Overheidssubsidies, de kwaliteit van de omgeving en de beroepsrol van beeldende kunstenaars. Sociologische kanttekeningen bij het ontstaan van 'omgevingskunst'

Samenvatting

Not only the production of plastic art, but the professional role of plastic artists & the quality of their work, are influenced by reliance on public financing. Examination of cases in the domain of environmental design illustrates this influence. Three specific cases are reviewed: the response of Charles Karsten to assignments given him in the 1960s by the Dutch government; the proposals of the Liga Nieuw Beelden, an association of artists & architects, for new policy regarding the plastic arts, advanced in 1962; & the commissioning of a Shakespeare monument by the State Board of Advice for the Monumental Arts in 1964-1971. These examples display the important role of the Dutch welfare state in the development of the arts since 1945. Modified HA.