Art as Enterprise: Social and Economic Engagement in Contemporary Art

by Grace McQuilten, McQuilten Grace, Anthony White

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350437573
• ISBN13: 9781350437579
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"