Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Book - Art Incorporated by Julian Stallabrass

After recommendations from Cath I started reading this book.

Key Points:

  • "The wealthy buy themselves participation in this free zone through ownership and patronage, and they are buying something genuinely valuable; the state ensures that a wider public can inhale at least fir a while the scent of freedom that works of art emit." (Stallabrass, 2004, 4)
  • "The economy of art closely reflects the economy of finance capital" (Stallabrass, 2004, 4) This means that art could be a representation of a successful economy and therefore buy owning art it is a reflection of this wealth. 
Reflections:
  • This book may be good to come back to in the future, but as for now, it doesn't provide me with any key contextual information. 

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