Why are artists poor?: the exceptional economy of the arts (Record no. 21160)

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International Standard Book Number 9789053565650
Qualifying information Paperback
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Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 01/01/1999 00:00:00
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Amsterdam University Press
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Title Why are artists poor?: the exceptional economy of the arts
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. 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. Table of Contents - 6[-]Preface - 12[-]1 Sacred Art: Who Has the Power to Define Art? - 18[-]2 The Denial of the Economy: Why Are Gifts to the Arts Praised, While Market Incomes Remain Suspect? - 35[-]3 Economic Value Versus Aesthetic Value: Is There Any Financial Reward for Quality?[-] - 53[-]4 The Selflessly Devoted Artist: Are Artists Reward-Oriented? - 79[-]5 Money for the Artist: Are Artists Just Ill-Informed Gamblers? - 104[-]6 Structural Poverty: Do Subsidies and Donations Increase Poverty? - 125[-]7 The Cost Disease: Do Rising Costs in the Arts Make Subsidization - 153[-]8 The Power and the Duty to Give: Why Give to the Arts? - 182[-]9 The Government Serves Art: Do Art Subsidies Serve the Public Interest - 204[-]10 Art Serves the Government: How Symbiotic Is the Relationship between Art - 233[-]11 Informal Barriers Structure the Arts: How Free or Monopolized Are the Arts? - 260[-]12 Conclusion: a Cruel Economy: Why Is the Exceptional Economy of the Arts - 281[-]Epilogue: the Future Economy of the Arts - 296[-]Notes - 312[-]Literature - 350[-]Index of Names - 362
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Art - Economic aspectsArtists - Economic conditionsArt patronageArt and state
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