Art worlds / Howard S. Becker.
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TextPublication details: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2008.Edition: 25th anniversary ed., updated and expandedDescription: xxviii, 408 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780520256361 (pbk.)
- 0520256360 (pbk.)
- 701 BEC
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 701 BEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 11/08/2023 | 39002100359091 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This classic sociological examination of art as collective action explores the cooperative network of suppliers, performers, dealers, critics, and consumers who--along with the artist--"produce" a work of art. Howard S. Becker looks at the conventions essential to this operation and, prospectively, at the extent to which art is shaped by this collective activity. The book is thoroughly illustrated and 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 in creating this influential work.
Previous ed.: 1982.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-399) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of Illustrations (p. vi)
- Preface to the 25th Anniversary Edition (p. ix)
- Preface to the First Edition (p. xxiii)
- Acknowledgments (p. xxvi)
- 1 Art Worlds and Collective Activity (p. 1)
- 2 Conventions (p. 40)
- 3 Mobilizing Resources (p. 68)
- 4 Distributing Art Works (p. 93)
- 5 Aesthetics, Aestheticians, and Critics (p. 131)
- 6 Art and the State (p. 165)
- 7 Editing (p. 192)
- 8 Integrated Professionals, Mavericks, Folk Artists, and Naive Artists (p. 226)
- 9 Arts and Crafts (p. 272)
- 10 Change in Art Worlds (p. 300)
- 11 Reputation (p. 351)
- 12 Epilogue to the 25th Anniversary Edition (p. 372)
- Bibliography (p. 387)
- Index (p. 401)