The Works：National Palace Museum Taiwan & City U's "Animal", Xu Beihong & studio performance: harmon

A look at an interactive exhibition that deals with the constantly-changing relationship between man and animals. Since 2014, the City University of Hong Kong has been collaborating with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan on a series of exhibitions. In “Animal – Art Science Nature Society”, the third such exhibition, the museum and City University’s bring together pieces from a number of disciplines, both scientific and artistic.
A few weeks ago, we looked at the works of artist Pan Yuliang, one of the first female Chinese artists to go to study art abroad. That group of early pioneers, of course, also included several men, one of whom was Xu Beihong. Xu Beihong is known for his Chinese ink-and-wash paintings of horses and birds. Like many of that first generation of artists to study in Europe, he broke new ground in the techniques and styles he adopted to reflect a modernising China. At the Sun Museum until early December, “Xu Beihong and His Times” features 61 artworks by 33 artists.
Harmonica player CY Leo, also known as Cy, comes from a family of harmonica lovers and champions of the instrument. His father is a founding member of the King’s Harmonica Quintet and the founder of the Hong Kong Harmonica Association. At different times, Cy, his father and his younger brother have all been crowned world champions of the instrument. His repertoire includes classical works, jazz, and other styles and arrangements. He’s here to tell us more about his latest passion project.