What can an art biennale in Dakar, Senegal, tell us about current discourses surrounding the place of art in the world, and in the academic study of anthropology? This volume investigates the Dak'Art biennale, ranked among the world's top 20 biennials, drawing upon fieldwork, archival research, and the experiences of those involved.
What can an art biennale in Dakar, Senegal, tell us about current discourses surrounding the place of art in the world, and in the academic study of anthropology? This volume investigates the Dak'Art biennale, ranked among the world's top 20 biennials, drawing upon fieldwork, archival research, and the experiences of those involved.
Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi completed his PhD at Emory University, USA. He is a Visual Artist, Art Historian and Curator. He works at the Cleveland Museum of Art, USA.Thomas Fillitz is Professor of Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Vienna, Austria. He is the editor of An Anthropology of Contemporary Art (2017).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part 1: Historical Perspectives 1. The Foundation and History of the Biennale of Dakar 2. A Politico-Economic History of Modern and Contemporary Art in Senegal: From Négritude Current to the Logics of the Open Society 3. The 'Distancing Children' from Senghor's Openness Take a Stance Part 2: Dak'Art-The Biennale of Contemporary African Art 4. Selection Committees, Selection Processes and Application Procedures 5. Encounters and Exchanges: An Intellectual History of the Biennale of Dakar 6. Dak'Art and the Production of its Public 7. The Biennale of Dakar and the State of Senegal 8. Reimagining the Biennal of Dakar Part 3: Contemporary African Art at Dak'Art 10. The Making of a Canon: Historicizing Contemporary African Art at Dak'Art 11. All the City is an Exhibition: The Dak'Art-Off in the Biennale and in Dakar's Art World City 12. Dak'Art's Ecosystem: In and Out of Senegal 13. EPILOGUE: Global Biennial Discourses: A Critical View from Dak'Art
Introduction Part 1: Historical Perspectives 1. The Foundation and History of the Biennale of Dakar 2. A Politico-Economic History of Modern and Contemporary Art in Senegal: From Négritude Current to the Logics of the Open Society 3. The 'Distancing Children' from Senghor's Openness Take a Stance Part 2: Dak'Art-The Biennale of Contemporary African Art 4. Selection Committees, Selection Processes and Application Procedures 5. Encounters and Exchanges: An Intellectual History of the Biennale of Dakar 6. Dak'Art and the Production of its Public 7. The Biennale of Dakar and the State of Senegal 8. Reimagining the Biennal of Dakar Part 3: Contemporary African Art at Dak'Art 10. The Making of a Canon: Historicizing Contemporary African Art at Dak'Art 11. All the City is an Exhibition: The Dak'Art-Off in the Biennale and in Dakar's Art World City 12. Dak'Art's Ecosystem: In and Out of Senegal 13. EPILOGUE: Global Biennial Discourses: A Critical View from Dak'Art
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