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Art world city : the creative economy of artists and urban life in Dakar /

Art World City' focuses on contemporary art and artists in the city of Dakar, a famously thriving art metropolis in the West African nation of Senegal. Joanna Grabski illuminates how artists earn their livelihoods from the city s resources, possibilities, and connections. She examines how and w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grabski, Joanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Colección:African expressive cultures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Dakar's art world city
  • Making the city's scene: visibility, exhibition culture, and mediatization
  • Mapping the Dak'art Biennale in Dakar
  • A place from which to speak: artists' studios as infrastructure of opportunity
  • From street to studio: sourcing the materials for art from urban life
  • Picturing the city
  • Market space and urban space: the business of selling art in the city
  • Epilogue. Reflections on Dakar's art world city: infrastructures, vision-oriented subjectivities, and implications.