Arts and Culture in Davos 2014

The document details the arts and culture components of the World Economic Forum's 2014 Annual Meeting, including the Crystal Award recipients, art exhibitions, and a schedule of panels and interviews featuring global cultural leaders.

• The 2014 Crystal Award, which recognizes artists who have contributed to improving the state of the world, was awarded to actor Matt Damon, tenor Juan Diego Flórez, conductor Lorin Maazel, and artist Shirin Neshat.
• Matt Damon was recognized for his work as co-founder of Water.org, an international non-profit that has improved the lives of nearly two million people in Latin America, South Asia, and Africa by increasing access to safe water and basic sanitation.
• Juan Diego Flórez was honored for his musical career and for founding Sinfonía por el Perú, a social project that provides orchestras and choirs to vulnerable children and youth in Peru.
• The 2014 event featured art exhibitions in the Congress Centre, including works by Andreas Gursky and Damien Hirst presented by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and PinchukArtCentre, as well as glass works by Delphine Lucielle and the Recycle Group presented by Berengo Studio.
• The programme included a series of intimate interviews titled 'Inside the Creative Mind' featuring artists Shirin Neshat, Elif Shafak, Olafur Eliasson, and David Adjaye.
• The event's cultural agenda included multi-stakeholder panels discussing the creative economy, human-centred architecture, the impact of gaming on the next generation, and the future of humanities in a digital age.

APA

World Economic Forum (2014). Arts and Culture in Davos 2014. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/AM14/WEF_AM14_ArtsCulture_Brochure.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Arts and Culture in Davos 2014. 2014. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/AM14/WEF_AM14_ArtsCulture_Brochure.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2014arts, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Arts and Culture in Davos 2014}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2014}, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/AM14/WEF_AM14_ArtsCulture_Brochure.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }