Contemporary art from Nigeria in the global markets : trending in the margins / / Jonathan Adeyemi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910634033503321
• Autore: Adeyemi Jonathan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 9783031175343; 9783031175336
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 pages)
• Collana: Sociology of the arts (Palgrave Macmillan)
• Disciplina: 305.896333
• Soggetti: African culture; Sociology of culture; Nigeria
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Praise for Contemporary Art from Nigeria in the Global Markets -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- Globalisation and Contemporary Art from Nigeria -- Organisation of the Book -- Methodology -- Bibliography -- 2: Sub-Saharan Africa in the Global Art Market Structure -- Introduction -- Euro-American Hegemony -- The Big White Boy Narrative -- Increasing Diversity and the Ascendancy of Asia and Latin America -- Postcolonial Exclusion -- Oases in the Desert: Art Market in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 3: The Development of Contemporary Art in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Pioneering Enthusiasm: 1920s-1950s -- Experimental and Apprenticeship Workshops -- Revolution and Consolidation of Academic Art: 1950s-1970s -- Audacious Professionalisation: 1980s-2000s -- Art Incubation Mechanisms -- Art Residencies -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4: Aesthetic Influences of Cultural Nationalism and Decolonisation -- Introduction -- The Generational Influences of Natural Synthesis -- Aesthetic Trends -- Duke Asidere: Appropriating the Power of Femininity -- Tola Wewe: In Dialogue with Ancestral Forms -- Tayo Adenaike: Synthesising Transcultural ; Inspirations -- Abiodun Olaku: Sustaining the Ideals of Classical Naturalism -- Olu Ajayi: Exploring the Expressiveness of Colour -- Jonathan Lessor: Subjectively Interpreting Nature -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 5: Transnational Influences, Authenticity Censure and Postcolonial Exclusion -- Introduction -- Conflicted Multiculturalism and Implicit Reinforcement of Western Egotism -- Japonisme -- Modern Art and the African Gaze -- Fluctuating Authenticity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 6: Evolution of the Market for Contemporary Art -- Introduction -- Merchants and Facilitators -- The Structuring Influence of Art Auctions.; ART X Lagos -- The Tribe of Collectors -- Money, Taste and Networks -- Weak Mechanisms for Validation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 7: Contemporary Art from Nigeria in International Spaces -- Introduction -- Art Fairs -- Art Auctions -- Art Biennials -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 8: Systems of Art Governance -- Introduction -- National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) -- The National Gallery of Art (NGA) -- Unstructured and Inadequate Funding -- Lack of Physical Structure -- Apathetic Leadership in Public Institutions -- Art Gallery Association of Nigeria (AGAN) -- Visual Arts Society of Nigeria (VASON) -- Society of Nigerian Artists (sna) -- Guild of Professional Fine Artists of Nigeria (GFA) -- The Female Artists Association of Nigeria (FEAAN) -- China's Evolution from Socialist Realism to Artistic Globalisation -- Brazilian Laws of Fiscal Incentives -- India and Its Transnational Influences -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 9: Power Dynamics and Alternative Systems -- Introduction -- The Impressionists and Abstract Expressionists -- The Rapid Rise of Njideka Akunyili Crosby -- El Anatsui's Journey from Obscurity to the Golden Walls -- Unorthodox Platforms or Segregation? -- Supportive Legislative Framework -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Bibliography -- Index.