Commodification of art

28 January 2023
Karl Marx' view asserts that determining the material value for anything (whether it is an object, activity or even an idea), which usually does not have an economic aspect, causes it to become a commodity; Such as the commodification of education that some people provide for university degrees in exchange for money, or people who sell their body parts for various reasons. This shows the commodification of human in the contemporary era. In this essay, Hojjat Amani explains the commodification of art in Iran and the world with the factors affecting it.
Commodification of art and factors affecting it

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