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\section*{Abstract} \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}

This thesis addresses the question of how visual artists attain recognition. I argue that successful and less successful careers can be distinguished by the prestige of exhibition venues to which artists have access. Thereby, I draw on the results of Fraiberger et al. (2018) who observe a path dependency between the first five exhibitions and the artist's further course of career. In other words, a privileged starting position helps to maintain access to other prestigious venues. I obtain similar results using a different dataset but the same methodology. Nevertheless, it turned out that initial disparities in artistic recognition decrease the longer the artists continue to exhibit.

Subsequently, I show that inspite of the observed lock-in effects the careers do not have a regular course. Indeed, the works of artists who began their career in high-profile venues are less likely to be shown in locations of moderate or low prestige. However, this does not imply that artists will exclusively exhibit in the most coveted venues.

Finally, I examine whether there are specific patterns of movement between exhibition venues by which artists attain, maintain, or loose status. In fact, no particular type of movement could be identified.

\textbf{Keywords:} careers, status, visual arts, exhibitions, network analysis

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