Téléverbier : The Verbier Art Summit will take place on 19th and 20th January 2018 !

Prestigious event where the art world meets innovation thought.

The Verbier Art Summit connects thought leaders to key figures in the art world. A platform for discourse, innovation and change in a non-transactional context, where original ideas about art and society are stimulated, created and shared with a wide audience. The different perspectives of the keynote speakers make the Summit a unique multidisciplinary event.

The 2018 Summit is curated by acclaimed Swedish museum director Daniel Birnbaum of the Moderna Museet Stockholm who has chosen the following theme :

MORE THAN REAL. ART IN THE DIGITAL AGE.

Emergent technologies and their impact on art, culture, economy and our environment will be key topics in the discussions. The innovative possibilities for art created by new digital technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality will also be explored during the Summit.
The internationally renowned thought leaders at the 2018 Verbier Art Summit include artists, writers, curators, museum directors, and academics such as philosophers, technology experts, professors in art history and even a professor in cognitive science and neurorobotics. These keynote speakers will participate in an exclusive debate programme that is by invitation only. The general public is however welcome to attend their art talks at the W Hotel on 19 & 20 January for free. Please register on our website.
The 2018 Verbier Art Summit collaborates with the Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, which will present a digital programme at the Verbier Cinema. In addition, the EPFL+ECAL Lab will demonstrate a VR prototype, the Verbier 3-D Foundation will organise an art walk in the snow, and the Verbier Festival will add a musical element relating to the digital theme.

Programme here