Academic Staff
- HHB801f, Hung Hom Bay Campus
- +852 3400 3152
- silvia.fok@polyu.edu.hk
Education and Academic Qualifications
- PhD, The University of Hong Kong
- MPhil, The University of Hong Kong
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Hong Kong (Major in Fine Arts and Comparative Literature)
Teaching Areas
- Appreciation of Chinese Art and Design
- History of Chinese Arts and Crafts
- Chinese Arts, Culture and Creative Life
Research Interests
Selected Publications
- Fok, S (2023). Transculturality in Hong Kong Artist Annie Wan’s Conceptual Ceramic Art. In Daria Berg and Giorgio Strafella (Eds.), China’s Avant-Garde, 1978-2018, 60-79. Oxon and New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429325304-9
- Fok, S (2019). The Roles of International Art Fairs in Hong Kong in Facilitating the Production and Consumption of Contemporary Art in Asia: Art Hong Kong, Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Central. In Lorraine Lim and Hye-Kyung Lee (Eds.) Routledge Handbook of Cultural and Creative Industries in Asia, 273-282. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-95992-7 (hbk), 978-1-315-66050-9 (ebk)
- Fok, S (2016). Art and Community Engagement: Chang-Jin Lee’s Comfort Women Wanted, 2007-2012. Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences, (48) Autumn/Winter 2016, 143-167. [in Chinese] https://hkjoss.com/index.php/journal/issue/view/59
- Fok, S (2013). Life and Death: Art and the Body in Contemporary China. Bristol and Chicago: Intellect, 2013. (ISBN: 9781841506265) (218 pages)
- Fok, S (2011). Micro-narratives in Contemporary Chinese Art: A Case Study of Cao Fei’s Pearl River Delta Anti-Heroes. Asian Studies Review, 35(4), 499-520. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10357823.2011.628009