The purpose of this paper is to consider the social turn in contemporary capitalism and contemporary art through the lens of art-based social enterprises (ASEs) that aim to create positive social benefits for young people experiencing forms of marginalisation, and which trade creative products or services to help fulfil that mission. A growth in ASEs demonstrates a growing interest in how the arts can support social and economic development, and the ways new economic models can generate employment for individuals excluded from the labour market; extend opportunities for more people to participate in art markets; and challenge dominant market models of cultural production and consumption.,This paper considers a number of challenges and complexities faced by ASEs that embrace a co-dependence of three goals, which are often in tension and competition – artistic practice, social purpose and economic activity. It does so by analysing interviews from staff working with 12 ASE organisation’s across Australia.,While the external forces that shape ASEs – including government policy, markets, investors and philanthropy – are interested in the “self-sufficient” economic potential of ASEs, those working in ASEs tend to prioritise social values and ethical business over large financial returns and are often ambivalent about their roles as entrepreneurs. This ambivalence is symptomatic of a position that is simultaneously critical and affirmative, of the conditions of contemporary capitalism and neoliberalism.,This paper addresses a gap in social enterprise literature presenting empirical research focussing on the lived experience of those managing and leading ASEs in Australia.

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矛盾的企业家：新自由主义世界中基于艺术的社会企业

本文的目的是通过基于艺术的社会企业（ASE）的视角来考虑当代资本主义和当代艺术的社会转向，这些企业旨在为经历边缘化形式的年轻人创造积极的社会利益，并从事创造性产品或服务以帮助完成该任务。ASE的增长表明人们对艺术如何支持社会和经济发展以及新的经济模式如何为被排除在劳动力市场之外的个人创造就业机会的兴趣日益浓厚；扩大机会，让更多人参与艺术品市场；并挑战文化生产和消费的主导市场模型。本文考虑了ASE面临的诸多挑战和复杂性，这些挑战包含三个目标的相互依存关系，通常处于紧张和竞争中–艺术实践，社会目的和经济活动。它是通过分析来自澳大利亚12个ASE组织的工作人员的访谈来做到的。尽管塑造ASE的外部力量（包括政府政策，市场，投资者和慈善事业）对ASE的“自给自足”的经济潜力感兴趣，但那些在ASE中工作往往会优先考虑社会价值和道德业务，而不是获得较大的财务回报，并且往往对他们作为企业家的角色持怀疑态度。这种矛盾性是对当代资本主义和新自由主义的条件同时具有批判性和肯定性的立场的征兆。