The Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) presents the exhibition Hong Kong Impressions from 7 September to 29 November 2020, featuring over 100 paintings and photographs of old Hong Kong from the 1940s to 1970s. What you thought you knew about Hong Kong may not be what the artists saw, and what you see in their works may or may not be what they had in mind. Many scenic spots recently made popular during the pandemic-induced local tourism had, in fact, been imaginatively painted by Hong Kong artists of earlier generations.
Pearl of the Orient by Hong Kong artist Yip Yan-chuen, presenting a panoramic view of the Peak and Hong Kong skyline in the 1950s in a set of six hanging scrolls, is the most monumental painting of this exhibition that will test your knowledge and memory of Hong Kong’s iconic buildings of yesteryear.
Apart from the exhibition, an inspiring array of programmes, publications and souvenirs have been laid out, allowing people to immerse themselves in Hong Kong’s art and culture. “Time Travel.Hong Kong” virtual tours and activities, the exhibition catalogue, as well as coffee drip bags with “flavours” of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and outlying islands are not to be missed. The Art Museum also invited guests such as Prof. Joseph Ting Sun-pao, Prof. Wucius Wong, Prof. Lui Tai-lok, and Prof. Fan Sin-piu to share their impressions of Hong Kong.
27 OCT – 29 NOV 2020
10:00 AM – 05:00 PM (MON – WED, FRI – SAT)
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM (SUN & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS)
CLOESD (THU)