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Research shows: nothing so immutable as the art public

More people go to popular art than 'high' or 'canonical' art. Researcher Andries van den Broek has researched this. Therefore, there are now figures explaining the word 'popular' and 'elite'. So if you thought: popular automatically means more people go to it: that's true. The Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau has figured it out.

Completely meaningless, however, is the study on the audience reach of the arts recently presented by the Social Cultural Planning Bureau, which we also...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

More people go to popular art than 'high' or 'canonical' art. Researcher Andries van den Broek has researched this. Therefore, there are now figures explaining the word 'popular' and 'elite'. So if you thought: popular automatically means more people go to it: that's true. The Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau has figured it out.

Completely meaningless, however, is the study on the audience reach of the arts recently presented by the Social Cultural Planning Bureau, which we also...

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