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鏡頭背後的藝術家：奈良美智

／官綺雲（香港大學藝術系副教授）


奈良美智最具代表性的畫作就是他筆下看似憤世的女孩，但他的攝影作品也提供了另一個渠道讓我們認識他的藝術創作、個人反思和風格、甚至他的為人。

奈良對攝影一直很感興趣，早在2002年3月於日版《君子》雜誌的特《Photography Talks》中，首次以「攝影師」的身份示人。奈良在十三歲那年收到父母送給他的第一部相機，從此攝影便成為能夠觸發情感和回憶，為他帶來創作靈感的工具。在求學時期，他視攝影為創作過程中的一部分，那時到處遊歷增廣見聞和藝術訓練同等重要。

奈良渴望遊歷世界，從來不是為了到達目的地，而是在旅途中不斷尋找新的發現，那顆好奇心就是他創作的原動力。1980年，當奈良還是二十歲的學生時，他背著背包展開他第一次重要的旅程，經巴基斯坦到歐洲，並在歐洲各個城市眾多的博物館裏，欣賞到許多的真跡名
畫，讓他有一種「行萬里路勝過讀萬卷書」的領悟，為他帶來了深刻的影響。

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Generation Mao: Historian Frank Dikötter’s Take on Modern China

23 June 2016 (Thursday) – online              26 June 2016 (Sunday) – hardcopy

Professor Frank Dikötter from the Department of History spoke to Fionnuala McHugh of the South China Morning Post about his recently published book, The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History 1962-1976. His latest publication is the third in a trilogy on modern China, which also includes, Mao’s Great Famine, winner of the 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, and The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957.

Source: SCMP

Please click on the following link for the complete article: 

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/1979870/what-drives-frank-dikotter-chronicler-chinas 

Faculty of Arts in the Media: Dr Yeewan Koon Discusses the Question of Gender in the Hong Kong Arts Scene

Dr Yeewan Koon from the Department of Fine Arts was interviewed in the 9^th issue of the magazine Design Anthology for an article focusing on the question of gender in Hong Kong’s art scene.

 “There are plenty of women in the arts and in some places, entire teams. But the question is: has that had an impact on the arts? Are more women artists being shown in exhibitions? Are there new ways in thinking about women in the arts beyond the question of visibility?”

Please click HERE to read the complete article.

Faculty of Arts in the Media: Professor Xu Guoqi Discusses China’s Humanitarian Activities Overseas

Professor Xu Guoqi from the Department of History was interviewed by Irin News for an article about China’s humanitarian activities overseas.


"China might be a great power now, but it has to learn how to behave like one, especially in the area of humanitarian aid.”


“China has very few NGOs relative to its population, and they are still figuring out how to function within China as well as abroad."

Workers and residents watch as a bulldozer demolishes an earthquake-damaged building in the city center in Chautara, Nepal, on 8 July 2015  © Juliette Rousselot/IRIN

Please click on the following link for the complete article:
http://www.irinnews.org/analysis/2016/06/08/when-disaster-strikes-should-china-do-more

Faculty of Arts in the Media: Professor Stephen Matthews Discusses Why the Plan to Rename Pikachu has Made Hong Kong Angry

Source: BBC

Professor Stephen Matthews from the Department of Linguistics was interviewed by BBC on the decision of Japanese game-maker Nintendo to use only Mandarin Chinese names for the characters in the two new games in its hugely popular Pokemon series.

The BBC's Juliana Liu in Hong Kong says the dispute taps into growing local fears that Cantonese - along with local culture and tradition - is being supplanted by Mandarin.

Prof Stephen Matthews of the School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong, agrees.

"It's seen in the current climate as creeping 'mainlandisation'," he said.

"In the last few years people have felt that what makes Hong Kong special is disappearing bit by bit and what is an issue of Pokemon which is fairly trivial, becomes a big one because it's very sensitive."

Please click on the following link for the complete article:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36414978