艺术模仿生活:2015年全球艺术论坛技术yThis year's Global Art Forum takes a focus on the intersection of technology and culture.
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Hear ye, artsy folks, art season is back in full swing. Starting it off is the Global Art Forum, which will be held in Kuwait City from March 14-15 for the first time since its inception in 2007, continuing on toArt Dubaifrom March 18-20 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. With digital media part and parcel of our daily lives, this year's forum, Download Update?, will be focusing on technology and its influence on the art and culture world. The three-day forum will discuss the intersection of technology and "how we think, interact, learn and create." Presented by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and Dubai Design District (d3), the forum will discuss the online art market, virtual museums, artists' foray into technology and artificial intelligence, amongst others.
Directed by art author and cultural critic Shumon Basar, he will also be joined by co-directors media entrepreneur and photojournalism platform Demotix founder Turi Munthe and MENA political and economic issues commentator and journalistSultan Sooud Al Qassemi. To really get into the tech space, some of this year's speakers will include Jawbone founder Alexander Asseily, Google Cultural Project director Amit Sood and education innovator Technology Quotient CEO Ayesha Khanna.
