Hans Abbing is a visual artist and economist. He is also Emeritus Professor in Art Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and teaches MA Cultural Economics and Cultural Entrepreneurship at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He previously published The Changing Social Economy of Art and Why Are Artists Poor?

“The Economies of Serious and Popular Art is accessible to diverse readers. … Well-researched and drawing most notably from the disciplines of sociology and economics, Abbing also inserts many examples throughout the 345-page text to illustrate the applications of the phenomena his book explores. These examples work well … .” (Bronwyn Coate and Ellen Loots, Journal of Cultural Economics, Vol. 47 (4), 2023)

• Chapter 1: Preface.- Chapter 2: The Triumph of Serious Art.- Chapter 3: Authentic Art and Artists.- Chapter 4: Exclusion.- Chapter 5: Distrust of Commerce and Commercialism.- Chapter 6: Sharing Art.- Chapter 7: Present and Future Changes.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Hans Abbing is a visual artist and economist. He is also Emeritus Professor in Art Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and teaches MA Cultural Economics and Cultural Entrepreneurship at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He previously published The Changing Social Economy of Art and Why Are Artists Poor?

“The Economies of Serious and Popular Art is accessible to diverse readers. … Well-researched and drawing most notably from the disciplines of sociology and economics, Abbing also inserts many examples throughout the 345-page text to illustrate the applications of the phenomena his book explores. These examples work well … .” (Bronwyn Coate and Ellen Loots, Journal of Cultural Economics, Vol. 47 (4), 2023)

• Chapter 1: Preface.- Chapter 2: The Triumph of Serious Art.- Chapter 3: Authentic Art and Artists.- Chapter 4: Exclusion.- Chapter 5: Distrust of Commerce and Commercialism.- Chapter 6: Sharing Art.- Chapter 7: Present and Future Changes.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.