- Andy Warhol: art, money market and consumerismПонедельник, 10 Март 2014
"Making money is art, work is an art, and good business is the best art"
Andy WarholOne of the artists of Pop Art, who united the world of art, the art, the image and the role of the artist with business, postmodernity, capitalism, mass culture and consumerism.Basis of Pop Art"Art reaches the masses."After the Second World War (between 1945-1973) United States, being the center of pop art, entered a period of economic and political prosperity. Thanks to the strong economic expansion, the population’ standard of living increased, has produced new habits and consumer behavior, there were changes in society, euphoria by new technologies, excess information from the mass media and veneration the celebrities.Подробнее... - The art market at presentПонедельник, 03 Март 2014
An approach to the art market today: its influential factors and their components.
"Art is nonmarket" Gerhard Richter
We define the "market" as the virtual environment where supply and demand for a product operates. The art market like any other market is mainly based on this principle.
The art market is composed of collectors, historians, auction houses, critics, gallery owners, managers, art consultants, museum directors dealers, curators. People that sometimes are more close to the financial side of the art world. The one that has less influence in this process is the artist.
Art and the market always coexisted, however, in recent years there was a new phenomenon:Подробнее... - Underdevelopment, poverty and economy in AfricaСреда, 26 Февраль 2014
Unlike Asian countries, which in recent decades experienced a growing economy, Africa continues today with severe symptoms of underdevelopment.
One of the most visible legacies left by colonialism in the continent, was to inherit a very small industry, with a clear predominance of extractive mining activities.Africa is a slightly industrialized continent where only 15% of workers are employed in the industrial sector, with only a few countries (Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco) which concentrate all of that activity. More than half of the workers are engaged in rural activities, with subsistence agriculture, having very backward and archaic techniques.Подробнее... - Can China become the first world’s economic potency?Вторник, 11 Февраль 2014
Economic changes occurred in Asia (specially in China, besides the four Asian tigers: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea) were one of the most relevant events of the second half of XX century.
Even if it’s know that Mao Zedong was the founder of the Popular Republic of China, is its successor Deng Xiaoping the main leader of the reform that turned that country into the great economic and political potency it is today.
Подробнее... - What is Leadership?Понедельник, 03 Февраль 2014
In this article we present you different visions about leadership, and the importance of it’s characteristics
Leadership certainly is seen as important for several organizations, and it’s recognized as a powerful tool to command people within an organization, but certainly it’s defined within a romantic vision of what a leader represents.
Overall, romantic vision of leadership is based on
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Charisma
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Power
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Influence
Let’s take a look at those.
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