Artifak investigates the meaning and value of (art) objects as commodities in Vanuatu, in differing states of transit and transition: in the local place, on the market, and in the museum. It provides an ethnographic account of commoditization in the context of revitalization of culture and the arts in Vanuatu.
Artifak investigates the meaning and value of (art) objects as commodities in Vanuatu, in differing states of transit and transition: in the local place, on the market, and in the museum. It provides an ethnographic account of commoditization in the context of revitalization of culture and the arts in Vanuatu.
Hugo DeBlock is a Guest Professor at Ghent University and The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium. He has carried out extensive fieldwork in Vanuatu, and his most recent research focuses on visual anthropology, film, and representation in Vanuatu, Zanzibar, and Tanzania.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Art and Commodity in Vanuatu Chapter 1. Art, Anthropology, and Tourism Chapter 2. Arts of Vanuatu Chapter 3. Making Authenticity Chapter 4. Selling Authenticity Chapter 5. Commodities and Authenticity Chapter 6. Museums Conclusion: Artifak: The Value of Art in Vanuatu References Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Art and Commodity in Vanuatu Chapter 1. Art, Anthropology, and Tourism Chapter 2. Arts of Vanuatu Chapter 3. Making Authenticity Chapter 4. Selling Authenticity Chapter 5. Commodities and Authenticity Chapter 6. Museums Conclusion: Artifak: The Value of Art in Vanuatu References Index
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