No Boundaries: The Work-Art Balance A case-study of Facebook’s Artist in Residence programme

Marie Lynch
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2017
BA

Subject: Facebook (Social Media)
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th and 21st Century

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This dissertation addresses the integration of art in the working environment. It examines the rise of the corporate art collection in the twentieth century and the problematic aspects of corporate art collecting and the office as an exhibition space. The focus of the study is Facebook’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) programme, a unique and innovative approach to the development of a corporate collection. The dissertation will trace the development of Facebook’s art programme from the very first murals commissioned by the start-up in 2005, to the AIR programme currently in operation in Facebook offices worldwide. It will focus particularly on the art in the company’s international headquarters in Dublin as representative examples of company artwork, and will consider the experience of both artists and employees in assessing the programme.

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No Boundaries: The Work-Art Balance A case-study of Facebook’s Artist in Residence programme