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Art and the State: The Visual Arts in Comparative Perspective
V. Alexander
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Description for Art and the State: The Visual Arts in Comparative Perspective
paperback. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFSR; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
This book examines the impact of states and their policies on visual art. States shape the role of art and artists in society, influence the development of audiences, support artistic work, and even affect the very nature of artistic production. The book contrasts developments in the United States with art policies in Britain and in the social democratic states of Norway and Sweden. In addition, it analyzes revealing transitions - the changes brought about in East Germany after unification and the experiences of artists who left the Soviet Union for the west. The result is a significant contribution to the ... Read more
This book examines the impact of states and their policies on visual art. States shape the role of art and artists in society, influence the development of audiences, support artistic work, and even affect the very nature of artistic production. The book contrasts developments in the United States with art policies in Britain and in the social democratic states of Norway and Sweden. In addition, it analyzes revealing transitions - the changes brought about in East Germany after unification and the experiences of artists who left the Soviet Union for the west. The result is a significant contribution to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
St Antony's
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349522873
SKU
V9781349522873
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99-15
About V. Alexander
VICTORIA D. ALEXANDER is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey. She is the author of Museums and Money: The Impact of Funding ion exhibitions, Scholarship and Management (1996), Sociology of the Arts (2003), and numerous articles in the social study of art, artists and museums. MARILYN RUESCHEMEYER is Professor of Sociology at the Rhode Island School ... Read more
Reviews for Art and the State: The Visual Arts in Comparative Perspective
'Art and the State is a wonderful book. I look forward to adopting it for my course on politics and the arts as soon as it is out. I especially like the way in which the authors take a nuanced approach to consider the vexed relationship of the arts and the state. They are right on target when pointing to ... Read more