Who shapes the artistic agenda today?

Today, the conversation about art is shaped by a multitude of participants: critics, journalists, curators, institutions, media, and digital platforms. How is the role of the expert changing in an environment where the speed of information dissemination is increasing, and algorithms and new tools are transforming the ways art is perceived?

In this discussion, participants will explore who today defines the themes and names that become part of the artistic conversation, how the profession of art criticism is evolving, and what new forms of expertise are emerging in the digital environment. Special attention will be paid to the impact of artificial intelligence on the production, analysis, and interpretation of artistic statements.

Moderator: Anna Fedina, Editor-in-Chief of The Blueprint

Participants:

Sergey Khachaturov, art historian, curator, Associate Professor at the Faculty of History of Moscow State University, member of the Zverev Art Prize Expert Council

Yulia Tikhonova, art historian, researcher, winner of the Zverev Art Prize in the “Book on Contemporary Russian Art” category

Marina Gisich, gallerist, designer, founder of Marina Gisich Gallery and Marina Gisich Design Studio