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UMAG exhibition: When old meets new
Spanning Time: Revisiting the Aesthetics of the Northern Song Dynasty through Contemporary Chinese Photography

09 Jul 2016

Ribbon-cutting ceremony of Spanning Time: Revisiting the Aesthetics of the Northern Song Dynasty through Contemporary Chinese Photography exhibition. From Left to Right: Prof Cai Meng, Guest Curator and Associate Professor of CAFA, Prof Yao Lu, Artists, Mr Chun Wai, Guest Curator, Dr Florian Knothe, Director of UMAG, Prof Wang Chuan, Artist.

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and CAFA Art Museum (CAFAM) co-organise an innovative exhibition from July 9 to September 4, 2016, presenting works by three artists from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) – Yao Lu, Wang Chuan and Miao Xiaochun. Through their photos and videos, each artist reveals the social landscape of contemporary China and the aesthetic relationship between contemporary art and traditional Chinese culture.

An opening ceremony of the exhibition was held at UMAG today (July 9). Officiating guests included Guest Curator and Associate Professor of CAFA Cai Meng; Guest Curator Mr Chun Wai; Artist Professor Wang Chuan, Professor Yao Lu and Director of UMAG Dr Florian Knothe.

Details of the Exhibition
Period: July 9, 2016 (Saturday) to September 4, 2016 (Sunday)
Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue: 1/F Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Admission: Free
Website: www.hkumag.hku.hk
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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 Communications Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk

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