Making sense of art and design industries

The cultural minister Trine Skei Grande has announced that 2020 is going to be “the year of the visual arts”. Several people has pointed out this is a misleading statement as most of the money spent will go to building the new National Museum and Munch Museum, while the initiative to strengthen the economy of … More Building the new National Museum – satisfying consumers at the expense of Norwegian artists?

By powerslinky77 Existing museums in Norway are struggling to survive, while the government wants to build new ones, according to an article from “Klassekampen” https://www.klassekampen.no/article/20181010/ARTICLE/181019996 According to the article, many museums struggles due to the decrease of financial support, and they must do some changes, like reducing the number of activities for the visitors for … More Museums are struggling to survive

“COPYCATS” by bloguseraf draws attention to the issue of copying in the fashion industry. Bloguseraf uses the example of Bikbok, a Scandinavian fast fashion brand, that copied the design of the well-known Gucci shirt. The introduction is excitingly designed and explains directly what is meant by the heading. The title “Copycats” is quite catchy, maybe … More A Response to “Copycats”

By Fourcade22 In this text, I write a comment on the minecraftkids blog post about “Why do male artists earn more than female artists”. I want to write what is good about the text and what this person could possibly have done to improve the text further. The text about why men earn more than women … More Response to the post “Why do male artists earn more than female artists?”

by anemenemone iPhone is a smartphone designed and produced by Apple – an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 and since then Apple has accomplished great things like the iPhone. Many will say the iPhone is a great smartphone, … More The new iPhone 11 pro is one ugly smartphone

By ByhroH In this post, I will be commenting on the kunstinteressertmenbarelitt review of exhibition experience. Starting with the title, “the beauty of life in an exhibition of death”, It gives me chills. The title is on point, you are telling the readers in only 9 words what they can accept from this blog post. … More In response to “the beauty of life in an exhibition of death”

By ARTRA Having recently visited this museum situated in Amsterdam, I shall introduce you to The Moco museum. This museum is dedicated exclusively to showcasing pieces from the famously known graffiti artist Banksy. For those of you unfamiliar with this artist, Banksy is an anonymous UK-based street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s. … More Moco in Amsterdam

By tumblingdumpling The Astrup Fearnley Museum — a name a good number of us should be familiar with following our learning journey a few weeks back. In this post, I will be commenting on trond_kirkevaag’s review of the museum. The first half provides us with information on the exhibitions at Astrup Fearnley, and explains the … More In response to “Astrup Fearnley Museum and Gilbert and George”

by wkandinsky Kristiansand has decided to turn an old factory building into an art museum and the population is polarized about the idea. Kunstsiloen costs 600 million NOK to make and is the result of investor Nicolai Tangen having so much art that he wanted to give it to the city as a gift. However, … More Is Kunstsiloen a market failure?