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Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights
Bill Ivey
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Description for Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights
Paperback. Assesses the state of the arts in America and finds cause for alarm. This title combines personal and professional memoir, policy analysis, and deeply held convictions to explore and define a coordinated vision for art, culture, and expression in American life. Num Pages: 364 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
In this impassioned and persuasive book, Bill Ivey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, assesses the current state of the arts in America and finds cause for alarm. Even as he celebrates our ever-emerging culture and the way it enriches our lives here at home while spreading the dream of democracy around the world, he points to a looming crisis. The expanding footprint of copyright, an unconstrained arts industry marketplace, and a government unwilling to engage culture as a serious arena for public policy have come together to undermine art, artistry, and cultural heritage - the ... Read more
In this impassioned and persuasive book, Bill Ivey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, assesses the current state of the arts in America and finds cause for alarm. Even as he celebrates our ever-emerging culture and the way it enriches our lives here at home while spreading the dream of democracy around the world, he points to a looming crisis. The expanding footprint of copyright, an unconstrained arts industry marketplace, and a government unwilling to engage culture as a serious arena for public policy have come together to undermine art, artistry, and cultural heritage - the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520267923
SKU
V9780520267923
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About Bill Ivey
Bill Ivey was the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 1998 through 2001, was director of the Country Music Foundation from 1971 to 1998, and was twice elected Chairman of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He presently serves as founding director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University. ... Read more
Reviews for Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights
"Cogent consideration of the stakes for all involved... Interesting glimpses behind the scenes at the NEA... A comprehensive treatment." Pw: Nonfiction (2) "Provocative." USA Today "Ivey is well equipped to lead a fresh discussion about the role of creativity in a healthy democracy." Utne "Explore(s) and define(s) a co-ordinated vision for art, culture and expression in American life." Times Higher ... Read more