El campo del arte en la génesis de las políticas culturales. Poder y gobernanza en la gestión pública del arte

Abstract

This article sets out to establish an analytical current on the role of art in the progressive forming of cultural policies, with particular attention to the point in time when this type of policy is founded. In this aspect, we have underlined the forerunner contribution of the Second Spanish Republic, to date largely unknown, ranking it alongside the equally innovative initiatives launched with the creation of the Arts Council, in 1946, or the initiative directed by Charles de Gaulle, in 1959, by establishing the Ministry of Culture in France. As a result, we include a comparative study on the three experiences reviewed which, in their formulation, may be considered as an original, innovative approach, within the field of study of cultural policies today. This work reviews some of the problems, dilemmas and tension that have punctuated the launching of policies on art and culture, since their concept, the aim being to contribute to enabling us to better understand the manner in which such policies have been put in place and have provided content to the approaches of the stakeholders involved in the field of art.