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Art Worlds, 25th Anniversary Edition: 25th Anniversary edition, Updated and Expanded

By Howard S. Becker

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780520934870
DOI
10.1525/9780520934870
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
33 MB (34181065 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2019
Pages
440\437
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 16:52:54

Description

This classic sociological examination of art as collective action explores the cooperative network of suppliers, performers, dealers, critics, and consumers who—along with the artist—"produce" a work of art. Howard S. Becker looks at the conventions essential to this operation and, prospectively, at the extent to which art is shaped by this collective activity. The book is thoroughly illustrated and updated with a new dialogue between Becker and eminent French sociologist Alain Pessin about the extended social system in which art is created, and with a new preface in which the author talks about his own process in creating this influential work.

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