GAD Talk Series #5: How To Create Digital Networks in The Art World?
January 27th, 2021
10am LDN / 2pm DXB / 7pm TYO
Youtube Livestream link: https://youtu.be/rvyTxAX2N_k
Join us for a conversation on the digitalization of networks in the art world, from London to Beijing to Lisbon to Tokyo. This is the fifth edition of the GAD Talk Series, which will foster dialogues in the global art world during this pandemic. The topic of this conversation is “How To Create Digital Networks in The Art World?” With a distinguished panel of speakers including former museum directors, conference and symposium founders, and entrepreneurs, we will explore the opportunities and challenges that digitalization and remote work impose on art professionals — from both European and Asian perspectives.
Topics explored include: Did the pandemic accelerate networking amongst art professionals? How to leverage and scale digital interconnectivity between art professionals, and how to approach the museum, art market, and independent curatorial sectors in different ways? What social media apps are preferred by the global art world, and how do these preferences differ from Europe to China? What alternatives do art professionals have to Instagram?
Organized as an open discussion, this panel will be live-streamed on Global Art Daily's Youtube channel and will welcome live questions from the audience.
Panel:
Deborah Najar, Founder, Art Mavens
Nicole Ching, Founder, Museum 2050
Pauline Foessel, Founder, Art Curator Grid
Moderator:
Sophie Arni, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Global Art Daily (Tokyo)
GAD Talk Series #4: Young Curators in Tokyo: The Making of The 5th Floor
December 20th, 2020
4pm AUH / 4pm DXB / 9pm TYO
Youtube Livestream link: https://youtu.be/MSpZyXMmHFA
Join us for a conversation on The 5th Floor, a newly-opened alternative art space in East Tokyo, Japan, specialized in unique and experimental curating. This is our fourth edition of the GAD Talk Series, which will foster dialogues in the global art world during this pandemic. The topic of this conversation is "Young Curators in Tokyo: The Making of The 5th Floor.” Topics explored include: How are independent curators supported in Japan? Is Tokyo’s art scene open to international collaborators? What does it take to hold an exhibition in Japan as an emerging artist/curator? How did the pandemic affect Tokyo’s alternative art spaces? Organized as an open discussion, this panel will be live-streamed on Global Art Daily's Youtube channel and will welcome live questions from the audience.
Panel:
Jukan Tateisi, Director Representative / Artist, The 5th Floor (Tokyo)
Yuu Takagi, Co-Director / Curator, The 5th Floor (Tokyo)
Moderator:
Sophie Arni, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Global Art Daily (Tokyo)
GAD Talk Series #3: When the Youth Takes Over: Reflecting on the Jameel Arts Centre 2020 Youth Takeover
November 29th, 2020
5pm AUH / 5pm DXB / 10pm TYO
Join us for a conversation on the Youth Takeover, a youth-driven curatorial program, exhibition, and public programming series organized annually by the Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai, UAE. This is our third edition of the GAD Talk Series, which will foster dialogues in the global art world during this pandemic. The topic of this conversation is "When the Youth Takes Over: Reflecting on the Jameel Arts Centre 2020 Youth Takeover." Topics explored include: What is the impetus behind the Youth Takeover? Who makes up the Youth Assembly? How does the youth activate the museum space, especially in the Gulf region? What advice do you have for next year's Youth Assembly? Organized as an open discussion, this panel will be live-streamed on Global Art Daily's Youtube channel and will welcome live questions from the audience.
Panel:
Aliyah Al Awadhi, 2020 Youth Assembly Member (Abu Dhabi)
Talal Al Najjar, 2020 Youth Assembly Commissioned Artist (Dubai)
Murad El Zagal, Strategy and Outreach Manager, Art Jameel (Dubai)
Moderator:
Sophie Arni, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Global Art Daily (Tokyo)
GAD Talk Series #2: Where is GAD? An Open Conversation on Migration as Art Practitioners
November 16th, 2020
10am MIA / 3pm LDN / 7pm DXB / 12am TYO
Join us for a conversation about migration and transience in the artistic professions. This is our second edition of the GAD Talk Series, which will foster dialogues in the global art world during this pandemic. The topic of this conversation is "Where is GAD? An Open Conversation on Migration as Art Practitioners." Topics explored include: Do you feel like you belong to the art scene you are physically in today? Have you ever faced challenges in art sectors because you are a foreigner and/or don't speak the native language? Have you ever felt boxed in a certain national/ethnic category? Organized as an open discussion, this panel will be live-streamed on Global Art Daily's Youtube channel and will welcome live questions from the audience.
Panel:
Augustine Paredes, Artist and Photographer (Dubai)
Anna Bernice, Artist and Writer (Dubai)
Johann C. Muñoz, Artist and Curator (Miami)
Daniel H. Rey, Curator and GAD Managing Editor (Abu Dhabi)
Julia Saubier, Actor, Stunt Woman, and Creative (London)
Moderator:
Sophie Arni, GAD Founder and Editor-in-Chief (Tokyo)
GAD Talk Series #1: What is GAD? 2015 to Now
November 1st, 2020
9am NYC / 2pm LDN / 6pm DXB / 11pm TYO
Join us for a conversation about Global Art Daily (GAD)'s past and present. This is our first edition of the GAD Talk Series, which will foster dialogues in the global art world during this pandemic. The topic of this conversation is "What is GAD? 2015 to Now." Sophie Arni, GAD's Founder and Editor-in-Chief, will introduce the progression of Global Art Daily from blog to print and digital publication. She will discuss how her travels have affected her perception of contemporary art, and how she has built an international network of artists, curators, and writers from Abu Dhabi, UAE. The panelists include Ashraf Mohiy and Ev Zverev, part of the GAD's 2020-21 Editorial Board, and Christopher Benton, Dubai-based artist and GAD's long-time supporter and contributor. Topics explored include: How has GAD evolved during the past 5 years? What is GAD's long-term vision? What has GAD contributed to the UAE art scene? How do we define "global" and "global art"? Organized as an open discussion, this panel will be live-streamed on Global Art Daily's Youtube channel and will welcome live questions from the audience.
Panel:
Ev Zverev, GAD Editorial Board (New York City/Mexico)
Christopher Benton, Artist and GAD Contributor (Dubai)
Sophie Arni, GAD Founder and Editor-in-Chief (Tokyo)
Moderator:
Ashraf Mohiy, GAD Editorial Board (New York City)