Art for Tomorrow: Seeking Impact
As the world undergoes unprecedented change, people are searching for meaning. By grappling with core societal issues, the arts can help define that meaning, frame it and inspire change.
Moderated by senior New York Times journalists, the world-class AFT program will bring together practitioners, experts and activists to explore the social impact of the arts. In addition, attendees will explore Athens’s eclectic artistic landscape, venturing into the city’s museums, galleries, performance spaces and artist studios to see the arts in action. Delegates can then move to the island of Hydra, and the opening of Jeff Koons’s project at the DESTE Foundation’s Slaughterhouse.
Sessions included: The Athens Effect; The Art of Diplomacy; The NFT Revolution; Art and Sustainability: Friends and Foes; Who Really Owns Art and More.
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Thursday, June 16: Opening Remarks
Achilles Tsaltas opens the 2022 Art for Tomorrow Talks at the Acropolis Museum.
Achilles Tsaltas, Founder and President, Democracy & Culture Foundation
Panel: Who Really Owns Art?
This panel will take a hard look at some of the thorniest questions surrounding restitution issues with Tristram Hunt, Tiffany Jenkins, Victor Ehikhamenor and Farah Nayeri.
Panel: The Athens Effect
Can the city of Athens simultaneously embrace both the old and the new, or will history weigh it down? With Kostas Bakoyannis, Katerina Gregos, Afroditi Panagiotakou and Roslyn Sulcas.
Art and Sustainability: How Can the Arts Spur Action to Counter the Crisis?
In Part II of our series on Art and Sustainability, Fabrice Monteiro and Bjørnstjerne Christiansen discuss with Roslyn Sulcas how art can inspire and galvanize.
Panel: Democracy and the Arts
What role can the arts play in inspiring and empowering citizens? With Thaddaeus Ropac, Sharon Ament, Andreas Angelidakis and Yorgos Archimandritis.
Panel: The NFT Revolution
What is the future of the NFT, and who will be shaping it? With Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle, Kenny Schachter, Mazdak Sanii and Matthew Anderson.
Panel: The Art of Diplomacy
What role can the arts play in promoting democratic values, locally and internationally? With H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Nicholas Yatromanolakis, Tristram Hunt and Matthew Anderson.
Friday, June 17: Opening Remarks
Achilles Tsaltas opens the second day of the Talks, at the National Gallery, Athens.
Achilles Tsaltas, Founder and President, Democracy & Culture Foundation
Art and Sustainability: How Can and Should Practices Change?
Climate change is a rich subject for artists, but the industry isn't praised for its sustainable practices. With Victoria Siddall, Daniel Birnbaum, Jessica Morgan and Matthew Anderson.
A Collector’s Vision: A Conversation with Dimitris Daskalopoulos
A conversation with Matthew Anderson. What is the philosophy behind the NEON Founder's collection, and his decision to give so much of it away?
Conversation: The World According to KAWS
KAWS is blurring the lines between the physical and digital worlds. A conversation between Brian Donnelly (aka KAWS) and Farah Nayeri.
Panel: Back to Basics – A Return to Craftsmanship
An examination of the increasing use of local artisans and materials. With Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis, Liza Lou, India Mahdavi and Roslyn Sulcas.
A Conversation with Jeff Koons and Massimiliano Gioni
Moderated by Farah Nayeri. Presented by Onassis Culture, the DESTE Foundation and the Democracy & Culture Foundation.
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