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

by Liah Greenfeld

Book Overview

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. The author analyses the patterns of social relations and behaviour created around two art worlds - the world of abstract avant-garde art and the world of traditional figurative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521030137
• ISBN13: 9780521030137
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"