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51 J. Arts Mgmt. L. & Soc'y 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/jartmls51 and id is 1 raw text is: THE JOURNAL OF ARTS MANAGEMENT, LAW, AND SOCIETY 2021, VOL. 51, NO. 1, 1-2 Routledge https://doi.org/10.1080/10632921.2021.1882233 Taylor & Francis Group INTRODUCTION Building Legitimacy in the Cultural Sector Jonathan Paquette University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Legitimacy occupies a central place in cultural production. One of the first aspects that immediately comes to mind when thinking of legitimacy in the arts has to do with a place, a position that one occupies in the field (Bourdieu 1992; Zolberg 1990; Menger 1999). One may think of a legitimate artist, but by extension this idea may also apply to artistic taste, when thinking about cultural consumption. Some forms of cultural practices have been deemed more legitimate, or more appreciable than others (Geursen and Rentschler 2003; Kirchberg and Zembylas 2010). Similarly, one may think of an arts organization and reflect upon its history or the quality of its work in terms of legitimacy, as a way to describe whether the arts organization is established in the field (Bain 2005; Herman 2019; Kackovic and Wijnberg 2020), and whether its cultural productions are deemed reputable by arts crit- ics and arts amateurs. A critical outlook on legitimacy in the cultural sector reveals that legitimacy is a process (Baumann 2001, 2007; Johnson et al. 2006); it requires that oneself deploys a strategy to build its legitimacy, but legitimacy is also attributed; it is granted by others. In this issue, contributions speak to these different dimensions of the process. The first two articles speak to the strategic dimension of legitimacy construction. The article by Leticia Labaronne and Martin Tr6ndle speak to the importance of evaluation as an element that can create artistic value. Evaluation is key to operate strategic transformations, and to create new forms of appreciation for the arts. For Labaronne and Tr6ndle, evaluation is key not only for creat- ing, but also for maintaining legitimacy and reputation in the arts world. Jung Hyoung Yoon's article brings to salience the challenges of artistic development, the issue of career trajectories that arise for artists with disabilities. This article brings to light the place of processes and programs, and the vital part they can play in helping artists seek recognition. The three other articles of this issue further unpack three important aspects on legitimacy in the arts. Nasser Alshawaaf and Soo Hee Lee discuss the pressing issue of cultural legitim- acy in a globalized world. What is the place of local arts and tastes in an era where muse- ums become global brands? Their paper helps us understand how local populations respond to global cultural brands. This piece will undoubtedly help us to reflect critically on global museum brands. In their paper, Joaquim Rius-Ulldemolins, Juan Arturo Rubio Arostegui, and Vicent Flor approach legitimacy in institutional terms. Departments of culture occupy a strategic pos- ition for the representation of artistic and cultural interests. In many countries, these depart- ments are the interface where policy is formulated, and also a space where people of the community can voice their interests. In Spain, the democratization process relied on cultural decentralization, as a means to construct social trust and as a tool to ensure that cultural decisions were locally and regionally representative. The authors of this important piece CONTACT Jonathan Paquette ® Jonathan.Paquette@uottawa.ca 0 School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada. C 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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