{"title":"David de la Torre","description":"David de la Torre is an independent scholar based at Indiana University, Bloomington. His research interests include organizations, labour, and personal finance.","products":[{"product_id":"two-visions-of-the-art-world-competition-community-and-creative-work-hardcover","title":"Two Visions of the Art World: Competition, Community, and Creative Work - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eScholars and journalists focus on money and power when they talk about contemporary art. \u003cem\u003eTwo Visions of the Art World: Competition, Community, and Creative Work\u003c\/em\u003e provokes an argument with the dominant art world narrative that focuses on extreme competition. From this perspective, artists are trapped in the world of exclusive galleries, snobby museums, and the art market's relentless pressures. This book offers an alternative perspective: dual layer theory. Rojas and de la Torre argue that the contemporary art world is better understood as a community defined by two \"layers\"  --  one focused on competition, and another emphasizing collaboration and community building. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe competitive layer of the art world is organized around highly selective art schools, galleries that award scarce artworks to the \"right\" collectors, and museums that anoint artists as being among the best of their era. The communal layer of the art world is organized around non-profit spaces, anti-hierarchical social practices, and alternative art schools. Based on over 120 interviews with artists, dealers, collectors, teachers, and museum curators, \u003cem\u003eTwo Visions of the Art World\u003c\/em\u003e explains in vivid detail how artists and their allies move between the two layers of the art world and helps readers understand that the world of arts combines community and competition.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409392238815,"sku":"9780197850657","price":179.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uJmiqCr8I69780197850657.webp?v=1789617514"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/david-de-la-torre.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}