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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.