Events
Faculty Colloquium (Term 2, 2018-19) – Professor Frank Vigneron on “A Piaget Group to Understand the Art Ecology of Hong Kong”
15 Feb 2019
4:00-6:00pm
Arts and Humanities Hub, G24, Fung King Hey Building
Professor Frank Vigneron Department of Fine Arts
Chair & Professor, Department of Fine Arts
Phil. D (Paris VII Denis Diderot), Phil. D (Paris IV Sorbonne), D.F.A (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)
Professor Vigneron received a Ph.D. in Chinese Art History from the Paris VII University, a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Paris IV Sorbonne University and a Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He joined the Department of Fine Arts, CUHK in 2004, teaching courses on the History of Western Art, the theories of Modernism and Postmodernism in art, and Chinese and Western comparative aesthetics. His research focus is on the history of Chinese painting from the 18th century onwards and on different aspects of contemporary Chinese art seen in a global context. He is a member of the International Association of Art Critics Hong Kong and a Museum Expert Adviser for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR. Professor Vigneron is also a practicing artist. He has held several solo exhibitions in Hong Kong and has taken part in local and international exhibitions.
Tel:3943 7107 (Ms. Sonia Yip)
