Dezeen promotion: this year's Wellbeing Culture Forum kicks off today with a discussion on the innovative and transformative power of art and creativity in the midst of crisis. Watch it live on Dezeen from 5:00pm London time.
The talk has not started yet. It will be broadcast here and on Dezeen's Facebook channel from 5pm.
The talk, titled Experiencing to Reconnect: The Transformative Potential of Art, is presented by Therme Art in partnership with Serpentine.
Therme Art co-founder Mikolaj Sekutowicz has curated the Wellbeing Culture Forum and will co-host the talks programme
It will be the first of the 2021 Wellbeing Culture Forum, an interdisciplinary talks programme of virtual and mixed-reality events initiated by Therme Art and curated by its co-founder Mikolaj Sekutowicz. Sekutowicz is co-hosting each panel discussion with various partners and partner institutions, including Serpentine artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist, who will moderate this first talk.
Serpentine artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist will moderate the Experiencing to Reconnect discussion. Photo by Tyler Mitchell
They will be joined by panelists Es Devlin, Torkwase Dyson and Tino Sehgal ? artists that work across different media and scales, but all explore themes of shared space and relationships.
"We always look to artists to reimagine our futures with clarity and energy," said Obrist. "Discussions like this help expand our thinking and engage our audiences for these vital topics.&q...