magshegs You might know her name or seen her face. Or seen her art, maybe? The 23 year old Norwegian painter Nora Nesheim has been in the Norwegian media several times the past year. In the financial newspaper Finansavisen in February, she spoke about being a social media artist in a changing art industry. Being … More The digital dealer
In February this year, Oslo Runway decided to cancel their planned fashion show. But good news reached the fashionistas in Norway a couple of months later; Oslo Runway and Collective Oslo Fashion Art Festival consolidated and established Fushion. This reflects a trend where the line between art and fashion seem to be blurrier than ever. … More Art + Fashion = Fushion = fashion corrupting art?
By Rosy Callisto We are all familiar with the action of money laundering, which is basically an attempt to conceal the real origin of illegally obtained money by making it look like they were generated from legitimate business transactions. However, would you ever think that the extend of such actions would expand all the way … More Partners in crime.
I found an article the other day written in conjuction with the international womens day 8th of March, and it got me thinking about women in todays society that work within the creative fields. Us women tend do be under-represented in most industries. Stock markeds, politics, board rooms are maybe one of the first things … More Why are women so neglected in the arts?
allu23 Is present day art just one of the countless investment instruments? According to the article Problems Plaguing the Art Industry Globally, galleries sell about 90% of all artworks even though they rarely reveal their prices to the public. Auction houses sell the remaining 10% of the artworks. The difference between the galleries and the … More Secondary art market
The discussion about what art is and can be has always been a hot topic in the art industry. There are few rules for artists when it comes to their own works, and to “put” works in the art field happens all the time without many boundaries or limitations. Recently the media covered a shocking … More Should art have any limitations?
By: williamsburroughs In cooperation with Oslo Kommune, Sporveien started mapping the already existing art on the Norwegian metro and metro stations in 2013, to get an overview of the variety of art displayed. They believe art makes the travel more pleasant and by decorating the metros and the stations, the travelers mood will be lifted. … More A Pleasant Ride
Written by: frosk1 I want to discuss an article from Dagbladet (https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/gigantisk-kunstverk-vekker-avsky/71507452), which is written by the journalist Helene H. Rossholt, the 20th of august, so this is a very new case. The case is about a new statue on the top of the City Gallery Wellington in New Zealand, made by the artist Ronnie … More Bisarre art?
by neonbluelights The deal between the National Museum and the Fredriksen sisters have led to strong reactions from people. The deal includes, among other things, that the museum will borrow the family’s art collection, and the Fredriksen sisters will fund several large exhibitions and a research program. NRK published an article about the case on … More Art and commerce – hostile worlds
Making sense of art and design industries 