Abstract Since World War II methods have advanced very quickly in sociology and social
science, while this has not been the case with theory. In this article I suggest that one way of …

This paper highlights the paradoxical effects of increased price data in markets with difficult-
to-value products where non-price factors are highly relevant. In the fine art market, the …

What can studying the creation of knowledge tell us about how new technical fields emerge
and develop? This paper shows how a knowledge community may be necessary to support …

Is corporate investing in the arts and culture within communities good business? Written by
an expert on the topic who ran the Corporate Art Program at Johnson & Johnson, the book …

This research examines the financialisation of art within the tradition of STS-inflected market
studies. The concept of financialisation has primarily emerged within political economy to …

This article examines the role of collective memory in mediating market change. It focuses
on the experiences of Mumbai artists, dealers, and curators as they remember a recent …

Abstract Art price inflation, rising levels of wealth, and the artworld's financialization have
changed the way investors view the art market. In an attempt to capture the momentous …

Art sociology may be simply seen as a specialised domain of sociological research. Yet the
article suggests that it has also an overarching diagnostic significance to gain a better …

This study investigates the impact of fintech, particularly blockchain technology and non-
fungible tokens (NFTs), on the art market. As fintech has been widely accepted, the art …

London and New York are primary centres for both finance and the art market, indicating the
continuing power of place. Both cities have become havens for wealth, wealth that has …