助理教授

梁學彬教授

B.F.A. (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA), M.Phil (LingU), PhD (CityU)
3943 1926
梁銶琚樓202室

簡介

Prof. Isaac Leung is a practicing artist, curator, and scholar in art and culture.

In 2003, Leung received an Honorary Fellowship of a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the New Media Art Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since then, his works have been exhibited in over 30 venues across the globe, including Zolla/Lieberman Gallery (USA), Para Site (Hong Kong), Videotage (Hong Kong), Connecting Space (Hong Kong), MOCA (Shanghai), and Venice Biennale of Architecture (Italy). Leung’s works are centered on critical issues concerning technology and social media, and they have been featured on National Public Radio (USA), and in Agence France-Presse (France), Chicago Tribune (USA), NY Arts Magazine (USA), Chicago Readers (USA) and the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). 

In 2013, Leung was appointed as the Chairman of Videotage. During his tenure, he initiated and participated in projects that included exhibitions, workshops, lectures, publications, online projects, and symposia. Some of these include 40 Years of Video Art in Germany and Hong Kong (Hong Kong and Germany), The 12th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition (Italy and Hong Kong), Perpetual Art Machine (USA), Time Test – International Video Art Research Exhibition (China), ISEA Festival (Hong Kong, China), Both Sides Now (Hong Kong, UK, and various countries), Loop Barcelona (Spain), One World Exposition (Hong Kong), China Remixed (USA), Clockenflap (Hong Kong), and Art Basel Crowdfunding Initiative (Hong Kong). In recent years, Leung has been active in promoting international exchanges of video and media arts. He is also a staunch supporter of exploring new models for interdisciplinary collaboration and creative entrepreneurship. In addition to his contributions to Videotage, Leung has also served as advisor and assessor for diverse international institutions, previous services include projects presented by Home Affairs Bureau (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Arts Development Council (Hong Kong), and Prix Ars Electronica (Austria).

In the same year of 2013, Leung received his PhD degree, specializing in the contemporary Chinese art market. Leung has given lectures at several prominent conferences, including Transmediale (Germany), International Arts Leadership Roundtable 2016 (Hong Kong), Art Basel Salon (Hong Kong), and ARCO Contemporary Art Fair (Spain). Leung has taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University, the City University of Hong Kong, the Education University and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

研究興趣

Contemporary art, Curation, Exhibition Studies, Art and technology, New media, Art history, Cultural historiography, Arts management, Cultural industries, Art market, Queer studies, Critical theories, and Cultural studies

執教科目

秋季學期 (2019-20):
CUMT 1003  藝術發展及政策
CUMT 2007  策展導論

春季學期 (2019-20):
CUMT 4001  文化管理綜合研習

其他職銜

校外服務

2015-present HKADC Examiner

研究項目及獎項

Competitive Grants

2018 Principal Investigator, An Ethnographic Study on Chinese Private Museums in the Context of the China’s Recent Cultural Policies, Research Grant Council, 01/01/2018—present.
2017 Principal Investigator, Summer Repository Research Fellowship, Institute of Advanced Studies, Indiana University, August, 2017.
2017 Chairman, Videotage, 3-year Grant, Hong Kong Arts Development Council. 01/07/2017—present.

主要出版作品

執筆章節

2019 Ethnography of Contemporary Chinese Art. In Contemporary Art and Visual Culture in Global Asia. London: IB Tauri.
2018 “Sham Shui Po: Tactical urbanism or a precursor to gentrification?”. In Jurgen Krusche and Siu King Chung eds. Deep Water – Public Spaces in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. MCCM: Hong Kong, pp. 21-29.

期刊及專題文章

2016 Leung, I. H. (n.d.). “The Observer’s Paradox?”. Superposition by Ryoji Ikeda. International Association of Theatre Critics Journal. (http://www.iatc.com.hk/doc/90899)
2016 New Vision and Renewed Optimism. In New Vision Arts Festival 2016 Critics’ Guide. Hong Kong: International Association of Theatre Critics.
2016 “Productive culture from the bottom up”. In Hong Kong Art. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

2016

“Creating a brave new art world”. Artism. International Association of Theatre Critics, 3. (http://www.iatc.com.hk/doc/79281)
2011 “One World Exposition. In Between Hong Kong and China – mediation as a world-making process”. Art In China The International Art & Culture Foundation of Spain, (5)
2009 “The Representation of Sex Machines”. In Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep? San Francisco, CA: RE/Search Publication.

學術會議及專題演講

2017 Speaker, “Art & Activism: Resilience Techniques in Times of Crisis,” Museum Volkenkunde (National Museum of Ethnology), Leiden, Netherlands.
2017 Panel Chair, “International Arts Leadership Roundtable 2017,” Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong.
2017 Speaker, “When art meets technology: innovation and collaboration ,” “2017 Cultural Leadership Summit – Building Our Future Audience,” Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong.
2017 Speaker, “Archiving: local history in an international context,” Indiana University Library Screening Room, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States.
2017  Speaker, “What role can art play in creating social change in the age of information technology,” “SGC International Conference,” Delta and Loews Hotel, Atanta, United States.
2017 Speaker, ” 當下 · 影像文化,” “Kulture Salon11 – Images X Art X Culture,” K11 Art Mall, Hong Kong, China.
2017 Speaker, “China Remixed – Curatorial Talk,” Global and International Studies Building Auditorium, Indiana University, Indiana, United States.
2016 Speaker, “Power of Collaboration,” “Janus Cinematheque,” IAA & Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong, China.
2016 Speaker, “A Curators Cut: The Innovation Generation and the Platforms it supports,” “Art World Forum 2017 – South Island Art Day,” Art World Forum, Hotel Ovolo Southside, Hong Kong.
2016 Speaker, “Symposium,” “Time Test International Video Art Research Exhibition,” China, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
2016 Moderator, “Arts Management Seminar Series: Cultural Heritage at Your Fingertips in The Mobile-first World,” Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association, Google Hong Kong Office, Hong Kong.
2016 Speaker, “Salon Talk Panel Discussion,” Art Basel Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong.
2016 Respondent, “International Arts Leadership Roundtable 2016,” Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Hong Kong.
2016 Speaker, “You Must Create – Boredom, Shanzhai, Digitalization in the Time of ‘Creative China’,” Department of Humanities and Creative Writing of Baptist University of Hong Kong and University of Amsterdam, West Kowloon Art District, Hong Kong, China.
2015 Speaker, “From Culture to Business, and Vice Versa,” The First Global Creative Industries Conference, The Global Creative Industries Programme, School of Modern Languages and Culture of The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
2015 Speaker, “Panel Discussion: Survival Strategies of Independent Art Spaces,” The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China.
2015 Speaker, “Panel Discussion: Asian Maps Programme,” ARCO Contemporary Art Fair, Feria de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

主要策展項目及非傳統學術活動成果

2018 Curator, “Art Basel Film Program – Screening Program,” (Nam June Paik, Danny Yung, May Fung, etc), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
2018 Curator, “Connective Videos,” “Connective Videos,” Goethe Institut Hong Kong.
2018 Curator, “One World Exposition 2.2,” “#you #me 3ourSELFIES,” Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Visual Art Center, Hong Kong.
2017 Curator, “都市游牧”2017杭州良渚动态影像展,” Liangzhu Village Cultural Art Center, Hangzhou, China.
2017 Curator, “The spirit of our time,” Clockenflap, Central Harbor Front, Hong Kong.
2017 Curator, “31 June 1997 – A solo exhibition by David Clarke,” Videotage, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong.
2017 Curator, “One World Exposition: #like4like,” K11 Art Foundation and Videotage, K11 Art Mall, Hong Kong.
2017 Curator, “China Remixed: a large-scale public screen project,” Indiana University, various locations in Indiana University, Indiana, United States.
2017 Curator, “GREATER China,” Casa Asia, Cinema Girona, Barcelona, Spain.
2016 Curator, “Film Program,” Clockenflap, Central Harbour Front, Hong Kong.
2016 Curator, “Time Test International Video Art Research Exhibition,” (Hong Kong section) Redtory Art Museum, Guangzhou, China.
2016 Curator, “Shenzhen New Media Art Festival 2016,” (screening program) various locations, Shenzhen, China.
2016  Curator, “Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennial,” (screening program) OCAT, Shenzhen, China.
2016 Curator, “Final Frontiers,” Videotage and Videoclub, Taiwan Power Company (Taipei), in89 Pier-2 Cinema (Kaohsiung), SongEun ArtSpace (Seoul), British Council (Hong Kong), Boom Art Gallery Bar (Hong Kong), Ray Art Centre (Shanghai), Minsheng Art Museum (Beijing), Woolloomooloo (Taipei), Fabrica (Brighton), Exeter (Phoenix), ICA (London) and Phoenix (Leicester).
2016 Curator, “Time Test International Video Art Research Exhibition,” (Hong Kong section) China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
2016 Curator, “Both Sides Now,” (screening program, Hong Kong section) Loop Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
2015-16  Curator, “Art Basel Crowdfunding,” Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.
2015 Curator, “Victoria’s Secret,’ (screening program) Clockenflap, West Kowloon Art District, Hong Kong.
2015 Curator, “Jimei X Arles: East West Encounters International Photo Festival,’ exhibition, Hong Kong section) Xiamen, China.
2015 Curator, “Loop Festival,” (screening program) Loop Festival, Barcelona, Spain.

同行評閱

2018 Conference paper reviewer, Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts 2018, Durban, South Africa.
2016  Conference paper reviewer, Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts 2016, Hong Kong.