The Power of Culture / The Culture of Power
dal 17/11/2013 al 17/11/2013
Segnalato da
17/11/2013
The Power of Culture / The Culture of Power
Phillips Collection, Washington
A day of conversations among policymakers, entrepreneurs, arts professionals, and artists discussing shared perspectives on the impact of the arts on politics
A day of conversations among policymakers, entrepreneurs, arts professionals, and artists discussing shared perspectives on the impact of the arts on politics, the role of the art market on the artistic and economic communities, and the pertinence of art biennials in a globalized world. Among the participants are Cuban artist Tania Bruguera; Australian urban festival producer Theresa Famularo; Pakistani actor, director, and social activist Jamal Shah; Dancing Classrooms Founding Director Pierre Dulaine; former US Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock; Swiss auctioneer Simon de Pury; and ART in Embassies Chief Curator Virginia Shore. Co-organized by The Phillips Collection and Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, the conference is held in conjunction with the exhibition Pakistani Voices: In Conversation with The Migration Series, presenting works by students and emerging artists from Pakistan who participated in State Department-sponsored workshops in Lahore and Islamabad on the power of art to create social change.