From Art School to Art World

The book describes networks of relationships that
emerge in the
artistic pursuit of five academically educated
artists. The author
identifies the shared dimensions of the practices of
artists and the
art world by exploring the negotiations that take
place regarding
aesthetic and cultural issues. The study documents,
describes, and
analyzes how the individual artist''s diverse networks
emerge, and in
which ways these connections contribute to the
professionalization
of the artist. The book suggests that contemporary
artistic practices
call for collaboration among the individuals
involved. The artists''
practices are contextualized with reference to the
art world, and in a
similar way, the art world professionals are
constantly challenged to
accommodate newly developed artistic ideas. The
changes in the
artists'' practices require changes in dealership and
art collecting
practices. This book shed light on these integrated
operations
among artists and the art world that creates room for
the
development of innovative artworks.

Autorentext

Oh Soon-Hwa holds an MFA from School of Visual Arts and Ed.D.from Teachers College at Columbia University. Currently, she is an assistantprofessor in digital photography program at Nanyang Technological University inSingapore. Her research focuses on contemporary practicing artists as researchers andteachers.

Klappentext

The book describes networks of relationships thatemerge in the artistic pursuit of five academically educatedartists. The author identifies the shared dimensions of the practices ofartists and the art world by exploring the negotiations that takeplace regarding aesthetic and cultural issues. The study documents,describes, and analyzes how the individual artist's diverse networksemerge, and in which ways these connections contribute to theprofessionalization of the artist. The book suggests that contemporaryartistic practices call for collaboration among the individualsinvolved. The artists' practices are contextualized with reference to theart world, and in a similar way, the art world professionals areconstantly challenged to accommodate newly developed artistic ideas. Thechanges in the artists' practices require changes in dealership andart collecting practices. This book shed light on these integratedoperations among artists and the art world that creates room forthe development of innovative artworks.