Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union

Long-established hierarchies of power between territories persist in the so- called global art world. Spanish participants in the art world take advantage of the European free movement regime to internationalise their profiles and improve their chances of global success by migrating to global art hu...

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Autor: Guirao Soro, Gloria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/198349
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/198349
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Palabra clave:Artistes
Gestió cultural
Política cultural
Art contemporani
Mediadors
Artists
Arts management
Cultural policy
Contemporary art
Mediators (Persons)
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spelling Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European UnionGuirao Soro, GloriaArtistesGestió culturalPolítica culturalArt contemporaniMediadorsArtistsArts managementCultural policyContemporary artMediators (Persons)Long-established hierarchies of power between territories persist in the so- called global art world. Spanish participants in the art world take advantage of the European free movement regime to internationalise their profiles and improve their chances of global success by migrating to global art hubs like Berlin, Paris or London. Institutional programmes fostering international mobility of European citizens serve a double function. Firstly, they provide a migration channel and advantages to individuals seeking to acquire international experience. Secondly, because of their selective nature, they can function as quality signals for individuals involved in the art world. Thus, institutional mobility programmes can be seen as tools that help manage the uncertainties of both the artistic career and the migration project. Taking Spanish art world participants currently living in European capitals as a case study, this paper presents three empirical types that represent individual profiles emerging from the examined population. These profiles are defined by repeated, lack of or occasional resorting to institutional mobility programmes, as well as to their career orientation and their visions of art and migration. Social characteristics such as gender, social class background and age appear as important factors shaping strategies of career development through migration.Taylor & Francis2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/198349Articles publicats en revistes (Sociologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2022.2101678European Societies, 2023, vol. 25, num. 3, p. 371-391https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2022.2101678(c) Taylor & Francis, 2023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1983492026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
title Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
spellingShingle Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
Guirao Soro, Gloria
Artistes
Gestió cultural
Política cultural
Art contemporani
Mediadors
Artists
Arts management
Cultural policy
Contemporary art
Mediators (Persons)
title_short Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
title_full Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
title_fullStr Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
title_sort Institutional Policies and Individual Decision-Making in Artistic Migrations: The Case of Spanish Artists and Art Mediators in the European Union
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Guirao Soro, Gloria
author Guirao Soro, Gloria
author_facet Guirao Soro, Gloria
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Artistes
Gestió cultural
Política cultural
Art contemporani
Mediadors
Artists
Arts management
Cultural policy
Contemporary art
Mediators (Persons)
topic Artistes
Gestió cultural
Política cultural
Art contemporani
Mediadors
Artists
Arts management
Cultural policy
Contemporary art
Mediators (Persons)
description Long-established hierarchies of power between territories persist in the so- called global art world. Spanish participants in the art world take advantage of the European free movement regime to internationalise their profiles and improve their chances of global success by migrating to global art hubs like Berlin, Paris or London. Institutional programmes fostering international mobility of European citizens serve a double function. Firstly, they provide a migration channel and advantages to individuals seeking to acquire international experience. Secondly, because of their selective nature, they can function as quality signals for individuals involved in the art world. Thus, institutional mobility programmes can be seen as tools that help manage the uncertainties of both the artistic career and the migration project. Taking Spanish art world participants currently living in European capitals as a case study, this paper presents three empirical types that represent individual profiles emerging from the examined population. These profiles are defined by repeated, lack of or occasional resorting to institutional mobility programmes, as well as to their career orientation and their visions of art and migration. Social characteristics such as gender, social class background and age appear as important factors shaping strategies of career development through migration.
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European Societies, 2023, vol. 25, num. 3, p. 371-391
https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2022.2101678
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