The art world is defined as an informal institution which embodies and encompasses the various formal and informal institutions within particular "artworld systems," each of which fosters and supports the production and appreciation of a particular kind of art.
Throughout several centuries stretching back to the era of philosophers such as Plato, stakeholders in the art world have struggled to find a true definition of art.
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