Different Worlds - A Sociological Study of Taste, Choice and Success in Art

Zusammenfassung Using a wealth of data collected in Israel! this study depicts a complete system in which art is created and evaluated - the scale of Israeli society allowing for a comprehensive and detailed description of all the agents involved in the production and consumption of modern art. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Historical background; 2. The population of painters and the split into subsystems; 3. Patterns of success; 4. The 'gatekeepers' - critics; 5. The 'gatekeepers' - curators; 6. The 'gatekeepers' - gallery owners; 7. The artists - attitudes of Conceptualists and Lyrical Abstractionists; 8. The artists - attitudes of figurative painters; 9. The publics; 10. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Index.

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• Authors: Liah Greenfeld, Liah (Harvard University Greenfeld
• Assisted by: Ernest Q. Campbell (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521030137
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03013-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: American Sociological Associat
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)