TEDx Met Made possible by Adrienne Arsht Additional support provided by Chipotle Mexican Grill
Drawing of TEDxMet talksAlice AttieArtist
Nostalgia for the future: time and memory through an icon's storiesBill T. JonesChoreographer
How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" artLuke SysonCurator
Performance of Hocket from Facing NorthMeredith MonkComposer, singer, director, choreographer
Can brain science reveal something about the love of art?Eric R. KandelNeuroscientist
My love affair with the Museum: my mother's bra, Tosconini's pants and some things at the MetMaira KalmanAuthor
Performance of TIPElizabeth StrebAction architect
Wrestling with the icon of Alexander McQueenAndrew BoltonCurator
Let's bang out some new icons!Negin FarsadComedian
Icon of the MetJ. Pierpont MorganArt collector, financier
Charting an iconHilary Sargent: ChartgirlInvestigator, chartmaker
Marcel Breuer's Whitney Building: an unloved iconNicolai OuroussoffArchitectural historian
The power of charismatic artMelanie HolcombCurator
Performance of PavementKyle AbrahamDancer, choreographer
The Street is filled with iconsJames NaresArtist
My obsession with photography and barbershopsJeff L. RosenheimCurator
Depression, the secret we shareAndrew SolomonWriter
What happens in a world without icons?Navina Najat HaidarCurator
John Cage's Third ConstructionSō PercussionHouse band
The persistence of memoryLorna SimpsonArtist