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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691172021

ISBN-139780691172026

eBay Product ID (ePID)6057258543

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages

Publication NameGlobal Rules of Art : the Emergence and Divisions of a Cultural World Economy

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

SubjectBusiness Aspects, History / Contemporary (1945-), Globalization, Art & Politics

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArt, Business & Economics

AuthorLarissa Buchholz

SeriesPrinceton Studies in Global and Comparative Sociology Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight21.7 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2022-937851

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Larissa Buchholz has written a magnificent account of the Global art market over the last half century. The book combines extensive, and highly nuanced, discussion of a wide range of relevant cultural theories, with an enormous amount of wonderfully researched data and studies of the Global art market and the relevant personnel including artists, curators, gallerists, art critics, art purchasers, and museum personnel. As a result, the book is an empirical and theoretical treasure." ---David Halle, Social Forces, "A magnificent account of the Global art market over the last half century. . . . The book is an empirical and theoretical treasure." ---David Halle, Social Forces, "As Dominic Lopes has argued, our philosophical models and arguments need to be consistent with the best work in the empirical sciences. Larissa Buchholz's sociological exploration of the emergence of a global art feld should appeal to aestheticians not only for its comprehensiveness and carefully documented research, but also for its theoretical sophistication." ---Larry Shiner, British Journal of Aesthetics, "An amazingly rich study, with a high level of density, complexity, and nuance, a reference book for now and future generations." ---Kitty Zijlmans, 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual, "An exceptionally clearly and logically written book. [ The Global Rules of Art ] will certainly be an obligatory reference point for a long time, inside and outside of sociology, for those who are interested in contemporary art, artistic globalization, and neo-Bourdieusian studies of cultural production." ---David Inglis, Contemporary Sociology, " The Global Rules of Art provides a benchmark for research in this area and an example of institutional analysis at its most compelling. It will stand as the fundamental contribution to this field for years to come." ---Paul DiMaggio, Administrative Science Quarterly

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal706.88

SynopsisA trailblazing look at the historical emergence of a global field in contemporary art and the diverse ways artists become valued worldwide Prior to the 1980s, the postwar canon of "international" contemporary art was made up almost exclusively of artists from North America and Western Europe, while cultural agents from other parts of the world often found themselves on the margins. The Global Rules of Art examines how this discriminatory situation has changed in recent decades. Drawing from abundant sources--including objective indicators from more than one hundred countries, multiple institutional histories and discourses, extensive fieldwork, and interviews with artists, critics, curators, gallerists, and auction house agents--Larissa Buchholz examines the emergence of a world-spanning art field whose logics have increasingly become defined in global terms. Deftly blending comprehensive historical analyses with illuminating case studies, The Global Rules of Art breaks new ground in its exploration of valuation and how cultural hierarchies take shape in a global context. The book's innovative global field approach will appeal to scholars in the sociology of art, cultural and economic sociology, interdisciplinary global studies, and anyone interested in the dynamics of global art and culture.

LC Classification NumberN8600