Overview

Art and the Challenge of Markets Volumes 1 & 2 examine the politics of art and culture in light of the profound changes that have taken place in the world order since the 1980s and 1990s. The contributors explore how in these two decades, the neoliberal or market-based model of capitalism started to spread from the economic realm to other areas of society. As a result, many aspects of contemporary Western societies increasingly function in the same way as the private enterprise sector under traditional market capitalism. This second volume analyses the relationships of art with contemporary capitalist economies and instrumentalist cultural policies, and examines several varieties of capitalist-critical and alternative art forms that exist in today’s art worlds. It also addresses the vexed issues of art controversies and censorship. The chapters cover issues such as the culturalization of the economy, aesthetics and anti-aesthetics, thesocietal benefits of works of art, art's responsibility to society, ""artivism"", activist arts as protest and capitalism-critical works, and controversies over nudity in art, as well as considering the marketisation of emerging visual arts worlds in East Asia. The book ends with the a concluding chapter suggesting that even in today's marketized and commercialized environments, art will find a way. Both volumes provide students and scholars across a range of disciplines with an incisive, comparative overview of the politics of art and culture and national, international and transnational art worlds in contemporary capitalism.

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Author:   Victoria D. Alexander ,  Samuli Hägg ,  Simo Häyrynen ,  Erkki Sevänen
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2018 ed.
Weight:   0.585kg
ISBN:  

9783319646435

ISBN 10:   3319646435
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   30 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part One: Introduction.- 1. The Capitalist Economy as a Precondition and Restraint of Modern and Contemporary Art Worlds.- Part Two: Contemporary Capitalist Economy and the Demands of Art’s Societal Utility and Responsibility.- 2. Culturalization of the Economy and the Artistic Qualities of Contemporary Capitalism.- 3. Neoliberal Marketization of Global Contemporary Visual Art Worlds: Changes in Valuations and the Scope of Local and Global Markets.- 4. Art, Capitalist Markets, and Society: Insights and Reflections on Contemporary Art.- 5. Art as a Means to Produce Societal Benefits and Social Innovations.- 6. A Plea for Responsible Art: Politics, the Market, Creation.- Part Three: Alternative and Critical Art Production and its Control.- 7. Artistic Critique on Capitalism as a Practical and Theoretical Problem.- 8.  De-Aestheticization and the Dialectics of the Aesthetic and Anti-Aesthetic in Contemporary Art.- 9. Artivism and the Spiritof Avant-Garde Art.- 10. Dirty Pictures. Scandal and Censorship in Contemporary Art.- Part Four: Afterword.- 11. Manifestations and Conditions of Art.   

Reviews

Mr. Collier mounts an impressive examination of Creole culture. --The New York Times Book Review A lively book....Collier writes knowledgeably about jazz culture and practice. --The Washington Post Book World Collier, who has written biographies of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, is an engaging and often controversial critic....Collier argues clearly and concisely that jazz was originally created by African Americans but has long been part of the cultural heritage of other races and classes; that jazz criticism is too deeply mired in adulation, not insight; and that race is not a criterion for appreciating jazz. --Publishers Weely Rewarding. --Booklist As he discusses jazz, race relations, and popular culture, Collier questions the notion that jazz represents a generalized 'black culture' or 'black experience' and argues that Sidney Bechet, more than Louis Armstrong, transformed jazz from an ensemble music to a soloist's music. Collier further traces the evolution of jazz from a scorned bordello music to its acceptance as a university-level discipline. This well-written and well-researched study shows wide reading and an attention to scholarly accountability. Collier is an important music critic, and his book will enhance large music collections. --Library Journal Among professional musicians and serious scholars of jazz, [Collier] is known for what he truly is--a poseur who attempts to elevate himself above his subject....Even his research is for camouflage, not illumination. No matter how many footnotes he uses, Mr. Collier is nothing more than a pompous social scientist who for too long has passed as a serious scholar of jazz music. That is why it is unfortunate that he was reviewed by a man apparently unaware of the contempt all who are seriously engaged in jazz feel for this viper in the bosom of blues and swing. --Wynton Marsalis Bound to blow fresh winds through the jazz academy--and to please those interested in watching the feathers fly. --Kirkus Reviews Provocative and engaging. --DISCoveries

Author Information

Victoria D. Alexander is Senior Lecturer, Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Samuli Hägg is Lecturer, Finnish and Literature, University of Eastern Finland. Simo Häyrynen is Adjunct Professor of Cultural Policy, University of Eastern Finland. Erkki Sevänen is Professor of Literature, University of Eastern Finland and Adjunct Professor of Aesthetics, University of Helsinki, Finland.

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