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Young Innovators Convene in Mexico City

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Just in time for the start of spring semester, Ryan Murphy 15 ID returned from a whirlwind trip to Mexico City, where he participated in the 89plus Americas Marathon: Autoconstrucción. The one-day marathon event for global artists/innovators born in or after 1989 took place last Saturday at the über-contemporary Museo Jumex in conjunction with Zona Maco, Mexico City’s annual contemporary art fair.

“89plus invited me to be a part of their project/organization and speak at the event,” Murphy explains. “The ‘marathon’ brought together young artists from all over the Americas, as well established artists such as Yoko Ono and Abraham Cruzvillegas.” 

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Murphy, who earned a Maharam Fellowship last summer to work at the World Economic Forum, spoke about “the need for artists and designers to expand beyond our traditional scope to affect broader business and policy decisions,” he says. “I referenced my work with the WEF and Microsoft’s Technology Policy Group, as well as the STEM to STEAM movement in the US and the need to create more opportunity for more artists and designers across the Americas.”

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