Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition (Exhibition Preview: click here)
City University of Hong Kong is proud to present 12 original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci from the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, brought to Hong Kong for the first time to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death.
Leonardo was first and foremost a polymath inventor and creator. Whether looking at plants, musical harmonies, or elliptical curves of cannon balls, he was fascinated by the world around him. His indiscriminate exploration of the diversity of human and natural knowledge—arts, humanities, sciences and technology—turned him into the exemplar of what is now called a Renaissance man.
Leonardo left behind over 6,000 drawings that reveal his scientific, theoretical, and creative mental worlds that remained largely unknown before the 19th century. Since then, however, his writings, overflowing with artistic, scientific, and technological inventions, have become almost more famous than his artwork. They reveal a polymath whose prescient observations and scientific analyses seem to foreshadow later discoveries.
In tribute to Leonardo’s continuing influence, nine contemporary artists (eight based in Hong Kong) have produced new artworks, imagining what Leonardo might have done in an era of digital media and virtual reality. Fully embedded in contemporary technology, these pieces nonetheless hark back in startlingly direct ways to the legacies of Leonardo’s drawings, paintings, and unlimited curiosity.
Quoted from the official website: click here
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Visit to "LEONARDO DA VINCI: Art & Science, Then & Now" Exhibition - Guided tours
Date: Sep 28, 2019 (Sat)
Venue: Exhibition Gallery, 18/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong
Quota: 20 ppl/ tour
Fee: HK$20 Deposit (refundable after the tour)
Travel direction: click here
- English guided tour
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Meeting time & venue: 10:15 a.m., G/F Lobby, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, CityU
Registration: click here - Cantonese guided tour
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Meeting time & venue: 11:15 a.m., G/F Lobby, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, CityU
Registration: click the RSVP button on the right side
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REGISTRATION (deadline: 4 p.m. on 26 Sep 2019)
- Reserve a place
- submit the online registration via Engage (click the RSVP button of event page) - Pay the deposit (within 2 working days after submitting the online registration)
- present your student/staff card and pay the deposit at Center for the Arts to confirm your place
Center for the Arts
Location: Rm 6401, Academic Building (via Lift no. 25 & 26)
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, except public holidays, 9:30am - 12:30pm, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
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Remarks:
- For HKUST members only
- The deposit will be refunded to participants upon their completion. Participants will receive deposit refund from CFA staff.
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Program Enquiries:
HKUST Center for the Arts
Email: artsctr@ust.hk
Website: https://artsctr.ust.hk
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Presented by:
HKUST Center for Education Innovation
HKUST Center for the Arts