ARTS1007 Creative Cities and Urban Cultural Life
| Course | ARTS1007 Creative Cities and Urban Cultural Life | ||
| Class Time | Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (27 June) 09:30 – 12:15 | ||
| Teacher | Professor Hok Bun LEUNG, Isaac | ||
| Course Description | Creative economy and cultural industries have been considered crucial strategies for driving the urban development of global cities. The dynamic landscape of the global cultural scene, where culture converges with the economy, community, heritage, and innovative technologies, has created an impetus for many cities to adopt innovative approaches in utilising urban spaces and cultural resources, enabling citizens to vividly reimagine their urban and cultural life. These approaches are envisioned as and manifested in the form of the development of large-scale urban regions and city clusters, where major cultural facilities such as museums, art districts, performance venues, and festivals significantly contribute to social well-being and intercultural dialogue.This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the interface among culture, urban space, and the economy with an eye towards the radically changing cultural landscape of Hong Kong. By offering students both theoretical knowledge and firsthand field experience, this course examines museums, galleries, and various cultural institutions as exemplary cases of how different forms of cultural activities can be turned into powerhouses of creative synergies and economic growth. By the end of the course, students will have gained insight into the complex relationships between the emerging phenomenon of creative cities and urban cultural life, as well as heritage and Chinese culture. | ||
| Course Outline/Syllabus | Download | ||
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A practising artist, curator, and scholar in art and culture.In 2003, Leung received an Honorary Fellowship in Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Over the last few decades, he initiated and participated in various projects including exhibitions, workshops, lectures, publications, online projects, and symposia. Some of these projects include 40 Years of Video Art, Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition, Time Test – International Video Art Research Exhibition, ISEA Festival, Both Sides Now, Loop Barcelona, One World Exposition, China Remixed, Clockenflap, and Art Basel Crowdfunding Initiative. Leung is currently an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong | ||