Playing (in) the Market
Hervé Youmbi and the Art World Maze
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3628620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dominique Malaquais (0000-0001-5389-7438, Institut des Mondes Africains, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 223 |
| Issue | 223 |
| Pages | 559-580 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cahiers d études africaines (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-0055 • E-ISSN: 1777-5353 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/etudesafricaines.18471 |
| OpenAlex | W2582495236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
In 2010 and 2014 respectively, Cameroonian artist Hervé Youmbi (1973-) embarked upon two multimedia projects: Totems to Haunt Our Dreams and Visages de masques. Multiyear endeavors, both were still unfolding at the time this article went to press. In Totems and Visages, Youmbi takes to task the structural violence of the art market, of the institutions and practices to which it gives rise and of the late-capitalist system to which they collectively belong. This paper proposes an analysis of the two projects, centering on key questions that they bring to the fore. In particular, it explores ways in which each engages with the phenomenon of market commodification. Also considered are concepts of perceived value, monetary worth and festishization, as well as notions of co-optation. Through a detailed comparison of ways in which the two projects address these and related concerns, a picture emerges of a simultaneously powerful and internally fraught political corpus of work
Aesthetics · Art · Commodification · Computer security · Economics · Economy · Epistemology · Key (lock) · Management · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Task (project management) · Value (mathematics) · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Engineering · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |