Reflections on the global art market: implications for the Sociology of Culture Reflexões sobre o mercado global de arte: implicações para a Sociologia da Cultura
Diana Crane
Sociedade e Estado · 2009
doi:10.1590/s0102-69922009000200002 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
The article examines the recent changes in art world from the characteristics of the global art market and its implications for sociological theories of art. Therefore, it focuses on the correlation established between the decline of the avant-garde art and how there are tenuous boundaries between high culture and popular culture. In this sense, it discusses and analyzes the influence increasingly exerted by actors located in countries such as the United States, England, Germany, France and, more recently, China. It concludes with how much the global art market may be illustrative of cases in which the globalization of markets expands the cultural and economic inequality by favoring the privilege of small social groups in the contemporary world.<br>O artigo examina as mudanças recentes nos mundos artísticos a partir das características do mercado de arte global e suas implicações para as teorias sociológicas das artes. Para isto, focaliza a correlação estabelecida entre o declínio das vanguardas artísticas e os modos como se fazem tênues as fronteiras entre alta cultura e cultura popular. Nesse sentido, discute e analisa a influência exercida, cada vez mais, por atores localizados em países como Estados Unidos, Inglaterra, Alemanha, França e, mais recentemente, China. Conclui a respeito do quanto o mercado global de arte pode ser ilustrativo dos processos em que a globalização dos mercados expande a desigualdade econômica e cultural, favorecendo o privilégio de pequenos segmentos sociais no mundo contemporâneo.
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