Arts and Culture in Davos 2017
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 17-20 January
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World Arts Forum Foundation Board
Hilde Schwab, 3 Welcome Chairwoman and Co-Founder, World Arts Forum 4 Previous Recipients of the Crystal Award Klaus Schwab, Co-Founder, World Arts Forum, and Founder and Executive Chairman, 5 The 23rd Annual Crystal World Economic Forum Awards Alois Zwinggi, Vice-President, 12 Cultural Leaders World Arts Forum, and Managing Director, World Economic Forum 18 Special Project: The Afghan Paola Antonelli, Women’s Orchestra “Zohra” Senior Curator, Architecture and Design, and Director, Research and Development, 20 The Loft the Museum of Modern Art Platon Antoniou, 22 Art Installations Photographer, Studio Platon Martin Engstroem, 26 Programme Highlights Founder and Executive Director, Verbier Festival Michael Haefliger, Executive and Artistic Director, Lucerne Festival Georges Muller, Lawyer, BMP Associés
The World Arts Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation founded in 1991 by Professor Klaus Schwab and Mrs Hilde Schwab to produce a World Arts Summit in Venice, Italy, which brought together leaders of the arts, government, business and civil society in the spirit of cross-cultural understanding. Since the success of that event, artists have increasingly contributed their thoughts, visions and wisdom to the Forum’s main events. The Foundation’s role today is to suggest and secure Crystal Award recipients.
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REF301216 Welcome
In a time of heightened The cultural agenda and cultural offerings at the Annual Meeting are insecurity and mistrust of the richer than ever this year. Of particular “other”, cultural leaders note in the programme is the Afghan come together in Davos to Women’s Orchestra “Zohra”, a group of 30 young and brave women from help inspire responsive and Afghanistan between the ages of 14 responsible leadership. and 20, including the country’s first female conductors, Negin Khpolwak Our 23rd annual Crystal Awards, which and Zarifa Adiba. They are the first Hilde Schwab, honours artists who are bridge-builders women in their country to learn music in Chairwoman and Co-Founder, and role models for the global more than three decades, despite the World Arts Forum community, takes place on Monday 16 challenges they encounter every day to January at 18.15 in the Congress Hall. do so. For their first international tour, We extend our congratulations to this we have created a collaboration for year’s awardees: violinist Anne-Sophie them with the youth orchestra of the Mutter, for her leadership in providing Collège de Genève and, together, they musical education for youth; singer and will perform the closing concert in songwriter Shakira, for her leadership in Davos (20 January) before performing advancing early-childhood education; in Zurich, Geneva, Berlin and Weimar. and artist and social activist Forest Join us for this celebration of courage Whitaker, for his leadership in peace- and mutual understanding across Nico Daswani, building and conflict-resolution. cultures. Head of Arts & Culture, World Economic Forum We are also delighted to welcome back Be sure to experience the many art Yo-Yo Ma who, in 2016, became the installations both in and outside the first artist to join the Board of Trustees Congress Centre. These include of the World Economic Forum. In all, 40 monumental installations by Tomás exceptional cultural leaders will be Saraceno, John Grade and Angelica actively involved in more than 50 Dass that present alternate ways of sessions across the Annual Meeting living and envisioning our relationship programme on topics ranging from with each other and the planet. Not to populism to climate change and from be missed is the Benevolent Machine technology to spirituality. They will exhibition with works by several artists, challenge assumptions, bring new scientists and technologists. It perspectives and seek to inspire investigates whether technology will collective action. control us – or support us. It is located in the Loft, our hotspot for dialogue on the governance of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This and much more awaits you this year in Davos. Engage with cultural leaders and let yourself be challenged and inspired. There is so much yet for us all to learn and experience.
Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 3 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 3 Previous Recipients of the Crystal Award
Jose Antonio ABREU, 2009 Valery GERGIEV, 2004 Shirin NESHAT, 2014 Conductor Artistic & General Director, Mariinsky Theatre Artist Vladimir ASHKENAZY, 1995 Gilberto GIL, 2006 NOA, 1998 Pianist and conductor Musician and Minister of Culture Singer and songwriter Margaret ATWOOD, 2010 Nadine GORDIMER, 1995 Sharmeen OBAID-CHINOY, 2013 Author Author Documentary filmmaker Shabani AZMI, 2006 Barbara HENDRICKS, 1995 Ben OKRI, 1995 Actress and social activist Soprano Author and poet Amitabh BACHCHAN, 2009 Ikuo HIRAYAMA, 1995 Julia ORMOND, 2003 Actor and director Painter Actress & co-chair, FilmAid Int’l Shigeru BAN, 2015 Tao HO, 1997 Krzysztof PENDERECKI, 1997 Architect Architect and artist Composer and conductor Luc BESSON, 2012 Jenny HOLZER, 1996 Sidney POITIER, 2002 Filmmaker Artist Actor, director and producer Andrea BOCELLI, 2015 Ibrahim HUSSEIN, 1997 Lord PUTTNAM, 1997 Tenor and Singer-songwriter Painter and calligrapher Film producer BONO, 2002 Quincy JONES, 2000 A. R. RAHMAN, 2011 Singer Producer, composer, musician Film composer, musician and singer Mario BOTTA, 1996 Sumet JUMSAI, 1999 Lionel RICHIE, 2005 Architect Architect and painter Musician Wissam BOUSTANY, 1998 Udo JURGENS, 2010 Mallika SARABHAI, 2009 Flautist Singer and composer Artist and activist José CARRERAS, 2011 Dani KARAVAN, 1995 Jorge SEMPRUN, 1999 Opera singer Sculptor Writer Yvonne CHAKA CHAKA, 2012 Amjad Ali KHAN, 1997 Ravi SHANKAR, 1996 Singer Composer and sarod player Sitarist and composer CHEN Kaige, 1996 Angelique KIDJO, 2015 Rodion SHCHEDRIN, 1995 Film director Singer-songwriter Composer YAO Chen, 2016 Lang Lang, 2010 Anant SINGH, 2001 Actress Pianist Film producer CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE, 1995 James LEVINE, 2003 Wole SOYINKA, 1995 Artist-engineers Conductor and Artistic Director Poet and playwright Paulo COELHO, 1999 Jet LI, 2009 Frank STELLA, 1995 Author Actor Painter Matt DAMON, 2014 Julian LLOYD WEBBER, 1998 Oliver STONE, 1995 Actor and co-founder, Water.org Cellist Director, writer and producer Leonardo DICAPRIO, 2016 Yo-Yo MA, 2008 TAN Swie Hian, 2003 Actor and founder, Leonardo DiCaprio Cellist Painter, poet, philosopher, author Foundation Film Amin MAALOUF, 2000 Charlize THERON, 2013 Michael DOUGLAS, 2006 Writer and historian Actor Director, producer and actor Lorin MAAZEL, 2014 Emma THOMSON, 2008 Umberto ECO, 2000 Conductor and musician Actor and writer Writer, historian and philosopher Richard MEIER, 1995 Mario VARGAS LLOSA, 2001 Olafur ELIASSON, 2016 Architect Author Artist Lord MENUHIN, 1995 Maxim VENGEROV, 2007 Hans ERNI, 1999 Violinist and conductor Violinist Artist MIDORI, 2012 Elie WIESEL, 1995 Ivan FISCHER, 1998 Violinist Author Conductor Nikita MIKHALKOV, 1996 will.i.am, 2016 Juan Diego FLOREZ, 2014 Film director Musician Tenor and Founder, Sinfonia por el Peru Es’kia MPHAHLELE, 1998 Benjamin ZANDER, 1999 Peter GABRIEL, 2001 Writer Conductor Singer, songwriter and musician Vik MUNIZ, 2013 Richard GERE, 2005 Artist Actor and President, Gere Foundation Youssou N’DOUR, 2001 Musician and singer
4 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 4 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 The 23rd Annual Crystal Awards
Introduced in 1995 at the initiative of the World Economic Forum’s late friend Lord Yehudi Menuhin, the Crystal Awards recognize personalities in the arts who are role models for the global community. Awardees are highly regarded for their artistic career and have a demonstrated and long- standing commitment to improving the state of the world. Awardees are selected by the World Economic Forum’s World Arts Forum.
Anne-Sophie Mutter Shakira Forest Whitaker Violinist, Singer and Songwriter, Artist and Social Activist, Munich Barcelona Los Angeles
Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 5 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 5 Anne-Sophie Mutter Violinist, Munich Crystal Award 2017 for her leadership in promoting musical education for youth
Anne-Sophie Mutter is among the conductors, agents and concerts; greatest violin virtuosos of our time procuring or awarding stipends for – the year 2016 marked the 40th music academies, conservatories Music helps us to build bridges anniversary of her debut at the age and master courses; providing – allowing us to open up and of 13 at the Lucerne Festival. One scores and parts; advising on the connect to the people around year later, she performed at the purchase of instruments; financing us. Music also forces us to see Salzburg Whitsun Concerts under and practical implementation of CD others – regardless of religion Herbert von Karajan’s baton. She productions; and commissioning or cultural differences. Being a has performed in the world’s most new works to expand the musician is a profession that important music centres – focusing repertoire. In addition the goes far beyond performing in equally on the performance of Foundation gives the Aida Stucki traditional compositions and on the Encouragement Award to concerts. But talented young future of music. For her numerous outstanding young soloists and instrumentalists face a difficult recordings, Anne-Sophie Mutter offers opportunities for solo environment and often lack the has received four Grammy performances as part of the necessary support and Awards®, nine Echo Classic ensemble “Mutter’s Virtuosi.” mentoring that is so crucial – Awards, the German Recording especially in the early years of Award, the Record Academy Prize, their development. I’ve Mutter also takes a keen interest in the Grand Prix du Disque and the experienced that first-hand in International Phono Award. alleviating the medical and social problems of our times. She my career. That is why I have supports various causes through decided to offer through my Anne-Sophie Mutter is committed regular benefit concerts. In 2016, foundation what is not to supporting young, talented violin, she performed for the Foundation provided by official funding. viola, cello and contrabass soloists of the Ruhr Piano Festival, SOS The support of top musical worldwide. For this purpose, she Children’s Villages in Syria and the talent is a challenge for anyone established the “Freundeskreis der Leipzig Refugee Council. who cares as deeply about Anne-Sophie Mutter Stiftung e.V.” classical music as I do. I invite (Friends of the Anne-Sophie Mutter you to support young Foundation) in 1997. The foundation musicians, whose artistic of the same name with its head development depends on a office in Munich was established in helping hand. 2008. The foundation provides scholarships for the following purposes: purchasing string instruments and bows; help with identifying and selecting teachers, music academies or conservatories; help with arranging and financing travel to auditions for
6 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Opening Concert: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mutter’s Virtuosi
Join us for the Opening Concert on Monday 16 January at 18.45, Höfler Monika © following the Crystal Awards ceremony. The programme includes: André Previn (1929-) Nonet for two string quartets and contrabass
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons) Concerts for violin, strings and Basso continuo, op. 8 no. 1-4 In partnership with Intesa Sanpaolo Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, November © Cory 16th 2014, Weaver
Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 7 Shakira Singer and Songwriter, Barcelona Crystal Award 2017 for her leadership in advancing early childhood education
Shakira, singer and songwriter, As a UNICEF Goodwill Grammy-winning artist and Ambassador since 2003, Shakira UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, is has expanded her child advocacy By age five, children’s brains also a devoted advocate of efforts on the global level. She has are 90% of the size of an adult education, particularly early made field visits to Bangladesh, brain. We must invest in this childhood development (ECD). At Azerbaijan and India and led two critical window of opportunity age 18, she founded the Pies global fundraising campaigns to where we can enhance Descalzos Foundation, which help life-saving supplies reach the children’s futures by presently has six open-door, world’s most impoverished and nourishing and protecting their state-of-the-art schools providing at-risk children. During UN Week bodies, brains and access to quality education for 2015, she hosted a high-level displaced and underprivileged meeting of advocates and private- environments, helping them children in her native Colombia. In and public-sector representatives grow into happy and healthy addition to building projects that to discuss the importance of individuals as well as ensure the children have safe and additional investment in ECD on a productive adult members of well-equipped learning facilities, the global scale. society. The return on foundation supplies nutritious investment in early childhood meals; educational enrichment Since 2015, she has served as a education is indisputable. through art, music and recreation; member of former UK Prime and economic opportunities for Minister Gordon Brown’s families. The schools serve over International Commission on 6,000 students and impact over Financing Global Education, which 30,000 members of the community seeks to find a worldwide solution at large. and funding to provide universal access to quality education. Shakira is also the Co-Founder of Additionally, in 2015, she was ALAS, a movement that advocates appointed Sustainable placing ECD on the political Development Goals (SDGs) agendas of territories in Latin Advocate with a mandate to America and forms public-private support the UN Secretary-General partnerships to build ECD centres in his efforts to generate throughout the continent. To date, momentum and commitment to over 35 centres have opened in achieve the SDGs by 2030. Colombia, Argentina and Mexico. In 2011, US President Obama appointed Shakira to his Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
8 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 9 Forest Whitaker Artist and Social Activist, Los Angeles Crystal Award 2017 for his leadership in peace-building and conflict resolution
Forest Whitaker believes that, to attain for which he also received a BAFTA peace and prosperity, communities Award, SAG Award and Golden Globe. and nations must heed the voices of In addition, Whitaker received the Best their diverse and vibrant youth. He and Actor Award for Bird at the 1988 Children and youth make up the Whitaker Peace & Development Cannes Film Festival. almost half of the global Initiative (WPDI) are committed to population. This means that providing educational tools and better Whitaker’s artistic and humanitarian young people are not only living conditions to young women and contributions have been widely men living in regions touched by recognized at home and abroad. In tomorrow’s leaders – they must violence, war and poverty. 2007, he received the Cinema for also be today’s peace-builders. Peace Award for his advocacy for child Through my work with the soldiers and work with inner-city youth. Whitaker is the Founder and Chief Whitaker Peace & Development Executive Officer of WPDI, Co- In 2013, he was made a Chevalier de Founder and Chair of the International l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Initiative, we seek to empower Institute for Peace, UNESCO Special French government in recognition of young women and men to Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation his work serving those affected by become voices for peace and conflicts and violence. and a member of the United Nations agents of change. We must Sustainable Development Goals Advocacy Group. Whitaker is Whitaker’s commitment to peace and cease to see youth in parts of dedicated to cultivating the artistic social justice has led him to work in the world touched by conflict talents of young people. As a member close collaboration with UNESCO. In simply as victims and 2011, Whitaker was designated a of the US President’s Committee on perpetrators of violence. They the Arts and the Humanities, he works UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for closely with primary school students to Peace and Reconciliation. In this role, are our partners for peace, and demonstrate the limitless power of the he works towards global peace and when we give them the tools community-building through non- arts to express their voices and and support they need, I creative energies. violence education, research and training. In 2014, he started collaborat- believe they will be able to In addition to his social activism, ing with the Office of the Special change the world in ways we Whitaker is one of Hollywood’s most Representative of the UN Secretary- never thought possible. accomplished and versatile figures. General for Children and Armed Through his production companies, Conflict as an Advocate for Children Significant Productions and JuntoBox Affected by War, a topic on which he Films, he aims to support young, was invited to speak before the UN talented filmmakers. He believes that Security Council in September of that film can enlighten people across the year. In 2016, he was appointed to the globe and start meaningful dialogues Sustainable Development Goals about important subjects. He has Advocacy Group by the UN Secretary- produced several award-winning General. documentaries that touch on a wide range of social issues. He has also Above all, Whitaker believes that received many distinctions for his ordinary people can and must come acting, including the 2007 Academy together to change the world and that Award for Best Actor for his portrayal even a seemingly small action can of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The cause ripples that make an enormous Last King of Scotland, a performance impact.
10 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 11 Cultural Leaders
A community of 40 Cultural Leaders joins the Annual Meeting in Davos to help inspire responsive and responsible leadership.
12 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 12 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Zarifa Adiba Carol Becker Lonnie Bunch Matt Damon Kabul New York Washington DC New York Zarifa Adiba is a musician In her role as Dean of the Lonnie Bunch is the Matt Damon is a prominent who plays the viola and is Columbia School of the founding Director of the actor, film producer and one of the conductors of Arts, Carol Becker has Smithsonian Institution’s screenwriter. He is the Afghan Women’s helped to launch brand-new National passionate about alleviating Orchestra, the first all- international programmes Museum of African the global water crisis. He is female Afghan orchestra for screen and television American History and the co-founder of based at the Afghanistan writing, film production and Culture on the National Mall Water.org, which seeks to National Institute of Music. literary translation. She has in Washington DC. A ensure that everyone in the In Davos, she will join the written extensively about historian and educator, world has access to safe orchestra to perform the the impact of art and artists Bunch has unique insights water and basic sanitation. closing concert before on society. Becker also on embracing history to Damon is a 2014 recipient embarking on tour in worked closely with the address current challenges of the Crystal Award.
Europe. World Economic Forum’s in the US and around the Credit Sam Jones Global Leadership Fellows world. to develop a unique programme on leadership development through art practice.
Andrea Bandelli Jacques Berchtold Sabine Choucair Angélica Dass Dublin Geneva Beirut Madrid Andrea Bandelli is the Professor and author Sabine Choucair is a Angélica Dass is a Brazilian Executive Director of Jacques Berchtold is an theatre performer and artist who has received Science Gallery expert in Enlightenment trained clown who provides international acclaim for her International (SGI). He has philosophy and literature. storytelling and clown Humanae photo project, a led, managed and Since 2014, he has been workshops for marginalized collection of portrait photos evaluated international Director of the Martin communities. She is the of diverse people revealing projects linked with Bodmer Foundation, which artistic director of the street the true beauty of human science, art, democracy hosts one of the largest theatre Caravan Project, colour and questioning our and public participation, collections of historical which provides Syrian assumptions about race. In and writes widely on public documents and refugees opportunities to Davos, Dass presents a engagement with science. manuscripts in the world. act out their stories as a large-scale outdoor Bandelli is participating in Berchtold is participating in form of social therapy, installation of Humanae the Annual Meeting as part the Annual Meeting as part becoming a street theatre intended to remind of SGI’s collaboration on of the Forum’s collaboration performance that has participants of the diversity the exhibition “Benevolent with the Martin Bodmer toured Lebanon and of the human condition. Machine” in the Loft. Foundation on a series of become an online Credit Ines Villeparisis Credit Conor Horgan interactive sessions on the sensation. high points of civilization. Credit Melinda Trochu
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Marc Forster John Grade Imogen Heap Jin Xing Los Angeles Seattle London Shanghai Marc Forster is a filmmaker John Grade creates Imogen Heap is a multi- Jin Xing is a TV talk show and screenwriter, best large-scale sculptures award winning recording host and one of China’s known for directing the designed to change over artist, composer, producer most influential opinion- filmsMonster’s Ball, Finding time and involve and innovator. She is the makers. She is a trained Neverland, Quantum of collaborations with large first female artist to have dancer, choreographer and Solace, and others. He has groups of people and earned a Grammy for best owner of the Jin Xing Dance worked with the Red Cross communities to build. In engineer. Heap is Theatre in Shanghai, the organization Our World, Davos, he presents Middle recognised as a pioneer in country’s first independent Your Move, as well as with Fork, a carved work-in- music and technology for dance company. Jin was Rokpa International, which progress sculpture made her gesture-based music the first transgender person helps the hungry, sick, from a 40-metre tree cast. gloves system and she is a in China to receive the orphaned and poor in Tibet Grade invites participants leader in developing government’s approval to and Nepal. to build parts of the Blockchain technology that undergo gender sculpture. can enable a flourishing reassignment. future music industry.
Tracy Fullerton Daisy Guo David Hertz Karan Johar Los Angeles Beijing São Paolo Mumbai Game designer Tracy Daisy Guo is the co-founder Chef and social entrepreneur Karan Johar is one of Fullerton is a Professor and of Tezign.com, an online David Hertz is the founder of India’s most influential film Chair of the Interactive platform connecting Gastromotiva, a social directors, producers and Media & Games Division of creative professionals and enterprise working in TV personalities. He hosts the University of California’s clients with design demand. low-income areas of Latin the wildly popular television School of Cinematic Arts, Prior to this, she was part of America. Gastromotiva runs chat show, Koffee with and Director of their Game the curating team for the a state-of-the-art food waste Karan, and has served as a Innovation Lab. In Davos, Chinese pavilion at the restaurant school, Refettorio judge on the reality show Fullerton presents her 2012 Venice Biennale and Gastromotiva, providing India’s Got Talent. Johar is award-winning video game, curated exhibitions around culinary training for considered a leading figure Walden, A Game, as part of the world. She is a Global underprivileged youth, and in the Hindi cinema industry the exhibition “Benevolent Shaper of the World enables students to develop and, through his extensive Machine” in The Loft. Economic Forum. sustainable gastronomic work, has brought a fresh businesses within their and modern outlook to communities. Hertz is a Indian commercial cinema. Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.
14 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 14 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Zoe Keating Richard Kurin Mokena Makeka Keiichi Matsuda Northern California Washington DC Cape Town London Celebrated cellist Zoe Richard Kurin is the Acting Mokena Makeka is an Keiichi Matsuda is a Keating is a one-woman Provost and architect and founder of designer and filmmaker. He orchestra. She uses a cello Undersecretary for Makeka Design Lab, an works with video, and a foot-controlled laptop Museums and Research at innovative design practice, architecture and interactive to record layer upon layer of the Smithsonian Institution, and the House of Makeka, media to propose new cello. She is also known for overseeing the work of the a brand that confronts perspectives on reality. In releasing her music online world’s largest museum, social and environmental Davos, Matsuda presents without the help of a record education and research change in Africa. His vision his video installation label. Keating is a Young complex in 145 countries. A is to create a global African Hyper-Reality as part of the Global Leader and a cultural anthropologist, aesthetic that brings dignity exhibition “Benevolent Steward of the Forum’s Kurin was previously the and grace to the built Machine” in the Loft. System Initiative on Director of the Smithsonian environment. He is a Young Shaping the Future of Institution’s Center for Global Leader of the World Digital Economy and Folklife and Cultural Economic Forum. Society. Heritage.
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Negin Khpolwak Yo-Yo Ma Haifaa al-Mansour Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Kabul Boston Los Angeles Karachi Negin Khpolwak is Yo-Yo Ma is one of the most Haifaa al-Mansour is the Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is Afghanistan’s first female recognized cellists of all first female filmmaker in a two-time Academy Award conductor. Despite time. With his Silk Road Saudi Arabia. Her feature winning documentary repeated death threats Ensemble he creates debut, Wadjda, is the first filmmaker. Her films cover against her for her courage musical collaborations and feature film shot in Saudi topics of refugees, to learn and play music, she education programs across Arabia and the first by a women’s advocacy and conducts the Afghan cultures. He is a 2008 female director. The film human rights. She is a 2013 Women’s Orchestra, the recipient of the Crystal received wide critical recipient of the Crystal first all-female Afghan Award. In 2016 he became acclaim after its premiere, Award and a member of the orchestra, based at the the first artist ever to join establishing her as an Young Global Leaders Afghanistan National the Board of Trustees of the important talent emerging community. She joins us in Institute of Music. The World Economic Forum. from the Arab world. Davos as the first artist to Orchestra will perform the Al-Mansour’s latest film, A be a Co-Chair of the World closing concert in Davos Credit Jason Bell Storm in the Stars, is based Economic Forum Annual before embarking on tour in on the life of Frankenstein Meeting.
Europe. author Mary Shelley. Credit Bina Khan
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Jamie Oliver Platon Tomás Saraceno Elif Shafak London New York In and beyond planet Earth London Jamie Oliver is a renowned Photographer Platon is the Artist Tomás Saraceno’s Elif Shafak is one of today’s chef and restauranteur. He founder of the People’s work can be seen as most influential international has long been the face of Portfolio, which uses ongoing research informed authors and intellectuals. the United Kingdom’s portraiture to celebrate by art, architecture, natural Her books have been campaign to bring radical human rights defenders sciences, astrophysics and published in 47 languages change to the school meals and advocate responsible engineering. His floating and she has been awarded system by replacing citizenship. Platon’s iconic sculptures propose and the prestigious Chevalier de unhealthy food with portraits have appeared in explore new, sustainable l’Ordre des Arts et des nutritious substitutes. Oliver the world’s most influential ways of inhabiting and Lettres by the French is also a patron of the magazines. He is a member sensing the environment. In government. An advocate environmental charity, Trees of the World Arts Forum Davos, Saraceno presents for women’s and LGBT for Cities. and a Steward of the Aerocene, large-scale rights, freedom of speech Forum’s System Initiative on sculptures that point and a new humanism, Economic Growth and towards a future free of Shafak’s unique work Social Inclusion. carbon emissions. straddles cultures, East and West.
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Sarah Parcak Cory Richards Ahmad Sarmast Anant Singh Birmingham, Alabama Bozeman, Montana Kabul Durban Sarah Parcak is a satellite A climber and visual Ahmad Sarmast is a Anant Singh is the producer archaeologist and a storyteller, Cory Richards musician and the intrepid of award-winning films professor at the University was named National founder of the Afghanistan including Long Walk to of Alabama at Birmingham. Geographic Adventurer of National Institute of Music Freedom, the film She founded the Lab for the Year. His work attempts (ANIM) in Kabul. The ANIM adaptation of Nelson Global Observation and has to capture not only the soul is a beacon of hope in a Mandela’s autobiography, created a crowdsourced of adventure and country devastated by war. and REMEMBER with platform to engage the exploration, but also the It provides an outlet and a Christopher Plummer. He is world with discovering and beauty inherent in modern future for hundreds of a commentator on human protecting ancient sites society. Afghan children regardless rights and apartheid. Singh from space. of their gender, ethnicity, is a 2001 recipient of the Credit Ryan Lash religious sect or socio- Crystal Award and recently economic circumstances. appointed member of the International Olympic Committee.
16 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 16 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Patrick Tresset Corine Wegener London Washington DC Patrick Tresset is an artist Corine Wegener is the who presents installations Cultural Heritage in which robotic agents are Preservation Officer at the actors, with their behaviour Smithsonian Institution. She perceived as artistic, leads the Smithsonian’s expressive and obsessive. Cultural Rescue Initiative for Tresset presents Human cultural heritage impacted study #1, 3RNP as part of by disasters, including the exhibition “Benevolent armed conflict. From Iraq to Machine” in the Loft. In this Nepal, Wegener conducts installation, three robots disaster recovery, training sketch portraits of human and capacity-building sitters. activities for the protection of cultural heritage. Credit Kris Krüg Credit Smithsonian Institution
Ana Cristina Vargas will.i.am Caracas Los Angeles Ana Cristina Vargas is an will.i.am is a musician, architect who established producer and entrepreneur, her own architecture best known as a founding practice in 2015 and member of the Black Eyed founded Tracing Public Peas. His i.am.angel Space (Trazando Espacios), Foundation created a new an NGO focused on model for education that teaching children urban serves at-risk youth using design skills to transform STEAM and accelerates public spaces within their youth entrepreneurship in communities. Vargas is a underserved communities. Global Shaper of the World He is a 2016 recipient of the Economic Forum. World Economic Forum Crystal Award.
Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 17 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 17 Special Project: The Afghan Women’s Orchestra “Zohra”
In Afghanistan, more than 30 young Through the challenges and gloom that ANIM’s impact can be seen in the ever- women between the ages of 14 and exists in Afghanistan, one beacon of hope increasing number of families who wait in line shines bright: the Afghanistan National each year for a chance to audition their 20 are defying the odds against them Institute of Music (ANIM) founded by Ahmad children for enrolment; in the number of every day and playing music together. Sarmast, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry international concert tours its students They are students at the Afghanistan of Education of Afghanistan. At ANIM, music perform each year; in the musical growth and is the antidote and the way forward. And, progress of the students; and in the profes- National Institute of Music and the through music, ANIM has provided an outlet sional success of its graduates. ANIM has first women in their families, and a future for hundreds of Afghan children proved that the power of music is crucial in community and country to learn regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religious contributing to the development of this affiliation or socio-economic circumstances. war-torn nation. One of ANIM’s primary music in over three decades. This is In a country in which girls are often discour- commitments is to empower girls through happening in a country where, in over aged from education (especially music music. From its inaugural days in 2010 to the 30 years of war – through political education) and women and men, girls and present, the enrolment of girls has risen to 65 boys are segregated in schools, restaurants out of a total of 200 students. In 2016, the turmoil, religious extremism and and social gatherings, ANIM’s mission of Afghan Women’s Orchestra “Zohra” – led by crippling poverty – the women of co-education is important and revolutionary. an inspiring female conductor, Negin Afghanistan have borne the brunt of Girls and boys who learn to work together Khpolwak – was formed. through music develop a respect and terrible pain, suffering and injustice. understanding that is crucial to tearing down gender barriers in the future.
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The World Economic Meet the Afghan Women’s Orchestre du Collège de More Information Orchestra in Davos at these times: Genève Forum has invited the For more information about the Afghan Women’s Leadership beyond Borders: For their concerts and activities Afghanistan National Institute of The Afghan Women’s Orchestra across Switzerland, including the Music and to contribute to its Orchestra “Zohra” to join “Zohra” closing concert in Davos, the efforts, visit forces with members of Afghan Women’s Orchestra http://www.anim-music.org/ Thursday 19 January, the Orchestre du Collège “Zohra” pair up with members of 12.30 - 13.45 at the Open Forum To follow “Zohra’s” tour on de Genève to perform the the Orchestre du Collège de Special performance with Q&A Genève. The orchestra, founded social media, closing concert of the in 1962 and under the direction of Artists on the Frontlines: check out #zohratour Maestro Philippe Beran, is Annual Meeting in the spirit Fighting the Taliban with Music of intercultural dialogue. dedicated to providing Thursday 19 January, opportunities to perform and tour After the Annual Meeting in 18.00 - 19.00 in Aspen 2 for high-school students who are Davos, the ensembles will aspiring professional musicians. A Conversation with Founder Check the programme for full details and for the confirmed schedule. travel together to Zurich Ahmad Sarmast and Project Partners Afghanistan’s first female and Geneva, where they This touring project is made conductors, Negin Khpolwak and will perform for general possible through the collaboration Zarifa Adiba audiences and school of several partners including the Closing Performance Afghanistan National Institute of children, participate in Music, the World Economic workshops and master Friday 20 January, Forum, the Ministry of Education 17.30 - 18.15 in the Congress Hall classes, and visit cultural of Afghanistan, Intesa Sanpaolo, sites. Zohra then travels on The participation in Davos of the the International School of Afghan Women’s Orchestra is Geneva, the Service Cantonal de to Weimar and Berlin in made possible thanks to la Culture de Genève, the Germany, where they will generous support from Intesa Orchestre du Collège de Genève, collaborate with other local Sanpaolo. Mr. Elyass Nory, Tonhalle- Gesellschaft Zürich, the University youth orchestras. of Music Franz Liszt Weimar, Minz GmBH, amongst others. Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 19 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 19 The Loft Special Exhibition: Benevolent Machine
The Loft features lectures, exhibits and technologies that explore the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The sessions and experiences available in the Loft allow participants to learn through distinct modes of interaction, from experiental installations to expert talks and engaging debates.
The Loft is a two-minute walk from the Congress Centre; please take the Promenade exit and turn right.
Technology is getting better Partial list of installations 3RNP Moral Machine at observing, interpreting and Sophia A robot can be equipped with Why vote when your data can vote mimicking human behaviour. sensors that outperform the for you? The Moral Machine Algorithms help individuals, Sophia is the latest robot capabilities of the human eye installation presents a future in companies and governments creation from Hanson Robotics. many times over. Is how we which everything has been comprehend big data and She can animate all kinds of perceive the world merely a quantified, analysed, modelled enhance decision-making. human expressions but is only function of how well we collect and optimized. What is left for the But are we confident that starting to learn about the and process visual data? Will a people to choose? Moral Machine is a supercomputer that confronts technology will always be emotions behind those robot interpret what it sees expressions. Every interaction through the lens of its own life us with ethical dilemmas, forcing benevolent? Where is the us to make a compromise and boundary between caring she has makes an impact on experience and bias? Can it how she develops and shapes empathize or judge the subjects decide. Will human values and controlling? How do we who she will eventually become. it observes, or is what a robot become window dressing in the era of big data? Can morality be politely ask our intelligent sees a true reflection of reality? Hyper-Reality left up to a machine? By the Dubai machines for a bit of privacy? 3RNP – or “3 Robots Named Future Foundation, creators of the Our physical and virtual realities Paul”, a work by artist Patrick Benevolent Machine aims to Museum of the Future. are becoming increasingly Tresset, challenges the vision bring a poetic and intertwined. Technologies such we have of ourselves. provocative perspective to as virtual and augmented reality, the urgent debates on better wearables and the internet of Walden, A Game technology governance things are pointing to a world While connecting billions of arising with the Fourth where technology will envelop people online, technology is The Benevolent Machine exhibition Industrial Revolution. every aspect of people’s lives. It often accused of disconnecting is made possible thanks to the will be the glue between every us from nature and the world partnerships of several interaction and experience, around us. Walden, A Game, by collaborators, including Tracy offering amazing possibilities, video-game creator Tracy Fullerton, Brian Bilston, Keiichi while also controlling the way we Fullerton, posits a new genre of Matsuda, Patrick Tresset, Kenichi understand the world. Hyper- video gameplay in which Okada, Naoaki Fujimoto, Hanson Reality, a video by designer and reflection and insight play an Robotics, Emotiv, the Wellcome filmmaker Keiichi Matsuda, important role. Become Henry Trust, Science Gallery International explores this exciting but David Thoreau, apply yourself to and the Dubai Future Foundation. dangerous trajectory. It was the daily task of maintaining the crowdfunded and shot on basic aspects of life at Walden location in Medellín, Colombia. Pond and focus on the deeper
meaning behind events that transpire in the world.
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Moral Machine 3RNP
Arts and Culture in Davos 2017Sophia21 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 21 Art Installations
Middle Fork By John Grade In the main corridor in the Congress Centre
Seattle artist John Grade created a 40-metre plaster cast of a living 150-year-old hemlock tree in Washington State in the United States. He then engaged more than 1,000 volunteers to weave the shell of a new tree from the mould, using a half-million strips of reclaimed old-growth red cedar. The making of the sculpture Middle Fork is ongoing and Davos participants are invited to participate in building the tree. After Middle Fork completes its exhibition cycle, it will be returned to the base of the tree where it was cast, left to moss over and gradually disintegrate into the forest floor. The sculpture is a collective meditation on our relationship with nature and an invitation to find beauty in the everyday. Middle Fork was originally featured in Wonder, an exhibition of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC. Wonder celebrated the value that art museums bring to our lives as places to encounter the unexpected, lose oneself in awe and amazement, and experience wonder. The Smithsonian Institution – the world’s largest museum, education and research complex – investigates, celebrates and shares the wonder of our cultural and natural worlds in more than 150 countries. Learn more about the work and vision behind Middle Fork with artist John Grade in the sessions “Behind the Artist’s Idea: Middle Fork”. Meet at the sculpture in the main corridor of the Congress Centre.
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For more information on Middle Fork, visit http://www.johngrade.com 22 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 22 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Aerocene By Tomás Saraceno In the Gallery in the Congress Centre
Artist Tomás Saraceno proposes speculative alternative ways of living, and suggests floating instead of flying in a new era he has called the “Aerocene”. The Aerocene is a future beyond the Anthropocene, which is understood as our current predicament where human activity is primarily responsible for changes in the climate and the environment. Aerocene is at once a sculpture and a mode of moving, living and being together. It is a new journey that removes our dependency on hydrocarbons, batteries and hydrogen. The Aerocene sculpture floats in the air, making the longest fossil fuel-free journey around the world, day and night, buoyed up only by the heat from the sun and the infrared radiation from the surface of the Earth. With Aerocene, Saraceno offers a space to shape a new narrative for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and for the future of our relationship with the planet. Saraceno presents a large scale installation of Aerocene sculptures in the Gallery in the Congress Centre. Join his team at the Aerocene Space in the Gallery to map the trajectory of your fossil fuel free Aerocene journey using forecast wind data and visualization developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The project also includes the Explorer, a tethered-flight starter kit that enables communities around the world to launch their own solar sculpture and start exploring the skies. Aerocene was initiated by Saraceno and developed by the Aerocene Foundation together with many collaborators. Learn more about the work and vision behind Aerocene with artist Tomás Saraceno in the sessions “Behind the Artist’s Idea: Aerocene”. Meet at the Aerocene Space in the Gallery of the Congress Centre. Check the programme for times and full details. For more information on Aerocene, visit http://www.aerocene.com/
Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 23 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 23 Art Installations Valencia) Copyright Juan Miguel Ponce. ( Copyright Angelica Dass. (Sao Paulo) (Sao Dass. Angelica Copyright
We know that skin colour is more complex than just black and white. Humanæ: Angélica Dass’ Humanæ is a work in progress that consists of the portraits of more than 3,000 volunteers from around the globe. The background of each portrait matches the Pantone® tone extracted from a small pixel sample taken from their nose. The project is a chromatic Work in inventory that can only be complete once every human on Earth has been photographed. At present, Humanæ has been in 25 cities and 16 countries. Progress Learn more about the work and vision behind Humanæ with artist Angelica Dass at the sessions “Behind the Artist’s Idea: Humanae”. Meet By Angélica Dass at the installation located outside the Promenade Entrance of the Congress Centre. Outside the Promenade Entrance Check the programme for times and full details. For more information on Humanae, visit http://humanae.tumblr.com/
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24 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 24 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 The “It’s Eid, I bought this doll to play with at home. The best thing about Eid is that we wear new clothes.” Photographers In partnership with Save the Children Near the Humanitarian Hub in the Congress Centre
We tend to think in global terms when considering refugees and forget that they are first and foremost human beings, all different and unique. The exhibition “The Photographers” includes images from the photography project “Inside Za’atari”, supported by Save the Children. The photographers are young refugees who have decided to show the diversity of their fellow refugees through portraits and testimonies that illustrate their fears, losses and worries, but also their hopes, aspirations, joys “These are my sisters. We are playing mother/daughters. and dreams. By doing so, they restore the refugees’ I am just trying to put them to sleep, but it is difficult.” humanity, resilience and dignity.
We’re aspiring Syrian photographers, criss-crossing the vast stretch of the Za’atari refugee camp, capturing and sharing moments of our lives.
– The Photographers Check the programme for times and full details of the Humanitarian Hub. For more information on “Inside Za’atari”, visit http://insidezaatari.tumblr.com/
“Today is a beautiful day. Spring is back and I am happy. I am going to run down the hill as fast as I can. I wish I could go back to Homs that quickly.”
Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 25 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 25 Programme Highlights
Cultural leaders are involved in over 50 sessions across the official programme on topics ranging from populism to climate change and from technology to spirituality. Special focus within arts and culture includes:
Identity and Narratives The Post-Multicultural Era? Wednesday 18 January, 09.15 - 10.15, At a time of global divisiveness Aspen 1 (panel session) and conflict, leaders are Multicultural and assimilation policies of challenged to be more integration are being challenged in this responsive and responsible, and time of cultural divisiveness. How can to address identity through we build a new social contract that ensures trust between people of varied shared narratives. backgrounds?
This session was developed in partnership with Euronews.
Partial List of Sessions: The Art of Dissent The New Lead Characters Thursday 19 January, 09.15 - 10.15, Aspen 2 (panel session) Tuesday 17 January, 16.00 - 17.00, Aspen 2 (panel session) The incidence of censorship, detain- ment and killings of artists and journal- Pioneers in the global film and television ists who speak truth to power has industry have set out to tell stories that skyrocketed around the world. What celebrate human complexity and price are we willing to pay for freedom of diversity. What happens in society when expression? global popular culture includes a more diverse group of leading characters?
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26 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 26 Arts and Culture in Davos 2017 Fourth Industrial Behind the Artist’s Idea: Aerocene Revolution Wednesday 18 January, 14.00 - 14.30 Friday 20 January, 11.30 - 12.00 The scale, scope, and complexity Aerocene Space (exhibition session) of a global technological Join Tomás Saraceno to learn about his transformation will be unlike vision of creating a fossil fuel-free future with Aerocene, a project encompassing anything humankind has a series of sculptures as well as a mode experienced before. of living that removes our dependency on hydrocarbons, batteries and Partial List of Sessions: hydrogen. Benevolent Machine Immersive Learning with Holograms Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 11 sessions in the Mixed Reality Space in 19 January, 15.45 - 16.15, The Loft the Gallery of the Congress Centre (exhibition session) (experience session) A series of sessions with artists, Embark on a guided holographic scientists and ethicists on The exploration, from the inner recesses of Benevolent Machine exhibition in the the human body to the immensity of Loft invites us to reflect on potential outer space. Could this be the future of unintended consequences of emerging learning? Participants can also visit the technology. Topics in these series Mixed Reality Space outside of sched- include traversing the boundary uled session times. Time slots are between caring and controlling, virtually available every 30 minutes. exploring our nature, and capturing the These sessions were developed in partnership with Case essence of humanity for our robotic Western University. future.
Cultural Heritage High Points of Civilization: A Digital Journey Wide-scale cooperation and Tuesday 17 January, 15.45 - 16.15, action are more necessary than Wednesday 18 January, 14.00 - 14.30, ever to address the catastrophic Thursday 19 January, 17.30 - 18.00 The Loft (hub session) destruction of cultural heritage around the world. Discover through 3D digitization some of the original manuscripts and other treasures of humanity that reveal major Partial List of Sessions: markers of civilization and hidden cultural linkages. Safe Havens for Heritage in Wartime: These sessions were developed in partnership with the Cultural Leadership in a Dangerous World Fondation Martin Bodmer. Wednesday 18 January, 14.45 - 15.45, Salon (panel session) Secrets Below the Surface: Incredible Efforts to provide “safe havens” for Archaeological Discoveries heritage under destruction in Syria bring Wednesday 18 January, 16.30 - 17.15, up the thorny issue of cultural appropria- BetaZone (Betazone session) tion of heritage in the past as with the Parthenon Marbles or the Pergamon Altar. Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak How can nations navigate the fine line takes us on a journey to discover between protection and exploitation of the never-before-surfaced ancient cities via cultural heritage of vulnerable states? satellite technology and uncover clues to humankind’s rise and fall throughout Developed in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. history.
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