The Social Production Of Art
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A landmark work in the sociology of art, Janet Wolff's The Social Production of Art argues compellingly that artistic creation is never the product of a solitary, transcendent genius, but is instead shaped by the social conditions, institutions, and ideologies in which it is embedded. Wolff systematically dismantles the Romantic myth of the individual artist, presenting a rigorous theoretical framework that draws on Marxist aesthetics, the sociology of knowledge, and structuralist thought. The work details how factors such as patronage, the art market, cultural institutions, and prevailing ideologies all mediate the production and reception of art, making the creative act fundamentally a collective and social phenomenon. Written with academic precision yet remaining accessible to a broad audience, it stands as an essential text for students and scholars in cultural studies, art history, and the social sciences.
Author: Janet Wolff
Format: Paperback
Published: 1993, Macmillan
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work in the sociology of art, Janet Wolff's The Social Production of Art argues compellingly that artistic creation is never the product of a solitary, transcendent genius, but is instead shaped by the social conditions, institutions, and ideologies in which it is embedded. Wolff systematically dismantles the Romantic myth of the individual artist, presenting a rigorous theoretical framework that draws on Marxist aesthetics, the sociology of knowledge, and structuralist thought. The work details how factors such as patronage, the art market, cultural institutions, and prevailing ideologies all mediate the production and reception of art, making the creative act fundamentally a collective and social phenomenon. Written with academic precision yet remaining accessible to a broad audience, it stands as an essential text for students and scholars in cultural studies, art history, and the social sciences.