Showcasing thirty-two masterpieces and archival materials of Lalan's cross-disciplinary attempts, Extended Figure: The Art and Inspiration of Lalan traces the artist's transformative moments, and experimentation and introspection through the bodily focused art-making practice.
To deepen audiences' understanding of Lalan's artistic practice, Asia Society Hong Kong Center will present a two-day symposium and invite scholars, artists, curators and art historians to review her artistic achievements from various aspects
SYNAESTHESIA IN ART AND LALAN
In 1971, Lalan developed an art related to "synesthesia", which integrated not only visual art but also other forms of sensory art into her painting, music, and dance performance. Lalan's paintings facilitate the viewer to utilize various senses other than the visual one. This symposium will explore Lalan's work from the perspective of synesthesia in art, followed by a panel discussion on sensory art in three disciplines: Dance, Music, and Painting.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Elaine Kwok Yin Ning Part-time Lecturer at the Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Ning earned her PhD and MPhil in Art History from The University of Hong Kong. Her research fields include history and aesthetics in both Chinese and Western art; cross-cultural interaction between China and the West, and comparison between Chinese and Western art.
Allen Lam Choreographer and performer
With a broad reaching talent covering classical ballet, contemporary and experimental dance, Mr. Lam is a graduate at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and received an MFA at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. He has performed with several major dance companies in Hong Kong and the United States, including Hong Kong Ballet and ODC, San Francisco. Allen has received the Hong Kong Dance Awards for organizing theatre and educational dance projects in 2005 and 2014. As a Choreographer, Allen was co-founder of DanceArt Hong Kong in 1995, he also received the Asia Cultural Council Fellowship to conduct dance research programs in New York in the same year. In 2004, Allen founded Muse Motion where he continues to produce outstanding works in collaboration with visual artists, musicians, theatre director, actors and dancers from different cultural backgrounds.
Dr. Francis Yu
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Dr. Yu went abroad to study art and received his BFA in Visual Arts from York University, Toronto, and MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London. Later he furthered his studies by pursuing a PhD degree in the theory and practice of painting at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. Yu's artistic practice revolves around painting. He has initiated a series of research projects to examine his conception of 'Total Painting'. His creative outputs have been featured in six consecutive solo exhibitions and several group exhibitions over the last ten years. Currently, Francis is the Associate Professor at Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University. He is also the academic advisor of Extended Figure: The Art and Inspiration of Lalan exhibition.
Mr. Kung Chi Shing Composer, performer, music activist
Mr. Kung studied classical music and composition in the United States with Allen Trubitt and George Crumb. He is known particularly for his work in the music and performance group 'The Box', which he founded with Peter Suart in 1987, and since 2009 as founder and curator of the 'Street Music Series' of free public concerts in Hong Kong. Kung's compositions and performances focuses on experimentation with different formats, including pop, classical and improvisational music, and theatre art. He has collaborated frequently with choreographers, directors and theatre artists, and has performed his music in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Cuba, Tashkent, New York, London, Berlin and Venice.
SYNAESTHESIA IN ART AND LALAN
Date and time
29 May 2021 10:30AM - 3:15PM
Location
Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, Hong Kong
