The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Road to the Baroque — Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum Talk Series

EVENT DESCRIPTION

This Talk Series is an extension of the exhibition ” The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Road to the Baroque — Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum”. The HKMoA has invited a total of six scholars and artists in the fields of art history, classical music and local art to discuss and share their insights on topics concerning Baroque art over three thematic talk sessions.

Date：
24 Sept 2022 (Saturday)
15 Oct 2022 (Saturday)
22 Oct 2022 (Saturday)

Time：2:30–4:30 pm
Venue：B/F Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Seats allocated for each session*：127

Talk 1
24 Sept 2022, 2:30–4:30 pm

In this session, Dr Angelo lo Conte, Assistant Professor of Academy of Visual Arts of the Hong Kong Baptist University, will first talk about the development of the Baroque style and its significance for the city of Naples, the second largest metropolis in Europe at the turn of the 17th century. Local artist Mr Kinglsey Ng will then explore the relationship of Baroque art and his installation, providing more insights into his artistic response to the works of the Baroque masters.

Speakers：
Angelo Lo Conte
Dr Angelo lo Conte and Mr Kingsley Ng

The talk will be conducted in English

Links of live online broadcast:：https://www.facebook.com/events/491693052474725/?post_id=491693072474723&view=permalink

Talk 2
15 Oct 2022, 2:30–4:30 pm

In this session, Dr Denise Fan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Hong Kong Baptist University, will speak about the techniques used in Baroque music to move human passions. Professor Johnny Poon, Music Director of this exhibition, Associate Vice-President and Founding Dean of School of Creative Arts at HKBU, will join to discuss the concept of affekt.

Speakers：
Prof Johnny Poon and Dr Dennis Fan

The talk will be conducted in Cantonese

Talk 3
22 Oct 2022, 2:30–4:30 pm

Dr Isabelle Frank, Consulting Curator of the Indra and Harry Banga Gallery of The City University of Hong Kong, will start the session by looking into the depiction of the emotions in Italian Baroque, one of the defining characteristics of this period. Dr Sim Hinman Wan, Lecturer of Department of Art History of the University of Hong Kong, will then delve into the theatricality of still-life and landscape paintings, a genre which allowed Baroque masters such as Caravaggio to achieve the best possible representation of reality through technical virtuosity.

Speakers：
Dr Isabelle Frank and Dr Sim Hinman Wan

The talk will be conducted in English