The 14th MaMa Charitable Foundation Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies
Cosmic Art in Three Keys
Invited Speaker: Professor Eugene Y. Wang
The 14th MaMa Charitable Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies, HKU
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art, Harvard University
May 14, 2026 THU 7:15-9:00 pm
Lecture 2. Interstellar Travel on the Wall.
May 19, 2026 TUE 7:15-9:00 pm
Lecture 3. Cosmic Love on the Flight.
May 22, 2026 FRI 7:15-9:00 pm
Venue: CPD-3.28, 3/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Language: English
Lecture Abstract
About the speaker
Eugene Y. Wang is the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University, with appointments in History of Art and Architecture, Archaeology, the Study of Religion, Theater, Dance & Media, and Inner Asia and Altaic Studies. A Guggenheim Fellow and art history editor of the Encyclopedia of Buddhism, he is the author of Shaping the Lotus Sutra: Buddhist Visual Culture in Medieval China, recipient of Japan’s Sakamoto Nichijin Academic Achievement Award. His work reconceives art as cognitive and ecological infrastructure—fields that organize perception and worldmaking. He directs Harvard CAMLab. His exhibition Mawangdui: Art of Life (2024) drew over one million visitors and won the 2025 iF Design Award.
Conduct in English | Free Admission | All are Welcome
Limited Seats | First Come First Served
Enquiry: hkucbs@hku.hk
Organizer: HKU Centre of Buddhist Studies
Sponsor: MaMa Charitable Foundation
