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Marka artystyczna
The Artistic Brand

How is the Concept of a Brand Understood in the Art World?

Author(s): Agnieszka Szymańska-Palaczyk
Subject(s): Sociology of Culture
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: brand / marka; artistic brand / marka artystyczna; contemporary art / sztuka współczesna; art world / świat sztuki

Summary/Abstract: This article shows how members of the contemporary art world in Poland understand the concept of the brand: how they define and validate it; what associations it evokes; and what kind of language is used to speak about it. The article summarizes part of the research conducted in 2015 with members of the art world within the framework of the project ‘The Artistic Brand as a Social Phenomenon: The Creation, Differentiation, and Role of Artistic Brands in Contemporary Poland.’ Thoughts on the subject of art brands lead to a description of the state of contemporary art in Poland. The definitions formulated by the respondents are compared to marketing theories, thus making it possible to determine the respondents’ level of knowledge of such theories. In conclusion, definitions of artistic brands are reviewed and supplemented on the basis of the material obtained from the research.

  • Issue Year: 61/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 231-251
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish