Public Art in Africa. Art et transformations urbaines à Douala /// Art and Urban Transformations in Douala

Pensa, Iolanda and Pucciarelli, Marta and Douala Bell, Marilyn and Nibbeling, Xandra and Siegenthaler, Fiona and Adukaite, Asta and de la Chapelle, Maud and Verschuren, Kamiel and Grandin, Lucas (2017) Public Art in Africa. Art et transformations urbaines à Douala /// Art and Urban Transformations in Douala. In: Pensa, Iolanda, (ed.) vuesDensemble . MetisPresses, Genève. ISBN 978-2-94-0563-16-6

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Abstract

Public Art in Africa examines the role and the impact of art on urban transformation through the introduction of a wide range of contemporary artworks created since 1991 in the Cameroonian city of Douala. These artworks were produced as part of the activities of doual’art, which holds the Salon Urbain Douala (SUD) every three years and is at the very core of the experience of public art in the city. A catalogue raisonné introduces the reader to a variety of works including monumental and architectural artworks, urban design installations, sculptures, graffiti, murals, happenings, performances and other artistic projects closely tied to the local communities and the urban fabric of Douala. This volume also gives privileged access to the committed point of view of Cameroonian and international artists, as well as museum directors, curators and art critics who are heavily involved in the city’s artistic scene. Public Art in Africa thus invites the reader on a journey within a global socio-political discourse on the role of art in contemporary society.

Item Type:	Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Public art, Douala, Africa, Contemporary African art, Cameroon, Urban transformations
Subjects:	Architecture, building and planning Architecture, building and planning > Planning (urban, rural & regional) Eastern, Asiatic, African, American and Australasian languages, literature and related subjects > African studies Eastern, Asiatic, African, American and Australasian languages, literature and related subjects > African studies > African society & culture studies Creative arts and design
Department/unit:	Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design > Istituto design
Depositing User:	Iolanda Pensa
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2017 09:06
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2021 17:00
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/8282

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