As keynote speakers, we have invited Thomas Heatherwick, design director from the UK; Blaise Aguera y Arcas, top authority in artificial intelligence at Google; and Gerfried Stocker, artistic director at Ars Electronica. Together, we will discuss our lifestyles in the future.
On Day 1, speakers related to the Mori Art Museum's exhibition "The Universe and Art," such as Tom Sachs (Artist), Neri Oxman (Associate Professor, Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Media Lab), Masayuki Sono (Founding Partner, Clouds Architecture Office) and Melodie Yashar (Architect, Space Exploration Architecture / Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute) from architectural group of MARS ICE HOUSE, as well as Nanjo Fumio, Director of Mori Art Museum, and a co-curator of the exhibition will appear in this forum.
Session at "Innovative City Forum 2015"
[Overview]
"Innovative City Forum 2016"
Designing the Future for Global Cities and Lifestyles 20 Years into the Future
Dates: Wednesday, October 19 - Thursday, October 20, 2016 (2 days)
Venue: Toranomon Hills Forum, Tokyo
Fee: 5,000 yen per session (incl. tax)
* Kindly note some of the session have different fees.
Details and bookings here: http://icf.academyhills.com/en/
[Program]
■ Day 1: 14:15-15:15, Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Leading-edge Technology Session 2
SESSION 2 "New Metabolism: Krebs Cycle of Creativity"
Moderator: Ito Joichi (Director, MIT Media Lab)
Speaker:
Neri Oxmam (Associate Professor, Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Media Lab)
■ Day 1: 15:45-17:15, Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Art & Creativity Session 1
SESSION 1 "The Universe and Living in This Extreme Environment"
Moderator: Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum)
Speakers:
Sono Masayuki (Founding Partner, Clouds Architecture Office)
Melodie Yashar (Architect, Space Exploration Architecture / Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute)
Tom Sachs (Artist)
Zack Denfeld (Artist / Co-founder, the Center for Genomic Gastronomy / Researcher, Science Gallery, Dublin)
■ Day 1: 17:30-19:00, Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Art & Creativity Session 2
SESSION 2 - The Japan Foundation Asia Center Session -
"Lifestyles in Asia in the Future - Ideas from history, Culture, and the Environment"
Moderator: Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum)
Speakers:
Ang Ming Chee (General Manager, George Town World Heritage Incorporated)
Vo Trong Nghia (Architect / Founding Partner, Vo Trong Nghia Architects)
Yanagi Yukinori (Artist)
"Innovative City Forum 2015" Nanjo appears on stage.
Archival videos of “Innovative City Forum” are uploaded to YouTube!
Watch from here:
In Japanese: http://www.youtube.com/user/InnovativeCityForumJ
In English: http://www.youtube.com/user/InnovativeCityForum
“Innovative City Forum 2015”
■Relevant Information
・The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo da Vinci, teamLab
July 30, 2016 - January 9, 2017
・MAM Screen 004: Watching the Earth from the Universe
July 30, 2016 - January 9, 2017
