Korean Association of Arts Management (예술경영연구)

  • Issue 53
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  • Pages.47-69
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  • 2020
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  • 1598-3870(pISSN)
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  • 2765-5830(eISSN)
Korean Association of Arts Management (한국예술경영학회)
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A Study on the Career Development of an Artist: The Case of KAWS

미술가의 경력형성에 관한 연구 - 카우스(KAWS)를 중심으로 -

  • 이진우 (홍익대학교 일반대학원 문화예술경영학과)
  • Received : 2020.01.11
  • Accepted : 2020.02.23
  • Published : 2020.02.28

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Abstract

This paper aims to understand the agents which have an impact upon artists' career development. By critically exploring previous research, this article conceptualizes the roles of intermediaries such as art schools, galleries, critics, and collectors in influencing the careers for artists. The qualitative case study is conducted by selecting KAWS as an intrinsic case. This study collects secondary data about the career trajectory of KAWS by various sources, which are analyzed according to the conceptual framework. The outcome of this research clarifies previous research from a sociological point of view in which highlights the significant importance of the art world's gallery, critics, media and collectors in developing the artist's career. In this paper, more importantly, the public attention to artists is construed as one of the agents influencing the career development of artists.

본 연구는 미술가 경력형성에 영향을 주는 주체 및 기관을 이해하는 것에 그 목적이 있다. 이에, 본고는 선행 연구를 바탕으로 예술학교, 갤러리, 비평가 및 미디어, 컬렉터 등 작가의 경력에 영향을 미치는 매개자의 역할을 이론적으로 검토하였다. 본 연구는 현대 미술가 카우스(KAWS)를 본질적 사례로 선정하고, 질적 사례연구를 수행하였다. 본 논문은 카우스의 경력 궤적(trajectory)과 연관된 다양한 출처의 이차자료를 수집하고, 이를 이론적 배경 안에서 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 사회학적 시각을 내포한 선행연구의 연장선에서 예술계를 구성하는 갤러리, 비평가 및 미디어, 컬렉터가 카우스 경력발전에 중요한 영향을 끼침을 명료화하였다. 한편, 본 연구는 선행연구에서 경시된 작가에 대한 대중의 관심을 미술가 경력형성의 측면에서 이해하는 것에 의의가 있다.

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