Political economy is defined in this volume as collective state or corporate support for art and architecture in the public sphere intended to be accessible to the widest possible public, raising questions about the relationship of the state to cultural production and consumption. This collection of essays explores the political economy of art from the perspective of the artist or from analysis of arts production and consumption, emphasizing the art side of the relationship between art and state. The volume explores art as public good, a central issue in political econom

Julie F. Codell is professor of art history and English at Arizona State University.