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Why Are Artists Poor? The Exceptional Economy of the Arts

Most artists earn very little. Nevertheless, there is no shortage of aspiring young artists. Do they give to the arts willingly or unknowingly? Governments and other institutions also give to the arts, to raise the low incomes. But their support is ineffective: subsidies only increase the artists' poverty. The economy of the arts is exceptional. Although the arts operate successfully in the marketplace, their natural affinity is with gift-giving, rather than with commercial exchange. People believe that artists are selflessly dedicated to art, that price does not reflect quality, and that the arts are free. But is it true? This unconventional multidisciplinary analysis explains the exceptional economy of the arts. Insightful illustrations from the practice of a visual artist support the analysis.

ISBN
9789053565650
Umfang
Seite(n): 368
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Thema
Wirtschaft
Berufsforschung, Berufssoziologie
Kulturpolitik
Lebenssituation
Armut
Niedrigeinkommen
Künstler

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Abbing, Hans
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Amsterdam Univ. Press
(wo)
Amsterdam
(wann)
2008

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-272525
Rechteinformation
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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Objekttyp

  • Monografie

Beteiligte

  • Abbing, Hans
  • Amsterdam Univ. Press

Entstanden

  • 2008

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