Art in Public: Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture

By Lambert Zuidervaart

Book Overview

This book examines fundamental questions about funding for the arts: why should governments provide funding for the arts? What do the arts contribute to daily life? Do artists and their publics have a social responsibility? Challenging questionable assumptions about the state, the arts and a democratic society, Lambert Zuidervaart presents a vigorous case for government funding, based on crucial contributions the arts make to civil society. He argues that the arts contribute to democratic communication and a social economy, fostering the critical and creative dialogue that a democratic society needs. Informed by the author's experience leading a non-profit arts organisation as well as his expertise in the arts, humanities and social sciences, this book proposes an entirely new conception of the public role of art with wide-ranging implications for education, politics and cultural policy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521130174
• ISBN13: 9780521130172
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"