Art Capital: Museum Politics and the Making of the Louvre Abu Dhabi (Culture and Economic Life) Planner ISBN: 9781616898601

ISBN: 9781616898601

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Art Capital: Museum Politics and the Making of the Louvre Abu Dhabi (Culture and Economic Life) Planner ISBN: 9781616898601Museums often served nationalist and imperialist interests in the past, but the primary force in the 21st century is the market. Museum franchising exemplified by the Louvre Abu Dhabi is one of the most visible cases of the increasing entanglement of art and museums with capital interests. Such projects are often touted as global enterprises diversifying the art world. Frequently, critics of these controversial projects question these claims and