African Art in Transit
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Book Overview
African Art in Transit is an absorbing account of the commodification and circulation of African art objects in the international art market. Christopher Steiner's analysis of the role of the African middleman in linking those who produce and supply works of art in Africa with those who buy and collect so-called 'primitive' art in Europe and America is based on extensive field research among the art traders in C?te d'Ivoire. Steiner provides a lucid...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521457521
ISBN13:9780521457521
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent introduction to African art and global art trade
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This is a wonderful book which introduces the reader to African art in the context of the international market and art trade. As an African art collector, I learned a great deal about the "tricks" of the trade and the techniques of faking and market pricing. It is also fascinating to read about the lives of those who deal in African art, and how the trade impacts their religious convictions, as well as their personal and economic aspirations.
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