High Art Down Home: An Economic Ethnography of a Local Art Market by Stuart Plat

Description: High Art Down Home by Stuart Plattner How do artists, collectors, dealers and curators whose lives and livelihoods are so intimately affected by the valuation of art manage to cope with such an intangible market? To answer this question, this book focuses on the localized and typical world of the St Louis art scene. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How do artists, collectors, dealers, and curators whose lives and livelihoods are so intimately affected by the valuation of art manage to cope with such an intangible market?To answer this question, Stuart Plattner eschews the spotlights and media-hype of glitzy New York galleries, and focuses instead upon the more localized, and much more typical, world of the St. Louis art scene. What emerges is the most comprehensive description ever published of a contemporary regional avant-garde center, where noble aesthetic ambitions compete with the exigencies of economic survival. Plattners skillful use of in-depth interviews enables the markets key participants to speak for themselves, giving voice to the many frustrations and rewards, motivations and constraints that influence their interactions with their work, the market, and each other."Plattner analyzes the social and economic factors that govern art markets outside the long shadow cast by chic New York galleries. An insightful and fascinating work."—Library Journal"Explains much about the conundrums and paradoxes of the art world as a whole."—Eddie Silva, Riverfront Times Author Biography Plattner is director of the Program for Cultural Anthropology, National Science Foundation. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface 1: Introduction 2: The Rise of the Modern Art Market 3: The St. Louis Metropolitan Area 4: Artists 5: Dealers 6: Collectors 7: Conclusion App. 1: Glossary of Art Speech App. 2: A Note on Art and Craft App. 3: Art as Investment App. 4: The Influence of the Japanese on Auction Prices App. 5: Statistical Comparisons among the Largest Metropolitan Areas App. 6: Art in America and Local Gallery Guide Listings App. 7: Secondary Skills Necessary for a Professional Artist App. 8: Gender and Teaching Positions Notes References Index Details ISBN0226670848 Author Stuart Plattner Language English ISBN-10 0226670848 ISBN-13 9780226670843 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1998 Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Residence US Edition Description Revised Short Title HIGH ART DOWN HOME Pages 264 Edition New edition Series Cinema and Modernity DOI 10.1604/9780226670843 AU Release Date 1998-03-25 NZ Release Date 1998-03-25 US Release Date 1998-03-25 UK Release Date 1998-03-25 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 1998-03-25 DEWEY 338.437 Audience Undergraduate Subtitle An Economic Ethnography of a Local Art Market We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161780748;

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