Dia Azzawi, one of the region’s most important artist and who currently has a massive retrospective running at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, is one of a stellar cast taking part in the New York Times’ Art For Tomorrow conference happening in Doha next month.
Azzawi joins Idris Khan an artist who recently completed a martyr’s memorial in Abu Dhabi, Abdulnasser Gharem, one of Saudi’s leading lights, Sheikh Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, founder of Barjeel Art Foundation and Vilma Jurkute the director of Alserkal Avenue at this year’s event, held in association with Qatar Museums and aiming to explore the tangible contributions art and cultural development can make to economic growth and nation-building initiatives.
Topics will include 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.
Event details about The New York Times Art for Tomorrow Conference, including all confirmed speakers and the agenda, can be found on the event website. For news and updates about the conference, follow @NYTLive on Twitter. The hashtag for the conference is #NYTAFT.
