1st Edition
Artists Incorporated Corporate Collaborations with Artists and their Impact on Business
By Thomas Blonski
Copyright 2026
174 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Taking an exhaustive look at the changing relationship between artists and business organisations, this book demonstrates how artists are no longer confined to the art market.
Recent developments in art, artistic work and management have fostered an unprecedented convergence between artists and companies. Artistic interventions are increasingly integrated into organisational settings. This book... Read more
PART I Art, artists, companies: three converging trends 1. Art: contemporary aesthetics toward a breaking down of boundaries 2. Artists: craftspeople, elite, revolutionaries, but above all, workers 3. Companies: from traditional patronage to co-creation projects PART II The diversity of collaborations between artists and companies 4. An elusive diversity? Insights from practitioners 5. A research journey about artistic interventions in organisations PART III Discussing the usefulness of collaborations between artists and companies 6. Learning creativity through art in companies: fact and fiction 7. The aesthetics of work and the delicate question of sensemaking 8. Field resistance and theoretical opposition PART IV Art, critique, organisation: towards a permanent recreation of value 9. Managing criticism triggered by artistic practice: false debates and real possibilities 10. Conclusion: art as counter-revolution – restoring business to working order
Biography
Thomas Blonski is an Assistant Professor at ICN Business School, Université de Lorraine, CEREFIGE. His research on cultural and creative industries focuses on the careers of artists and creative profiles, especially through artistic interventions in organisations. Drawing on both art history and sociology of art, he challenges the prevailing biases in narratives about art and artists, shifting the focus towards a Beckerian framework: art is less about divine inspiration and more about a deliberate, rule-bound work process, whose specificities he meticulously explores.
