WSPÓŁCZESNA FORMA SKANDALU ARTYSTYCZNEGO CZY WARTO BYĆ ARTYSTĄ-SKANDALISTĄ? / Contemporary Art Scandals: Is Being A Scandalous Artist Worthwhile?

• Authors: Agnieszka Szymańska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article contains a sociological analysis of the social phenomenon of the art scandal in the field of visual art. The author first describes the concept of scandal used in the social sciences then defines an art scandal: its dimensions and characteristics. She shows what is necessary to produce an art scandal and why art is one of the areas where scandals most often occur. She also refers to some of the larger scandals in art history, particularly those of recent times.

Keywords

EN

art scandal; art; economy of attention; artist; skandal artystyczny; sztuka; ekonomia uwagi; artysta

• Publisher: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
• Journal: Kultura i Społeczeństwo
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 57
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 117-130

Dates

published

2013-03-01

online

2013-07-31

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Szymańska

• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/kultura-2013-0007