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Lui Shou-Kwan

 
 

吕寿琨

 
     
 

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Lui Shou-kwan  呂壽琨 pinyin Lü Shoukun

 

Lui Shou-kwan  吕寿琨 ( 1919-1975 ) was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province  

 

China. His father taught him painting from an early age.

   

1946

Graduate in economics from the University of Guangzhou, he began to work

 

as an inspector at the Yaumatei Ferry Company of Hong Kong, while making Chinese

 

ink paintings close to abstraction, and writing articles on Art for newspapers.

   

1956

He founded the China Fine Arts Society with Li Yanshan ( 1898-1961 ) and Zhao

  Shao'ang (1905-1998 ).
 

As a member of the Hong Kong Artists Society, he took part to the  two collective

 

 exhibitions  in Hong Kong ( 1957 ) ( 1960 ).

   

1966

He resigned from his job, gave continuing education courses in ink painting

 

at the Chinese University and became a lecturer at the University of Hong Kong.

 

 ( Architecture Department )

   

1971

The British government awarded him the title of Member of the Order of the British

 

Empire, for his contribution to the Arts.

   

1975

He passed away on September 26, in Hong Kong, at the age of 56.

 

 

 

Two commemorative exhibitions were organized to celebrate the centenary

 

of the birth of the artist :

2018

27.10 07.04 Lui Shou-kwan Centenary: Abstraction, Ink and Enlightenment  

 

Ashmolean Museum Oxford  United States

2019

25. 03 16.05  Lui Shou-kwan Pioneer of New Ink

  Alisan Fine Arts Gallery  Hong Kong  China
   

   
 

Collections  selection

China

 

Hong Kong

M +

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Macao

Macao

Luis de Camões Museum

Taiwan

Taipei

National Museum of History

United Kingdom

Bristol

The City Art gallery

London

The Victoria & Albert  Museum

Nottingham

The Castle gallery

Oxford

The Ashmolean Museum

United States

San Francisco

Avery Brundage Foundation

San Francisco

M. H. de Young Museum

   

   
 

Solo exhibitions  selection

   

1960

Stanford Research Institute Stanford  United States

1961

Hope Hall Liverpool  United Kingdom

1962

Ashmolean Museum Oxford  United Kingdom

1963

Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery London United Kingdom

1964

City Hall Museum and Art Gallery Hong Kong   Hong Kong

1964

Roland, Browse & Delbanco Gallery  London United Kingdom

1965

Museum and Art Gallery Hastings  United Kingdom

1966

Fermoy Art Gallery Lynn  United Kingdom

1967

Sally Gallery Jackson Hong Kong  Hong Kong

1967

Ashmolean Museum Oxford United Kingdom

1968

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Swansea  United Kingdom

1969

Museum and Art Gallery Newport  United Kingdom

1969

South London Art GalLery London  United Kingdom

1970

CJL Gallery Hong Kong  Hong Kong

1973

Covent Garden Gallery London  United Kingdom

1974

Ashmolean Museum Oxford  United Kingdom

1976

Retrospective Lui Shou-Kwan Hong Kong Art Museum  Hong Kong

1984

21.10 10.12Paintings by Lui Shou-Kwan Alisan Fine Arts  Hong Kong  Hong Kong

1985

Hong Kong in Ink Moods Fung Ping Shan Museum Hong Kong  Hong Kong

1988

04.03 10.03 selected works Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong   Hong Kong

2002

Lui Shou-Kwan-New Ink Painting Hong Kong Art Museum China

2011

06.04 30.04 Hong Kong Master of Ink Art Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong  China

2013

04.10 07.10 Zen Ink Art - Lui Shou-Kwan Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong  China

2018

In Search of Zen - The Art of Lui Shou-Kwan National Art Museum of China Beijing  China

2018

Abstraction, Ink and Enlightenment  Ashmolean Museum Oxford  United Kingdom

2019

Lui Shou-kwan Pioneer of New Ink Alisan Fine Arts Hong Kong  China

 

 
 

Collective exhibitions  selection

 

 

1960

First International Salon of Paintings Modern Literature and Art of China Hong Kong   Hong Kong

1962

2nd International Salon of Paintings Modern Literature and Art of China Hong Kong   Hong Kong

1964

3rd International Salon of Paintings Modern Literature and Art of China Hong Kong   Hong Kong

1965

Biennial Sao Paulo Brazil

1965

Commonwealth Treasures Royal Academy of Art Londres  United Kingdom

1969

Hong Kong Cotemporary Art exhibition  City Hall Museum et Art Gallery Hong Kong

1971

Chinese Contemporary artists  Lee Nordness Galleries New York  United States

1972

Hong Kong artists Pacificulture Museum Pasadena  United States

1974

Hong Kong Arts Festival - 1st exhibition of Hong Kong contemporary artists  Hong Kong  

1965

Hong Kong Arts Festival - 2ns exhibition of Hong Kong contemporary artists Hong Kong

1980

Hong Kong artists Galerie années 80 Toronto  Canada

1982

Arts Hui - Hong Kong Artists Mineapolis  United States

1983

Hong Kong  Art Center Hong Kong  China

1995

26.09 14.10 Lui Shou-kwan and His School Alisan Fine Art Hong Kong  China

2007

15.05 14.06 Exploration - New Ink Art - Shanghai 2007 Duolun  Museum -  Zhu Qizhan

 

Shanghai  China

2007

15.05 15.06 Exploration - New Ink Art Shanghai 2007 Alisan Fine Art Hong Kong - Shanghai

 

China

   

 
 

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Lui Shou-kwan1919-1975 and His School    

Lui Shou-kwan 1919-1975 and His School

Alisan Fine Arts  

   

Foreword Alice King

Hong Kong

   

introduction by Mayching Kao

1995

    in chinese in english  
   

45 plates colour

 
   

88 p

 
       
       
         
         
         
Lü Shoukun  New Ink Painting 2002    

Lü Shoukun  New Ink Painting

 Leisure and Cultural

   

呂壽琨 - 新水墨畫

Services Department

   

text Tang Hoichiu

Hong Kong

   

Catalogue in chinese in english

 2002

   

isbn : 9622151833

 
       
       
       
         
         
         
Lui Shou-kwan  呂壽琨 Zen Ink Art    

Lui Shou-kwan  呂壽琨

Alisan Fine Arts

   

Zen Ink Art  禪的水墨藝術

Hong Kong

   

prefaced by : Alice King

2013

   

essay: Michael Sullivan

 
   

35  plates colour

 
   

in english in chinese

 
   

52 p

 
       
         
         
         

A Legacy of Ink - Lui Shou-kwan - 40 Years On - 2015

   

A Legacy of Ink

Alisan Fine Arts

   

Lui Shou-kwan - 40 Years On

Hong Kong

   

Foreword Daphne King Yao

2015

   

essays : Tang Hoi-chiu, Pi Daojian

 
   

Shelagh Vainker

 
   

63 plates colour

 
   

in english in chinese  192 p

 
     

 

 
         
         

 
 

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