. Chin
Public Relations and Development Manager
Tel: +852 28592211 | Email: gchin@hku.hk

UMAG exhibitions
1. Exhibition: “Illustrious Illuminations: Christian Manuscripts from the High Gothic to the High Renaissance (1250-1500)” Display rare treasures of the past

Period: December 11, 2015 (Friday) to February 28, 2016 (Sunday)

The University Museum and Art Gallery will be working with the McCarthy Collection to display, for the first time in Hong Kong, an exquisite selection of Gothic and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts.

An opening ceremony of the exhibition was held at UMAG today (December 10). Officiating guests include Consul for Culture, Education and Science of the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau Ms Anne Denis-Blanchardon; Collector of the McCarthy Collection Mr Robert McCarthy; Dean, Faculty of Arts of HKU Prof Derek Collins and Director of UMAG Dr Florian Knothe.

Long treasured as visual presentations of the Christian Gospel, these miniature paintings give evidence of the talent and culture connected to the art of book illustration. At a time when large parts of society remained illiterate, both text and image in rare books, such as Bibles and Books of Hours, presented an art form to which only a few community members had access. Today, in a flood of visual information, these exceptional documents highlight the important historic and cultural context from which they emerge.

All exhibition-related activities will be held at 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

Public guided tours

English:

18 December 2015 (Friday) 13:00 – 13:30

12 & 19 February 2016 (Friday) 13:30 – 14:00

Cantonese:

19 December 2015, 9 January & 27 February 2016 (Saturday) 16:00 – 16:30

2. “Erich Lessing: The Pulse of Time—Capturing Social Change in Post-war Europe”

Period: November 27, 2015 (Friday) to February 14, 2016 (Sunday)

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) collaborates with the Austrian Consulate for Hong Kong and Macau as well as the Erich Lessing Archive to present the photography of celebrated Magnum photographer Erich Lessing. Lessing began working for the Associated Press in 1947, and joined Magnum Photos as one of its first members in 1951. He documented political events in post-war Europe, primarily in the former Communist countries.

The Pulse of Time includes nearly 100 documentary images from the pinnacle of Lessing’s career in the 1950s and 1960s, which illustrate the journalist’s ability to be working in the right place at the right time. Lessing reported on many of the most significant political event in post-war Europe and his, now historical, photographs record social and economic change in ever developing societies in both Eastern and Western Europe. Some of his works include Enthusiastic Austrians in the park at the Belvedere, which was photographed in 1955; Traffic check at the Brandenburg Gate, which was photograph in 1959 showed the division of Berlin, while a border guard at the center of the Brandenburg Gate controlled the city’s residents moving from one sector to another; and Vienna Opera Ball, was photographed in 1960. 

Public guided tour
English Guided Tours:
December 17, 2015 & January 7, 2016 (Thursday) – 13:30 – 14:00
February 12, 2016 (Friday) – 13:00 – 13:30

Cantonese Guided Tours:
December 19, 2015 & January 9 & 23, 2016 (Saturday) – 16:30 – 17:00

UMAG Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue: 1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, UMAG, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk

Admission: Free
Website: www.umag.hku.hk/en/

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About University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong (UMAG)
UMAG was founded in 1953 as the Fung Ping Shan Museum. It was originally established as the Fung Ping Shan Library in 1932 in honour of its benefactor. For more information on UMAG, please click here.

Media enquiries:
UMAG Communication Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk.