Why are artists poor? : the exceptional economy of the arts / Hans Abbing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abbing, Hans, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Economic aspects.

Art.

Artists--Economic conditions.

Artists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam University Press 2008

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2002.

Summary:

This unconventional multidisciplinary analysis explains the exceptional economy of the arts. Insightful illustrations from the practice of a visual artist support the analysis.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Sacred Art: Who Has the Power to Define Art?

Chapter 2 The Denial of the Economy: Why Are Gifts to the Arts Praised, While Market Incomes Remain Suspect?

Chapter 3 Economic Value Versus Aesthetic Value: Is There Any Financial Reward for Quality?

Chapter 4 The Selflessly Devoted Artist: Are Artists Reward-Oriented?

Chapter 5 Money for the Artist: Are Artists Just Ill-Informed Gamblers?

Chapter 6 Structural Poverty: Do Subsidies and Donations Increase Poverty?

Chapter 7 The Cost Disease: Do Rising Costs in the Arts Make Subsidization Necessary?

Chapter 8 The Power and the Duty to Give: Why Give to the Arts?

Chapter 9 The Government Serves Art: Do Art Subsidies Serve the Public Interest or Group Interests?

Chapter 10 Art Serves the Government: How Symbiotic Is the Relationship between Art and the State?

Chapter 11 Informal Barriers Structure the Arts: How Free or Monopolized Are the Arts?

Chapter 12 Conclusion: a Cruel Economy: Why Is the Exceptional Economy of the Arts so Persistent?

Epilogue: the Future Economy of the Arts: Is this Book's Representation of the Economy of the Arts Outdated?

Notes

Literature

Index of names

Index of subjects.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-079076-3

1-003-70949-4

1-04-079666-4

1-280-95877-4

9786610958771

90-485-0365-5

0-585-49814-8

9781003709497

OCLC:

630532278

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access