Markets and value
Research in this area addresses the economic dimensions of cultural production, including processes of valuation, patterns of demand and the circulation of works, objects and practices across markets and over time.
RESEARCH
Areas of inquiry
The institute's research covers contemporary art, culture and adjacent creative domains.
OVERVIEW
Research at the institute addresses cultural production and the contexts in which it takes place, across disciplines and regions.
Contemporary art constitutes the point of departure. The scope of inquiry extends to adjacent domains in which cultural, commercial and everyday concerns intersect.
Findings are presented in reports and briefings prepared for reference and citation.
AREAS OF INQUIRY
Current areas
Developments and diffusion
This area examines how cultural developments emerge, stabilise and diffuse across geographic, social and professional contexts, and how they are registered in practice, discourse and consumption.
Culture and context
Research in this area considers the relations between cultural production and its wider social and spatial environment, including the settings in which culture is encountered, used and experienced.
Data and method
This area concerns the development and evaluation of approaches to collecting, structuring and interpreting data on cultural phenomena, and the relation between quantitative measures and qualitative assessment.
METHODOLOGY
Methods and sources
Research designs are determined by the question at hand and may draw on, among others:
Data collection
Compilation of quantitative data from available sources.
Desk research
Review of existing literature, documentation and archival material.
Market analysis
Examination of market data and related indicators.
Interpretation
Qualitative assessment that situates findings in their context.
READERSHIP
Intended readership
- Practitioners
- Those active in the cultural and creative fields.
- Organisations
- Public, private and non-profit organisations.
- General readers
- Readers with an interest in contemporary culture.