Talk/Conference | past | 15 Jan 2016 The Heart and Soul of the City, The Bloomberg Lumiere London Symposium

The Heart and Soul of The City, Bloomberg Symposium, Lumiere London 2016. Produced by Artichoke. Supported by the Mayor of London. Photo by Artichoke

Bloomberg, London

Speakers

  • Justine Simons OBE

    Head of Culture, Mayor of London (Chair)

  • Anthony Bastic

    Director and Founder of AGB Events, Curator of the Vivid Sydney Light Walk, Director of the Australian Garden Show Sydney

  • Dr Gus Casely-Hayford

    Cultural Commentator

  • Anita Contini

    Arts Program Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies

  • Illac Diaz

    Founder of MyShelter Foundation

  • Janet Echelman

    Artist, 1.8 London at Lumiere London

  • Tim Etchells

    Artist, MORE NOISE at Bloomberg SPACE

  • Alan Jacobi LVO

    Director, Unusual Services

  • Helen Marriage

    Director, Artichoke

  • Tim Owen LVO RIBA FRSA

    Senior Events Commissioner for Westminster County Council

  • Els Vermang

    Artist, LAb[au], binaryWaves at Lumiere London

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As part of Lumiere London 2016, Artichoke and Bloomberg Philanthropies hosted an inspiring afternoon of talks from artists, city planners, philanthropists and cultural commentators.

Together at The Heart and Soul of the City,  they discussed and debated the life of the city, the public realm and how they can be transformed by events such as Lumiere London. This enlightening symposium offered an insight into the minds of some of the world’s most influential cultural and political speakers.

Chair Justine Simons OBE steered discussions around the following topics:

  • The politics of action in a public space: perspectives on staging disruptive acts within a world city.
  • Illuminating the soul: what role does LumiereLondon and events like it have in the audience’s spiritual life?
  • Art and reputation: can an event or piece of work that becomes widely popular be considered art?
 

Hosted in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies