From 12 to 14 April 2024, Art Düsseldorf will once again open its doors at the Areal Böhler. Exhibition director Walter Gehlen spoke to VIVID about the development and profile of the unique event, the importance of art in a crisis-ridden world and how art can also influence a company.
Art has an enormously high status in Düsseldorf, its institutions and many artists enjoy a worldwide reputation. The art market also influences the economic prosperity of the state capital.
Kunst hat in Düsseldorf einen enorm hohen Stellenwert, ihre Institutionen und viele Künstler:innen genießen weltweit Ansehen. Der Kunstmarkt beeinflusst auch die wirtschaftliche Prosperität der Landeshauptstadt.
Companies are desperately seeking skilled workers and personnel. What does the labour market look like in an international metropolis like Düsseldorf? And what ideas and solutions are there?
Last year a third of graduates in NRW finished secondary school with the Abitur, the equivalent of A-levels. Yet, the number of new students at local universities fell slightly. The reason: more school leavers are opting for an apprenticeship.
The cultural and creative industries encompass a wide variety of markets: there are the classic areas of design, film and theatre, but also, for example, advertising, gaming and software development. The sector is characterised by a strong dynamic - and not least by creative people who want to realise their ideas.
Das „Dorf“ in Düsseldorf ist eventuell ein Hinweis auf den Umgang, den die Protagonist:innen der hier ansässigen Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft miteinander pflegen: Man kennt, unterstützt sich und tauscht sich dementsprechend gerne aus – so zumindest die Theorie. Wie das Netzwerken in Düsseldorf tatsächlich funktioniert, fragten wir ein paar Stimmen aus der Kreativszene der Landeshauptstadt.
The world of fashion winds its way through the city like an elegant thread and – in typical fashion for Düsseldorf - on short paths. It is only a few minutes' walk from the high fashion boutiques on the world-famous Königsallee to the showrooms of well-known brands. Designers with their own, smaller brands also shape the city`s fashion image with their boutiques and studios in Flingern, Unterbilk and Hafen - and in many other places. Even Die Toten Hosen dedicated a song to "Modestadt Düsseldorf" back in the 1980s. But how is the industry, especially the stationary retail trade, doing now of after the pandemic - in a time when online trade is demonstrating strong growth and important topics like sustainability and diversity are placing completely new demands on the fashion industry?
In summer and autumn 2023 Düsseldorf will be a hotspot for fashion events. VIVID presents three of the most important organisers and their contributions.
Photo shoot, fi tting or fashion show - there are many talented people behind the “perfect look”. VIVID presents three creative contributors and their perspectives on the processes behind fashion.
Auctions have become increasingly popular: While they used to be a sales tool for the trade, many more private individuals are now taking part, with wines, watches, jewellery and even sneakers being auctioned off alongside art. In an interview with VIVID, Benny Höhne, the NRW representative of the Grisebach auction house, provides an exciting insight into the world of auctions.
With her self-designed outfits, Sophie Ramirez aka Soffpoffssharedlove stands out even in the city of fashion. As an " interdimensional artist", the 26-year-old creates interdimensional bodies in order to generate interactions and experiences so that people "do not remain locked up in their own heads". After living in Cologne, Seattle and London, she came to Düsseldorf about eight years ago to study at the Kunstakademie - and has found a beloved home here.
VIVID spoke to Christian Zaum, Head of Economic Affairs, about how he intends to tackle some of his most important new tasks, such as maintaining economic strength in times of crisis, promoting start-ups and attracting foreign skilled workers.
When international luxury hotels and top restaurateurs are looking for chefs, restaurant managers and sommeliers, they call Patrick Nottebaum. The Düsseldorf-based headhunter recruits ambitious talent for the Michelin-starred restaurant industry.
Picture books create moments of closeness and at the same time open our eyes to the diversity of the world, says Martin Baltscheit, author and illustrator of children's books. A conversation about the foundations of our cultural education, about idiosyncratic characters and the obligation to create a happy ending.
Designer Angelika Kammann interweaves sustainability and avant-garde to create her independent fashion brand Société Angelique. Her conceptual creations are packed with craftsmanship, experience and an unwavering vision to create a new consciousness for fashion. VIVID spoke to the enterprising creative who wants to change an entire industry from her Mönchengladbach studio.
Mario Keine knew early on where he was heading. At the tender age of 13, he decided to become a fashion designer. In the schoolyard of the grammar school in Attendorn, Sauerland, all eyes were on him wearing silvercoated jeans trousers or smart jackets with ties and collars. Today, at 30, Mario Keine's childhood dreams have come true. His first fashion collection has been launched, he presented it at the Press Days of the Fashion Council Germany in Berlin. His label is called MARKE, an acronym of his first letters, and he already won one of the two prizes at the first strike a pose festival in Düsseldorf in cooperation with the artist Manuel Graf with his very first launched product, a chain necklace, which he showed as an artistic contribution to the gender debate. In an interview, the former student of the Düsseldorf Design Department reveals how he prepared himself for the challenges of the fashion market and why the journeys of his childhood play a key role in his first collection.
Sarah Vieten has been the new managing director of Fashion Net e.V. for a few months now. She spoke to VIVID editor Rainer Kunst about Düsseldorf as a fashion location, the plans and visions she has for her networking work, her fascination with the fashion industry and the topic of failure.
Her work has made it onto the catwalks in Paris, and her straightforward, understated design has many fans worldwide. In September 2020, designer Stephanie Hahn opened her own multi-label concept store with green luxury approach LIVE LAB STUDIOS in her home city of Düsseldorf - a clear statement in favour of the fashion location.
In late 2022, Olivier Grosjean became the founder and owner of the delicatessen “Chez Olivier”. At Hermannstraße 24 in Flingern, he presents selected natural and organic wines, champagne, raw milk cheeses from the Haut-Doubs as well as artisanal delicatessen products – all of which come with an intriguing tale, because Olivier gets the products from trusted contacts in his native France, which he regularly travels to. Olivier made Düsseldorf his home, however, some 20 years ago.
Art not only has aesthetic and emotional components - in addition to the possibility of buying and collecting it out of passion, more and more people are seeing the acquisition of works of art as an investment opportunity.
In each VIVID, we present three start-ups from Düsseldorf and the surrounding area - usually in line with the current issue's theme. But what about art? Are there any fresh ideas from Düsseldorf? Fresh art ideas, so to speak? Of course there are!
Auctions have become increasingly popular: While they used to be a sales tool for the trade, many more private individuals are now taking part, with wines, watches, jewellery and even sneakers being auctioned off alongside art. In an interview with VIVID, Benny Höhne, the NRW representative of the Grisebach auction house, provides an exciting insight into the world of auctions.
250 years of the Art Academy, 250 years of art history in Düsseldorf. Hardly any other institution defines the city like the world-famous art academy with its wide corridors and spacious studios and workshops, which have produced artists such as Gerhard Richter, Andreas Gursky and Katharina Grosse.
Düsseldorf and art - a love story that began during the 18th century if not before: in 1773, Elector Karl Theodor founded the academy of fine arts, which attracts artists from all over the world to the state capital and who continue to play a key role in shaping Düsseldorf's vibrant art scene to this day. VIVID asked five of them to talk about their life and work in the city.
With her self-designed outfits, Sophie Ramirez aka Soffpoffssharedlove stands out even in the city of fashion. As an " interdimensional artist", the 26-year-old creates interdimensional bodies in order to generate interactions and experiences so that people "do not remain locked up in their own heads". After living in Cologne, Seattle and London, she came to Düsseldorf about eight years ago to study at the Kunstakademie - and has found a beloved home here.
When the NFT hype began in early 2021, a new age of digital art seemed to be dawning. Three years later, non fungible tokens barely figure, at least in public discourse. It's like so many phenomena spawned by digital transformation: just as quickly as they become the next big thing, they disappear. Meanwhile, the development of digital art, which is far more than NFTs and began long before they existed, continues
Daniela Steinfeld founded VAN HORN 20 years ago as an artists' space named after a small town in Texas. The Düsseldorf-based artist has been a gallery owner for 15 years, showing talents such as Anys Reimann, Elisabeth Vary and Jan Albers at two locations in Flingern and Lierenfeld and at international art fairs. In her podcast Voices on Art, Daniela Steinfeld talks to international artists and gallery owners about art. In VIVID she gives an insight into the work of a gallery owner.
From 12 to 14 April 2024, Art Düsseldorf will once again open its doors at the Areal Böhler. Exhibition director Walter Gehlen spoke to VIVID about the development and profile of the unique event, the importance of art in a crisis-ridden world and how art can also influence a company.
Art has an enormously high status in Düsseldorf, its institutions and many artists enjoy a worldwide reputation. The art market also influences the economic prosperity of the state capital.
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