The Talks @ ICDF: How Art Community Responds to Social Change

A conversation organized by The Brooklyn Rail, the panel will focus on how artists and cultural workers respond and adapt to the social and political changes of the past few years. The conversation will be moderated by Phong H. Bui, the founder of Brooklyn rail and joined by the following panelists:

• Jim Somoza, Managing Director at Industry City
• Stephen Lipuma, Owner of Court Tree Collective
• Cecilia Zhang Jalboukh, Owner of Yi Gallery
• Jia Sung, Brooklyn-based Artist, Art Educator and alumni of The Collision Project

This year ICDF is introducing The Talks @ ICDF, a platform for expert panelists to discuss the interaction of design and art, fashion, planning, disaster recovery, rebuilding, and more. The Talks will host experts from a diverse range of institutions and organizations like Cooper Hewitt, Central Saint Martin, NYC Jewelry Week, People in Places, and more.