The economy remains a rationalising tool for explaining the condition of the artist, both for professional and for experts, even when this implies a form of dissociation between the artist and the economist. Focusing on the relationship between art and the market removes entire sections of the social imagination and aesthetic sides linked to art. This two-volume ethnographic work provides answers to what appears to be a mysterious phenomenon, young people's vocation for art, by focusing on real-life situations and testimonials in a critical perspective.

This second volumes expands on the findings of the first, which explored the lives and careers of young artists, by exploring their early-carreer and the other professionals that exist in the creative industries, associative worlds and art world. Professionals, working in galleries, theatres and as gatekeepers in privileged cultural institutions, are essential to frame the entrepreneurial success promised to young artists if they play by their rules. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of the arts economy, work and employment and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Explores entrepreneurship in the arts industries, its impact on working lives and society Analyses interviews conducted by the author with artists in diverse fields on creative careers and entrepreneurship Examines the limitations imposed on artists by the competing demands of entrepreneurialism

Autorentext

Elen Riot is a Full Professor in the Laboratoire d’Économie Dyonisien (LED) in the Université de Paris 8-Vincennes, France. Her research explores strategy, art and representations.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Scenes I Saw.- Chapter 2: What People Told Me.- Chapter 3: Newsreels.- Chapter 4: What Academia Thinks about It.- Chapter 5: Scenes I Saw.- Chapter 6: What People Told Me.- Chapter 7: Newsreels.- Chapter 8: What Academia Thinks about It.- Chapter 9: Scenes I Saw.- Chapter 10: What People Told Me.- Chapter 11: Newsreels.- Chapter 12: What Academia Thinks about It.