An Anthropology of Contemporary Art: Practices, Markets, and Collectors

Synopsis

Drawing on the exciting developments that have occurred in the anthropology of art over the last twenty years, this study uses ethnographic methods to explore shifts in the art market and global contemporary art. Recognizing that the huge diversity of global phenomena requires research on the ground, An Anthropology of Contemporary Art examines the local art markets, biennials, networks of collectors, curators, artists, patrons, auction houses, and museums that constitute the global art world.Divided into four parts – Picture and Medium; World Art Studies and Global Art; Art Markets, Maecenas and Collectors; Participatory Art and Collaboration – chapters go beyond the standard emphasis on Europe and North America to present first-hand fieldwork from a wide range of areas, including Brazil, Turkey, and Asia and the Pacific.With contributions from distinguished anthropologists such as Philippe Descola and Roger Sansi Roca, this book provides a fresh approach to key topics in the discipline. A model for demonstrating how contemporary art can be studied ethnographically, this is a vital read for students in anthropology of art, visual anthropology, visual culture, and related fields.

Copyright:

2018

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000184303

Related ISBNs:

9781003084464, 9781350016231, 9781350016231, 9781350016323, 9781350016323, 9781003084464, 9781350016231, 9781350016231, 9781350016323, 9781350016323

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

05/18/20

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies

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Bookshare Staff

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Edited by:

Paul van der Grijp

Edited by:

Thomas Fillitz