Farfetch, the luxury e-commerce fashion brand, has crashed and even revealed its need to go private after postponing filing its annual financial reports in 2023. The Financial Times reported that the company’s shares lost 97% of their value. If this was not bad enough, a South Korean e-commerce brand, Coupang,...
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Cryptocurrencies are making a comeback, and hopefully for the right reasons. Bitcoin has climbed 170% from a record low of $17,500 in January 2023 to more than double in January 2024 of $46,800. This begs the question: what has happened in the previous year to drive the crypto market to...
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Curating is a vital part of the arts industry, yet as an endeavour and career path, it is often overlooked. A curator not only administers art exhibitions but also influences our perception and appreciation of art. They do this through strategic placement of artworks and in-depth research on the exhibition’s...
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From a college dropout to running one of the biggest podcasts in the UK, meet Steven Bartlett, the founder of A Diary of a CEO. This podcast series helped my development the most in 2023, and I thought, fittingly, as the year has come to an end, it’s about time...
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Pure Evil, also known as Charles Uzzell-Edwards, is a graffiti artist who has exhibits all over the world and owns two art galleries in Shoreditch. He is well-known in the art world for his signature pop art/street art style. Charles has been painting for a while, having exhibitions in countries...
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Cheyenne Westphal is one of the most important names in the international auction scene, working with Sotheby’s and Phillips. Raised in Baden, Germany, she began her career as an intern at Sotheby’s in 1990 and went on to become the Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art in 2016. She then transferred...
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During this summer, I took a course that allowed me to travel through art history and its paintings. The first critical moment in modern art history this course brought me to was impressionism, and in particular, the effects of impressionism that took place from 1886 to the start of World...
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In the first week of June, I returned to my childhood hometown of Malmö, for the first time in 11 years. This was the place I called home between the ages of four and eight. On the first day, I visited Folkets Park, evoking a rush of happy memories. I...
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Coca-Cola’s Masterpiece campaign was launched on March 6 2023 and uses famous figures in the art world to create its meaning. This campaign aims to innovate Coca-Cola’s relevance as a global brand through its use of digital art and its appeal to the disillusioned younger generations. Ultimately, its goal is...
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Air raid sirens welcomed residents returning home to their families for Christmas celebrations amidst Russians bombings that reneged on the promised ceasefire. As we approach the one-year anniversary of a conflict that has shaken the world to its core and put military alliances to the test, support for Ukraine’s...
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Investing in multimillion-dollar paintings requires a substantial amount of capital. Masterworks, a privately held startup, wants to change that. Masterworks is making the art world a little less exclusive by allowing everyday investors to own a fraction or a percentage of these high-priced investments for a lot less money. Users...
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In this article, Mateus Guarda reviews his visit to Vatican City and comments on Raphael's most renowned fresco, 'The School of Athens'.
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In this article, Mateus Guarda and Elliot Stannard discuss how Banksy's artwork provided hope to Ukrainian citizens during the Russia-Ukraine war.
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