Sublime economy : on the intersection of art and economics
Bringing together economists, literary and art critics, philosophers, sociologists, and others, this book fosters the emergence of a rich set of concerns about the intersections of art, aesthetics, and economics.
xx, 316 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm
9780415781213, 0415781213
1335945699
Introduction. Sublime Economy: On the Intersection of Art and Economics Jack Amariglio, Joseph W. Childers, Stephen Cullenberg. Tokens of Eccentricity’: Value and the Aesthetic Representation of Economy 1. Tracing the Economic: Modern Art’s Construction of Economic Value Jack Amariglio 2. Meaning to Say.... Judith Mehta 3. Use, Value, Aesthetics: Gambling with Difference/Speculating with Value Joseph W. Childers and Stephen Cullenberg. Sublime Intercourse: Economics Meets Aesthetics (and Vice Versa) 4. Reluctant Partners: Aesthetic and Market Value, 1708-1871 Neil DeMarchi 5. On the Contemporaneousness of Roger de Piles' Balance des Peintres Victor Ginsburgh and Sheila Wyers 6. How Aesthetics and Economics Met in Voc Ed Evan Watkins 7. Economics Meets Esthetics in the Bloomsbury Group Craufurd D. Goodwin 8. Individualism, Civilization, and National Character in Market Democracies Regenia Gagnier 9. Fleeing Capitalism: A Slightly Disputatious Conversation/Interview among Friends Deirdre McCloskey and Jack Amariglio. Name Your Price 10. Imaginary Currencies:Contemporary Art on the Market - Critique Confirmation, or Play Olav Velthuis 11. The Sociology of the New Art Gallery Scene in Chelsea, Manhattan David Halle 12. Lives of Cultural Goods Arjo Klamer. Moral Economies and the Romance of Money 13. Wampum: Foreign Legal Tender of the United States Marc Shell 14. The Rhetoric of Prostitution Jennifer Doyle 15. From Roman Copy to Greek Original: Nineteenth Century Re-evaluation of the Classical Statue Yota Batsaki