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dc.contributor.authorAbbing, Hans
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-31 23:55:55
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-10 14:46:32
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T15:33:40Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T15:33:40Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier340245
dc.identifierOCN: 630532278en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/35101
dc.description.abstractMost 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.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AB The arts: general topics::ABQ Art: financial aspectsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of arten_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: generalen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Managementen_US
dc.subject.otherculture and instituten
dc.subject.othereconomics
dc.subject.otherkunst en kunstgeschiedenis
dc.subject.othereconomie
dc.subject.otherculture and institutions
dc.subject.otherhistorical treatment of fine and decorative arts
dc.titleWhy Are Artists Poor?
dc.title.alternativeThe Exceptional Economy of the Arts
dc.typebook
oapen.abstract.otherlanguageKunstenaars verdienen vaak weinig. Toch is er aan jonge kunstenaars geen gebrek! Nemen zij het beperkte financiële gewin voor lief of weten zij niet beter? De overheid levert een bijdrage om de lage inkomens te compenseren, maar door subsidies lijkt de armoede onder kunstenaars slechts toe te nemen. In deze onconventionele en multidisciplinaire studie analyseert fotograaf, schilder en econoom Hans Abbing de uitzonderlijke economie van de kunsten: wijden kunstenaars zich geheel belangenloos aan hun werk, of laten zij zich wel degelijk leiden door economische motieven.
oapen.identifier.doi10.5117/9789053565650
oapen.relation.isPublishedBydd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a
oapen.relation.isbn9789053565650
oapen.pages368
oapen.identifier.ocn630532278


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