{"product_id":"artwash-big-oil-and-the-arts-paperback","title":"Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs major oil companies face continual public backlash, many have found it helpful to engage in \"art washing\"--donating large sums to cultural institutions to shore up their good name. But what effect does this influx of oil money have on these institutions? \u003ci\u003eArtwash\u003c\/i\u003e explores the relationship between funding and the production of the arts, with particular focus on the role of big oil companies such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP, and Shell.\u003cbr\u003e Reflecting on the role and function of art galleries, \u003ci\u003eArtwash \u003c\/i\u003econsiders how the association with oil money might impede these institutions in their cultural endeavors. Outside the gallery space, Mel Evans examines how corporate sponsorship of the arts can obscure the strategies of corporate executives to maintain brand identity and promote their public image through cultural philanthropy. Ultimately, Evans sounds a note of hope, presenting ways artists themselves have challenged the ethics of contemporary art galleries and examining how cultural institutions might change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50122506764511,"sku":"9780745335889","price":37.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/U7qylWzadr9780745335889.webp?v=1781654246","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/artwash-big-oil-and-the-arts-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}