REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Undated photo courtesy of Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, shows impressionist painter Vincent van Goghs' 1888 oil on canvas "The Night Cafe", via AFP
The annual New York Times Art for Tomorrow Conference returns on its third edition next month featuring a diverse mix of arts and culture luminaries who will discuss relevant issues centred on the main theme “Boundaries, Identity and Public Realm.” Prominent artists Christo and Idris Khan, art collector Bernardo Paz and architect Sir David Chipperfield are among the arts and culture leaders who will participate in the conference slated from March 10 to 13 at W Doha Hotel & Residences.
Confirmed speakers from Qatar include Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani, collector and founder of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and Tariq Al Jaidah, art connoisseur and managing director of Al Jaidah Brothers.
Arthur O Sulzberger, Jr, chairman of The New York Times Company and publisher of The New York Times will introduce the conference which will highlight discussions led by award-winning New York Times journalists.
Convened in association with Qatar Museums, the conference will investigate the issues that occupy the territory between art and public life. It will examine the role of art as a catalyst for economic growth and development, as well as a mechanism for city or corporate branding.
Among the topics that will be tackled at the four-day event are areas of collaboration and competition among countries of the Arab world in the creation of a new cultural landscape; the challenge of heritage protection in the context of Palmyra; and the impact of censorship on artistic expression.
