The political voice of ephemeral art: two cases from contemporary Africa
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https://doi.org/10.14672/ada2011170%25pKeywords:
Ephemeral art, Cameroon, Aesthetic anthropology, Art-ethnographyAbstract
This article will consider the work of two contemporary Cameroonian artists – Malam, who lives in Paris, and Hervé Yamguen, who lives in Douala – who explore the ephemeral as a means of addressing complex political issues. I will show that the work of both these artists presents itself as a clear rejection of preconceived Euro-American but also African ideas about Africa.
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