August 24, 2024
European Art

Best books of 2023 — Visual arts

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle’s Yard Artists by Laura Freeman (Jonathan Cape) If ever the spirit of a gallery is captured within hard covers, it is Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, in this beautiful,

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Artists

Letter: Artists of Hawaii show our shared humanity

Earlier this month, the Artists of Hawaii 2023 show opened at the Downtown Art Center (DAC) in the heart of Honolulu. More than 500 people showed up at the opening, an affirmation of community, resilience and the creative spirit that attracted artists from all across the islands. As we face the troubling litany of disastrous

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Art Investment

Economy Minister welcomes significant investment in Wales by Panasonic

The firm has earmarked the Welsh capital to roll out a state-of-the-art net-zero power system as part of its ambition to use the site as a centre of excellence for green technologies within the UK. Panasonic’s self-sustaining system makes use of hydrogen fuel cell generators, photovoltaic generators, and storage batteries and will strengthen Panasonic as

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European Fine art

Pensacola Beach Gulf Breeze restaurants that closed, but not forgotten

Operating a successful restaurant is difficult enough, as is. Sustaining a restaurant on a Florida beach can be even harder. When Hurricane Ivan struck Pensacola in 2004, many restaurants across the Pensacola Beach and Gulf Breeze area were put to the test, with some even closing for good. Aside from hurricanes, the challenges of sustaining

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Art Investment

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Fifth National Climate Assessment and Announces More Than $6 Billion to Strengthen Climate Resilience Across the Country

Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) shows decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions even as population and GDP have grown Since Day One, President Biden has delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history – signing into law the largest investment in climate action ever, including more than $50 billion in climate resilience, taking bold

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European Artists

Relationship management: The unsung art of optimizing IT teams

Success for an IT leader requires mastering a wide range of skills. One must have technical acumen and business savvy, be a great communicator and problem-solver, and know how to secure funding and capitalize on it. But getting the most out of IT staff and unleashing synergies among IT teams is among the more underappreciated

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Art Investment

FE News | Vaughan Gething welcomes £20m investment by Panasonic at Centre of Excellence for Green Technologies

Global electronics company, Panasonic, has today cemented its ongoing commitment to Wales by announcing an up to £20m investment in its facility in Cardiff. The firm has earmarked the Welsh capital to roll out a state-of-the-art net-zero power system as part of its ambition to use the site as a Centre of Excellence for Green

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Visual artists

Visual artist and business owner Rose Lazar on forging your own path – The Creative Independent

Visual artist and business owner Rose Lazar discusses embracing your interests, starting and running a business, and believing in what you do. When did you first know you enjoyed drawing and that you wanted to take it further than being something you did for pleasure or as a hobby? A few years ago, I found

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L.A. Artist Craig Kucia Paints Curious Contraptions That Defy Logic

Craig Kucia, 2023. Los Angeles artist Craig Kucia paints idiosyncratic and imaginary machines, tailor-made to solve all our prickliest dilemmas.   The artist’s New York solo debut “Machines to Solve Unsolvable Problems” at Shrine in Tribeca (open through December 9), presents his newest whimsical compositions, paintings that conjure up Rube Goldberg-like mechanisms and promise to

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Art Investment

London’s iconic West End acts as a testing ground for Broadway investment

In London, there are two main theater models. There are not-for-profit venues like the National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, and The Old Vic, and commercial theater like in the famous West End. Budgets for shows in the West End can reach millions while on Broadway in New York, the stakes are even higher. LONDON — With

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