Filling the Blank Space of Global Art Peripheries: Measurements of Art Mobility and their Ambivalence in Nairobi, Kenya

Authors

Olivier Marcel, Bordeaux 3 University, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM, UMR 5115), and the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nairobi, USR 3336)Follow

Abstract

In recent years, art made in Africa, particularly in the metropolitan context, has witnessed a substantial increase in attention coming from transnational institutions. While many researchers have pointed out the deceitful nature of contemporary art’s globalization, this turn of events still challenges the way we conceive the space of contemporary art. In this paper I use cartography as a critical tool to approach the international mobility facilitated by two art organizations based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recommended Citation

Marcel, Olivier. "Filling the Blank Space of Global Art Peripheries: Measurements of Art Mobility and their Ambivalence in Nairobi, Kenya." Artl@s Bulletin 2, no. 2 (2013): Article 6.