Q Life Magazine Q Magazine (US) May 2016 | Page 24
| Issue 2
The New York Times
Art for Tomorrow
Conference
H
ow can true artistic creativity be harnessed for social
and economic wellbeing? What is the collector’s
civic responsibility in the Digital Age? Are the boundaries
between art and other creative disciplines more blurred
than ever before?
This year’s New York Times Art for Tomorrow Conference
raised these and other critical issues—and their impact on
the creative cities of tomorrow.
The 2016 Technology, Creativity, and the City theme
brought together world-famous artists and architects, leading
museum directors, urban developers, policymakers, and
financiers. Together, they explored the complex relationships
between the digital world and the creative process, the
nature of creativity, and its impact on developing cities
and nations.
Set against Doha’s striking cityscape, the 2016 New York
Times Art for Tomorrow Conference featured Qatar
Museums Chairperson Her Excellency Sheikha Al
Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, The New York
Times Chairman and Publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.,
performance artist Marina Abramovic, and artist Jeff Koons.
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