Low-End Markets for Art and Cultural Goods

Understanding the Economic, Cultural and Social Dynamics of Low-Value Goods

This open access book offers the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of the art markets entry segment where objects of modest monetary value circulate yet hold significant cultural, social, and economic meaning.

This open access book offers the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of the art markets entry segment where objects of modest monetary value circulate yet hold significant cultural, social, and economic meaning. The volume reframes the low-end market as a dynamic ecosystem shaped by heterogeneity, shifting categories, and alternative logics of value creation. Contributors explore how everyday cultural goods, from antiques and decorative arts to prints, collectibles, and vernacular objects, challenge conventional hierarchies of taste and prestige.

Through case studies spanning flea markets, auction platforms,