Svetlana Kharchenkova
Biographic Data
| ID | 800802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Svetlana Kharchenkova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Svetlana |
| FAMILY NAME | Kharchenkova |
| SIGNATURE | KHARCHENKOVA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5432-6925 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How to sell books? Using a localization device to create a market for picture books in China
When new markets are created for foreign cultural products, cultural intermediaries need to convince potential consumers of their value. To understand this process, this paper bridges cultural globalization literature with market studies in economic sociology, and investigates children’s picture books in China, where they were recently introduced in a socio-cultural environment not conductive to appreciating them. It argues that editors add so-ca…
Who is on Show? Globalization of Private Contemporary Art Museums in China
Sociological research on global flows of visual art has primarily investigated artistic presence in the organizations located at the center of the art world. This article shifts the focus to a country outside the traditional center, as it investigates the nationalities of artists who have exhibited at the recently emerged private contemporary art museums in China. It demonstrates that Chinese artists dominate in their exhibitions, which points to…
High art on a mug: Art merchandise in China’s contemporary art market
This article investigates the interplay between art, commerce and democratization in the contemporary art market. It studies the roles of art merchandise, such as mugs decorated with images of high art, in the contemporary art market in China. Relying on interviews, observations and other qualitative data, this article demonstrates that the merchandising of contemporary art is legitimate in China. The generation of income and promotion of artists…
How to become a judgment device: Valuation practices and the role of auctions in the emerging Chinese art market
This article studies the role of judgment devices in the emergence of markets for singularities. In particular, it seeks to understand how specific judgment devices become dominant in resolving uncertainty within these markets. Building on Karpik’s seminal theory, we argue that institutional environments (e.g. government regulations, political economic factors, the level of informality within business environments) as well as the level of experti…
The market metaphors: Making sense of the emerging market for contemporary art in China
Official Art Organizations in the Emerging Markets of China and Russia
This chapter explores why official art organizations—artists associations and art academies—which regulated artistic production in Soviet Russia and Maoist China, continue to survive despite changing environments and the development of art markets in these countries. This chapter observes path-dependent processes and instances of institutional complementarities that explain the resilience of institutional arrangements. In China, official art orga…
How to become a judgment device: Valuation practices and the role of auctions in the emerging Chinese art market
This article studies the role of judgment devices in the emergence of markets for singularities. In particular, it seeks to understand how specific judgment devices become dominant in resolving uncertainty within these markets. Building on Karpik’s seminal theory, we argue that institutional environments (e.g. government regulations, political economic factors, the level of informality within business environments) as well as the level of experti…
The market metaphors: Making sense of the emerging market for contemporary art in China
Who is on Show? Globalization of Private Contemporary Art Museums in China
Sociological research on global flows of visual art has primarily investigated artistic presence in the organizations located at the center of the art world. This article shifts the focus to a country outside the traditional center, as it investigates the nationalities of artists who have exhibited at the recently emerged private contemporary art museums in China. It demonstrates that Chinese artists dominate in their exhibitions, which points to…
Official Art Organizations in the Emerging Markets of China and Russia
This chapter explores why official art organizations—artists associations and art academies—which regulated artistic production in Soviet Russia and Maoist China, continue to survive despite changing environments and the development of art markets in these countries. This chapter observes path-dependent processes and instances of institutional complementarities that explain the resilience of institutional arrangements. In China, official art orga…
How to become a judgment device: Valuation practices and the role of auctions in the emerging Chinese art market
This article studies the role of judgment devices in the emergence of markets for singularities. In particular, it seeks to understand how specific judgment devices become dominant in resolving uncertainty within these markets. Building on Karpik’s seminal theory, we argue that institutional environments (e.g. government regulations, political economic factors, the level of informality within business environments) as well as the level of experti…
The market metaphors: Making sense of the emerging market for contemporary art in China
High art on a mug: Art merchandise in China’s contemporary art market
This article investigates the interplay between art, commerce and democratization in the contemporary art market. It studies the roles of art merchandise, such as mugs decorated with images of high art, in the contemporary art market in China. Relying on interviews, observations and other qualitative data, this article demonstrates that the merchandising of contemporary art is legitimate in China. The generation of income and promotion of artists…
Who is on Show? Globalization of Private Contemporary Art Museums in China
Sociological research on global flows of visual art has primarily investigated artistic presence in the organizations located at the center of the art world. This article shifts the focus to a country outside the traditional center, as it investigates the nationalities of artists who have exhibited at the recently emerged private contemporary art museums in China. It demonstrates that Chinese artists dominate in their exhibitions, which points to…
How to sell books? Using a localization device to create a market for picture books in China
When new markets are created for foreign cultural products, cultural intermediaries need to convince potential consumers of their value. To understand this process, this paper bridges cultural globalization literature with market studies in economic sociology, and investigates children’s picture books in China, where they were recently introduced in a socio-cultural environment not conductive to appreciating them. It argues that editors add so-ca…
China (5 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Art History and Market Analysis (3 works) · Globalization (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works)