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GE2016-66C
The Unbearable Kitsch of Art
鳩——藝術與庸俗的界限
Date 日期:  23 Feb 2017
 
Time 時間: 7:00pm - 8:45pm
 
Venue 地點: KK101, 1/F, K.K. Leung Building, HKU
 
Medium 語言: Cantonese (simultaneous interpretation will be provided upon request by 17/2)
 
Speaker(s) 講師: 黃國才博士 Dr. Kacey Wong
歐陽偉豪博士 Dr. Benjamin Au Yeung
 
Summary 內容: 嘩眾取寵、輕浮失實、低級趣味——粵語裏充滿本土色彩的「鳩」一詞,反映着現今流行文化的某種媚俗。藝術家身兼回應社會的使命,以戲謔對抗意識形態之極權,這種「鳩」風格卻有另一層含義。價值紛紜的世代下,應如何理解藝術與社會的關係?
本論壇為系列論壇《九十後的時代悲歌》之一。

The popular culture nowadays is full of banality and ostentatiousness. At the same time, ‘parody’ has become a form of art to combat the totalitarian ideology. How should we understand the role and function of art in contemporary society?
This forum is under the series Pathetique for Post-90s.

Registration:
For HKU students and staff: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?ueid=47812
For public: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=47813

 
Bio of Speaker(s) 講者簡介: 黃國才博士 Dr. Kacey Wong (香港藝術家,「藝術公民」及「街頭設計聯盟」創會成員)
歐陽偉豪博士 Dr. Benjamin Au Yeung (香港中文大學中國語言及文學系高級講師)