Searching for Lui Shou-kwan’s path to Zen Painting
Seek traces of Lui Shou-kwan’s Zen-inspired artistic journey with Dr. Raymond Tang, Deputy Director of Art Museum
On September 26, 1975, Lui Shou-kwan, the pioneer of the New Ink Movement, suddenly passed away, leaving his quest for Zen unfinished—just like the vast areas of blank space in his paintings that invite the viewer’s imagination. His prolific writing provokes deep thought; his artworks serve as records of his exploration, powerfully testifying to his lifelong commitment and practice. Fifty years have passed, yet as we retrace the new paths in ink art that he pioneered, the road he left unfinished remains well worth our continued exploration.
Dr. Raymond Tang, Deputy Director of the Art Museum, will invite the audience to seek traces of Lui Shou-kwan’s Zen-inspired artistic journey.
Time: 14:30 – 16:30
Location: Experiential Learning Space, 1/F, West Wing, Art Museum
Speaker: Dr. Raymond Tang (Deputy Director, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Language: Cantonese
Speaker Biography:
Dr Tang is a seasoned professional in the museum industry, with expertise spanning curatorship, management, arts administration, and academic research. He had dedicated over 30 years to the public museums, namely Hong Kong Museum of Art and Hong Kong Heritage Museum under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, focusing on Chinese paintings and calligraphy, Chinese artefacts, Hong Kong art, and modern art. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of CUHK with First Class Honours and then earned his PhD in History of Chinese Art in 2006. In terms of curatorial work, Dr Tang had collaborated with over 50 local, mainland and international museums. In 2022, he curated the special exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, titled “Women and Femininity in Ancient China - Treasures from the Nanjing Museum”, which garnered with the “International and Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan Cooperation Nomination Award” from the “20th National Top Ten Museum Exhibition”. The exhibition successfully showcased images of women throughout different eras, highlighting their talents and lifestyles, as well as the elements of Chinese tradition and Hong Kong culture. Organised by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the Chinese Museum Association and the Chinese Cultural Relics News, this prestigious award is the highest recognition in the field of museum exhibitions in China. In addition, Dr Tang has been actively involved in academic researches over the years, specialising in Chinese paintings and calligraphy from the Ming and Qing dynasties, 20th century Chinese paintings, contemporary Chinese art, Guangdong paintings and calligraphy, Hong Kong art history, and museology.