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Art in Public: Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture

Art in Public: Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture

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PhilosophyGeneral Art

ISBN10: 0521130174
ISBN13: 9780521130172
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Nov 15 2010
Pages: 354
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book examines fundamental questions about funding for the arts: Why should governments provide funding for the arts? What do the arts contribute to daily life? Do artists and their publics have a social responsibility? Challenging questionable assumptions about the state, the arts, and a democratic society, Lambert Zuidervaart presents a vigorous case for government funding, based on crucial contributions the arts make to civil society. He argues that the arts contribute to democratic communication and a social economy, fostering the critical and creative dialogue that a democratic society needs. Informed by the author's experience leading a nonprofit arts organization as well as his expertise in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, this book proposes an entirely new conception of the public role of art with wide-ranging implications for education, politics, and cultural policy.

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