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Off White, Louis Vuitton artistic designer Virgil Abloh passes away

Inside Retail

Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, has passed away. In 2013, he founded Off White, and became the Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton in 2018. He also partnered and collaborated with artists and brands outside of the fashion space, from designing album covers to Kanye West, to furniture for Ikea.

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Rizq Art Initiative opens in Abu Dhabi today

Design Middleeast

The UAE is set to welcome a major new addition to the country’s burgeoning artistic landscape. Rizq Art Initiative (RAi) an independent cultural institution will open its doors in Abu Dhabi on November 23 2023 with the goal of highlighting, nurturing and disseminating the exciting talent of artists from the Global South.

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How Australia’s largest online art retailer is bringing NFTs to the masses

Inside Retail

Bluethumb, Australia’s largest online art retailer, is launching a new standalone website for digital art, where customers will be able to purchase still images, videos, and animations from some of the country’s leading digital artists as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). We want to be purely about amazing digital art.

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Inside the rise of the ‘art-lennial’

Inside Retail

From street to elite: StockX, a global online resale platform best known for selling limited-edition sneakers, has launched a new category on its website in a bid to capture the emerging millennial art buyer. And it recently announced a multi-year partnership with contemporary New York artist Daniel Arsham. .

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Seven dials welcomes innovative art retail Concept, The Hook

Retail Focus

Shaftesbury has announced that The Hook, a unique art gallery retail concept, has opened its flagship London store in Seven Dials in the heart of the West End. Featuring a range of both established and emerging artists, across a variety of subjects and styles, the 1,588 sq ft space is located at 37A Neal Street, adjacent to Ollie Quinn.

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Pandora unveils ‘Art of Loves’ experiential pop-up on London’s South Bank

Retail Focus

Taking centre stage in Potters Field Park, guests who visit the activation will not only be able to view the artists’ installation, but will also have the opportunity to create their own piece of art, via a bespoke interactive platform. The activation will be open from 9th – 19th November and opening hours are: Monday – Wednesday 11.00-19.00

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The Art and Business of Christmas Windows in Retail

Retail Focus

During Christmas, when the ingenuity and artistic flair invested in window displays reach an unprecedented zenith, this role shines even more brightly than it does in any other season. Retailers rely on the talents of designers and artists to create displays that are not ordinary.

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