Artists’ production sensibilities within the dynamics of an emerging art market
ISSN: 2056-4945
Article publication date: 1 September 2022
Issue publication date: 9 September 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to understand the characteristics and formation of artists’ production sensibilities and relations with other actors within an emerging hybrid art market structure.
Design/methodology/approach
To unravel senses and map out relationships and structures in the context of this study, qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews and analysis of secondary data sources, were applied.
Findings
The authors describe three art production sensibilities and market-based relationship logics rooted in the artist and the artwork’s diverse role in the market.
Practical implications
The findings suggest that artistic sensibilities motivate managers working in the hybrid art market to develop a more nuanced positioning of artists and their creative outputs to improve harmony and collaboration.
Originality/value
This study demonstrates that the hybrid structure of art markets allows for the harmonious separation and collaboration of non-market (artistic) and market logics. This study uncovers how artists combine their non-market creative position with market needs in the process of marketization and hybridization.
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Citation
Genc, E.A. and Okan, M. (2022), "Artists’ production sensibilities within the dynamics of an emerging art market", Arts and the Market, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 150-163. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAM-04-2021-0010
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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