Art Worlds
by Becker, Howard S.Edition: 25th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher(s): Ingram Publisher Services, Inc.
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
Howard S. Becker is author of many books, including Telling about Society, Writing for Social Scientists, and Outsiders
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | p. vi |
| Preface to the 25th Anniversary Edition | p. ix |
| Preface to the First Edition | p. xxiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxvi |
| Art Worlds and Collective Activity | p. 1 |
| Conventions | p. 40 |
| Mobilizing Resources | p. 68 |
| Distributing Art Works | p. 93 |
| Aesthetics, Aestheticians, and Critics | p. 131 |
| Art and the State | p. 165 |
| Editing | p. 192 |
| Integrated Professionals, Mavericks, Folk Artists, and Naive Artists | p. 226 |
| Arts and Crafts | p. 272 |
| Change in Art Worlds | p. 300 |
| Reputation | p. 351 |
| Epilogue to the 25th Anniversary Edition | p. 372 |
| Bibliography | p. 387 |
| Index | p. 401 |
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