Artists’ Voices in Cultural Policy

Description

This volume examines visual artists’ careers in the East German region of Saxony, as seen through the lens of cultural policy studies. The book discusses how myth binaries, memory layers and identity markers shaped artists professional lives in an interwoven and fluid approach following German unification, taking a fresh look at the intricacies of visual artists’ careers within the specifics of the cultural, social and political changes. It surveys artists’ professional practice and work under the new framework of the professional class, and discusses the implications for the profession of artists with special reference to visual artists. Simone Wesner looks beyond geographical and political contexts and provides the reader with a longitudinal narrative that produces a revised understanding of artists’ careers within the cultural policy context. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Understanding Artists (Simone Wesner)....Pages 3-15 The Artist and the Artistic Myth (Simone Wesner)....Pages 17-40 Memory (Simone Wesner)....Pages 41-70 Identity (Simone Wesner)....Pages 71-95 Front Matter ....Pages 97-97 Inherited Certainties: Transitional Cultural Policies and Visual Artists (Simone Wesner)....Pages 99-143 Artists’ Professionalisation and Careers in the Cultural Policy Landscape (Simone Wesner)....Pages 145-176 Conclusion: Artists, Policy and the Future of the Professional Class (Simone Wesner)....Pages 177-184 Back Matter ....Pages 185-197