Hong Kong City Meet Up | Exclusive private tour of Caravaggio exhibition | April 2014

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Art Radar is delighted to invite you to the latest in our occasional series of City Meet Ups around the world. Join founder Kate Cary Evans in Hong Kong for tour of Asia Society’s “Light and Shadows: Caravaggio, The Italian Baroque Master”, followed by drinks and a chat.

Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus, 1605-6

Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio, ‘Supper at Emmaus’, 1605-06. Photo courtesy of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

We are excited to announce that we have secured the opportunity for a private tour of “Light and Shadows: Caravaggio, The Italian Baroque Master” for our readers and friends. This is the first time that one of Caravaggio‘s most famous works, Supper at Emmaus, is being exhibited in Asia: a rare opportunity to see this masterpiece for a limited time.

According to the press release,

This is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the most famous paintings in the world, by one of the greatest artists of our time and a pioneer of modern painting. The exhibition also brings Hong Kong audiences up-close with one of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s most important works, Supper at Emmaus. The exhibition will be held from March 12 to April 13, 2014.

The exhibition also features work by four important Hong Kong artists whose techniques are inspired by Caravaggio’s style, thus portraying how his technique has been reworked and reinterpreted in contemporary art in another part of the world. The four artists are:

The exhibition is curated by Professor Frank Vigneron of the Department of Fine Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Join us to find out more about contemporary reinterpretations of classical art, and to know more about these artists in our exclusive tour. This will be followed by drinks and a chat at a local hotel and a chance to meet other readers and fellow art enthusiasts. The event will be low key and intimate – a great opportunity to network and form collaborations and new friendships!

Meet Up details

  • Date: 9 April 2014
  • Time: Meet at 6.30pm at Asia Society entrance.
  • Tour: Starts at 7pm
  • Followed by drinks and chat at a nearby hotel (venue to be decided) at 8pm
  • Cost: HKD200 (Note: This fee will go to Art Radar for organising the event. The Asia Society is offering the exhibition and tour free of charge. Drinks after the event to be paid by attendees. No cash at the door – payment must be made in advance.)

For any questions, please contact Kate Evans on kateevans88@yahoo com.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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