This course explores artworks, technological innovation, and forms of political protest through the creative, cultural, and socio-economic dimensions of their production. It examines the relationship between art and economy, the actors involved—including artists, audiences, curators, art entrepreneurs, and critics—and the organizational and relational power dynamics that shape aesthetic taste, which is then marketed. Through concrete examples of artistic practice, we analyze the processes by which an artwork is transformed into an economic product. The course also engages with contemporary political debates and the role of art worlds in provoking and facilitating them. Finally, we consider alternative understandings of what an artwork may mean beyond its creative intention, within the contexts of society, culture, and economic markets.