Configuring the New Lima Art Scene av Giuliana Borea

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<P>This book examines the contemporary art world in Latin America from an anthropological perspective and recognises the recent reconfiguration of Lima''s art scene. </P><P>Giuliana Borea traces the practices of artists, curators, collectors, art dealers and museums, identifying three key moments in this reconfiguration of contemporary art in Lima: artistic explorations and new curatorial narratives; museum reinforcement and the strengthening of Latin American art networks; and of the rise of the art market. In so doing, Borea highlights the different actors that come into play in activating and de-activating directions and imaginations. The book exposes the practices of the local, the global, indigeneity and politics in the arts, and reveals that the strengthening of the Lima art scene has fostered the expansion of dominant art views and formats mobilised by transnational elite actors. </P><P>Featuring analytical chapters interspersed with personal stories, Borea''s book presents an i