Why Are Artists Poor? The Exceptional Economy of the Arts

Name: Why Are Artists Poor? The Exceptional Economy of the Arts
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ISBN: 9789053565650

ISBN-10: 9053565655

ISBN-13: 9789053565650

Edition: 2002

Authors: Hans Abbing

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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…

Book details

List price: $74.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Publication date: 1/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 367
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386



Preface



Sacred Art



The Denial of the Economy



Economic Value Versus Aesthetic Value



The Selflessly Devoted Artist



Money for the Artist



Structural Poverty



The Cost Disease



The Power and the Duty to Give



The Government Serves Art



Art Serves the Government



Informal Barriers Structure the Arts



Conclusion: a Cruel Economy


Epilogue: the Future Economy of the Arts


Notes


Literature


Index of Names


Index of Subjects