The Economy of the Curatorial and the Fields of the Contemporary Art World: Curatorial instances and the market of contemporary art in and from (South) Africa
This dissertation analyzes the relationship between curating and the contemporary art market, inscribing its enquiry in the realm of curatorial theory. Contributing to epistemological discussions on the notion of the curatorial, this study frames itself as an “economy of the curatorial”, an expressi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/667674 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667674 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Curating Curatorial practice and discourse The curatorial Art field Economic value Symbolic value Contemporary art Art market Contemporary African art South Africa Post-apartheid Goodman gallery Curaduría Comisariado Practica y discurso curatorial Lo curatorial Campo del arte Valor económico Valor simbólico Arte contemporáneo Mercado del arte Arte contemporáneo africano Sudáfrica Galería Goodman 94 |
| Sumario: | This dissertation analyzes the relationship between curating and the contemporary art market, inscribing its enquiry in the realm of curatorial theory. Contributing to epistemological discussions on the notion of the curatorial, this study frames itself as an “economy of the curatorial”, an expression with which we define the sphere of economic relations of production and mediation engendered by curatorial practice and discourse in the contemporary art field. This field is considered increasingly dominated by market imperatives, since market players (commercial galleries, art fairs, and auction houses) have acquired an increasing authority in consecrating artists and, hence, in establishing both the economic and the symbolic value of art. Adopting a situated approach, this thesis is based on qualitative field research carried out in South Africa, and on the analysis of several instances that disclose the role of curators in the market of contemporary African art since 1989. The main case study is the analysis of curators’ role at the Goodman Gallery, which illustrates the performing of the curatorial within the marketplace. |
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