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Discovering the meaningfulness of art in organizations: Experiences with Add Art Hamburg 2015
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Abstract Given the growth in corporate art collecting, surprisingly little research has been conducted on how employees experience art in the workplace. This article draws on survey data collected in the context of add art Hamburg 2015, which included permanent and temporary exhibitions in 22 organizations. ... view more
Given the growth in corporate art collecting, surprisingly little research has been conducted on how employees experience art in the workplace. This article draws on survey data collected in the context of add art Hamburg 2015, which included permanent and temporary exhibitions in 22 organizations. The findings confirm that the presence of artworks can interrupt routine ways of perceiving and using space. It triggers questions and conversations, which stimulate sensemaking processes and enrich relationships with colleagues. It also opens managers and employees to seeing everyday life and relationships with customers in a more holistic way. Furthermore, the study shows that the removal of artworks is experienced as loss and emptiness, as well as a harbinger of new potential. Finding that employees welcome more art at work, the article discusses the conditions under which people in organizations can engage with the arts as co-learners.... view less
Keywords
art; organizations; exhibition; corporate identity; organizational culture; organizational development
Classification
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Management Science
Free Keywords
add art; artistic intervention; arts and business; corporate art collection
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 55-76
Journal
Zeitschrift für Kulturmanagement, 4 (2018) 2
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/195926
ISSN
2363-5533
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.