A1 Journal article (refereed)
Artrepreneurs and the autonomy paradox (2023)

Pyykkönen, M., Sokka, S., & Kurlin Niiniaho, A. (2023). Artrepreneurs and the autonomy paradox. Cultural Trends, 32(5), 474-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2022.2082865

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Pyykkönen, Miikka; Sokka, Sakarias; Kurlin Niiniaho, Ari

Journal or series: Cultural Trends

ISSN: 0954-8963

eISSN: 1469-3690

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 02/06/2022

Volume: 32

Issue number: 5

Pages range: 474-489

Publisher: Routledge

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2022.2082865

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/81823

Abstract

In this article, we examine the views that young (under 35 years) freelancers and entrepreneurs who work as professional artists in Finland have of their work. We refer to them as artrepreneurs. Our data sample is composed of the responses of entrepreneurs and freelancers (n = 209) from a survey data on young artists (n = 565) collected in 2017. By using a set of quantitative methods we study the impact of different factors on the job satisfaction experienced by freelancers and entrepreneurs, the nature and motivation factors of their work, as well as their status and livelihood. In our interpretative framework, central concepts are the “hybridity” and “precarity” of artists’ work and “autonomy paradox”. The most important results of our study are that artrepreneurs’ work is more multidisciplinary and they have more sources of income than other young artists. They also handle the uncertainties of precarious working life better than other artists.

Keywords: artistic work; artists; freelance workers; entrepreneurship; young adults; precarity; work satisfaction; financial status

Free keywords: artrepreneur; hybridity; precarity; autonomy paradox; young artists; art work

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VIRTA submission year: 2022

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