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The Right to Produce Culture: Constructing an Institutional Reputation in the Art World

Love, Lisa L.

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Title
The Right to Produce Culture: Constructing an Institutional Reputation in the Art World
Author(s)
Love, Lisa L.
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Denzin, Norman K.
Department of Study
Communications
Discipline
Communications
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Art History
Language
eng
Abstract
My research suggests that the MFACM was able to participate in the privileged process of cultural production and construct its institutional reputation by leveraging its two strategic assets---Mexican ethnicity and economic resources---and by building key relationships with power players in the art world and in the Mexican community. The museum's reputation is based on its position as a bridge, linking the art world and the avant-garde---what I argue is the basis of its power as a cultural producer.
Graduation Semester
2001
Type of Resource
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