ARTH 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Appeasement, Luser, Hans Haacke
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Emergence of arts administration departments in business schools we"re dealing with social organizations that follow industrial modes of operation: ex. Many other industries depend on the economic vitality of art industry: ex. Communications, hotel and restaurant, real-estate: importance recognized by city governments. Hannover in germany several widely publicized art events to improve dull image. Independent, value-free entity evolving according to internal, self-sufficient, universal rules. Resulted from collective historical endeavor, reflecting value systems, aspirations, goals, not representing interests of everyone. Open system w/conflicting interests; shaped by environments & social relations, and in turn influence our view of human condition. Arts and leisure section in new york times; culture, entertainment , Not only under dictatorships, also in liberal societies (performed w/subtlety) Museums & other institutions inculcate opinions and attitudes through education position becomes tenuous only if claim to be free of ideological bias; operate under constraints from authority & sources of funding o. Products of cons. can"t be created in isolation.
