Art for Tomorrow 

Art for Tomorrow 2024

Imperfect Beauty

Art for Tomorrow took place in Venice from June 5-7, 2024 at the Palazzo Grassi for the opening evening and at the Palazzo Diedo, owned and newly renovated by the Berggruen Institute. The “floating city” was an appropriate setting to consider the complex problems that beauty can bring: How can cities and cultural sites  celebrate their heritage without becoming victims of their own success through overtourism? How can museums and monuments protect themselves from the inevitable impact of the climate crisis? How should institutions and artists think about and reflect the concerns of their changing populations? 

These are just a few of the questions that we discussed at Art for Tomorrow, in a rich program with sessions moderated by New York Times journalists. Underpinning it all was the central question of how the arts can unite and heal.

The plenary sessions were complemented by exclusive cultural visits to iconic landmarks and some of the city’s best-kept secrets, such as guided tours of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection to view the exhibition “Jean Cocteau: The Juggler’s Revenge“, the Orsoni furnace and Giardini and Arsenale at the 60th Venice Biennale titled “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere.”

Topics highlights:

• The Arts as the Ultimate Mediator
• Architecture for Good: Can Transformation Be Designed?
• AI and Creativity: Revolution or Disruption?
• Sustainability and the Pitfalls of Beauty
• Identity Crisis: Museums and Social Change

2024 Program

Art for Tomorrow 2024 Speakers

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