LEADER 03898nam 22006132 450 001 996208536103316 005 20221206222713.0 010 $a1-280-95877-4 010 $a9786610958771 010 $a90-485-0365-5 010 $a0-585-49814-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9789048503650 035 $a(CKB)111087028328336 035 $a(EBL)419750 035 $a(OCoLC)630532278 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000271620 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205653 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271620 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10293478 035 $a(PQKB)10000955 035 $a(DE-B1597)518147 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789048503650 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789048503650 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL419750 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10053683 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL95877 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC419750 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028328336 100 $a20210107d2002|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhy are artists poor? $ethe exceptional economy of the arts /$fHans Abbing$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aAmsterdam :$cAmsterdam University Press,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (367 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021). 311 0 $a90-5356-565-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-360) and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tTable of Contents --$tPreface --$t1. Sacred Art: Who Has the Power to Define Art? --$t2. The Denial of the Economy: Why Are Gifts to the Arts Praised, While Market Incomes Remain Suspect? --$t3. Economic Value Versus Aesthetic Value: Is There Any Financial Reward for Quality? --$t4. The Selflessly Devoted Artist: Are Artists Reward-Oriented? --$t5. Money for the Artist: Are Artists Just Ill-Informed Gamblers? --$t6. Structural Poverty: Do Subsidies and Donations Increase Poverty? --$t7. The Cost Disease: Do Rising Costs in the Arts Make Subsidization Necessary? --$t8. The Power and the Duty to Give: Why Give to the Arts? --$t9. The Government Serves Art: Do Art Subsidies Serve the Public Interest or Group Interests? --$t10. Art Serves the Government: How Symbiotic Is the Relationship between Art and the State? --$t11. Informal Barriers Structure the Arts: How Free or Monopolized Are the Arts? --$t12. Conclusion: a Cruel Economy: Why Is the Exceptional Economy of the Arts so Persistent? --$tEpilogue: the Future Economy of the Arts: Is this Book's Representation of the Economy of the Arts Outdated? --$tNotes --$tLiterature --$tIndex of names --$tIndex of subjects 330 $aMost artists earn very little. Nevertheless, there is no shortage of aspiring young artists. Do they give to the arts willingly or unknowingly? Governments and other institutions also give to the arts, to raise the low incomes. But their support is ineffective: subsidies only increase the artists' poverty.The economy of the arts is exceptional. Although the arts operate successfully in the marketplace, their natural affinity is with gift-giving, rather than with commercial exchange. People believe that artists are selflessly dedicated to art, that price does not reflect quality, and that the arts are free. But is it true?This unconventional multidisciplinary analysis explains the exceptional economy of the arts. Insightful illustrations from the practice of a visual artist support the analysis. 606 $aArt$xEconomic aspects 606 $aArtists$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aArt$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aArtists$xEconomic conditions. 676 $a706.8 700 $aAbbing$b Hans$f1946-$0800861 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996208536103316 996 $aWhy Are Artists Poor$91802179 997 $aUNISA