Art Worlds

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A classic sociological examination of art as collective action, Art Worlds explores the cooperative network of suppliers, performers, dealers, critics, and consumers that-along with the artist-"produces" a work of art. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition is 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 ...

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A classic sociological examination of art as collective action, Art Worlds explores the cooperative network of suppliers, performers, dealers, critics, and consumers that-along with the artist-"produces" a work of art. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition is 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 for creating this influential work.

About the Author:
Howard S. Becker is author of many books, including Telling about Society, Writing for Social Scientists, and Outsiders

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780520043862
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publication date: 1/28/1982
  • Pages: 392

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Howard S. Becker is author of many books including Telling About Society, Writing for Social Scientists, and Outsiders.

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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations     vi
Preface to the 25th Anniversary Edition     ix
Preface to the First Edition     xxiii
Acknowledgments     xxvi
Art Worlds and Collective Activity     1
Conventions     40
Mobilizing Resources     68
Distributing Art Works     93
Aesthetics, Aestheticians, and Critics     131
Art and the State     165
Editing     192
Integrated Professionals, Mavericks, Folk Artists, and Naive Artists     226
Arts and Crafts     272
Change in Art Worlds     300
Reputation     351
Epilogue to the 25th Anniversary Edition     372
Bibliography     387
Index     401

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