Art as Enterprise - Social and Economic Engagement in Contemporary Art

Art is produced, circulated, consumed and disseminated within an economic system - it depends on money for its creation, for the livelihood of its makers, and for its distribution. In this sense, art can be understood as an enterprising activity. However, profit-making is rarely the primary goal of artists, and indeed the entanglement of art with enterprise generates significant aesthetic, conceptual, philosophical and ethical challenges for contemporary art practice. Social enterprise has emerged from this complex terrain with the promise of an alternative model of economic organisation in the arts. Grace McQuilten and Anthony White argue that artists can, and have, engaged critically in the commercial market, by way of this model. Art as Enterprise brings a fresh perspective to the debate about the roles of contemporary art in consumer capitalist society.>

Product details

• Authors: Grace Mcquilten, McQuilten Grace, Anthony White
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2024
• EAN: 9781350437579
• ISBN: 978-1-350-43757-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 214 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior, 20th Century, ART / History / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Political activism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Consumerism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, The arts: general topics, Political activism / Political engagement