Configuring the New Lima Art Scene

This book examines the contemporary art world in Latin America from an anthropological and historical perspective, and recognises the recent reconfiguration of Lima's art scene.

Giuliana Borea is a Lecturer of Anthropology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, UK.

Introduction; 1. Triggering change: Lima Biennial and the social re-engagement of art; Trajectory: Fernando Bryce; 2. Democratic effervescence: The renewal of Lima and artists' experimentations; Trajectory: Natalia Iguiñiz; 3. Enlarging the contemporary: The rise of the curator and indigenous artists; Trajectory: Rember Yahuarcani; 4. Reinforcement of the museum: Debates and institutional articulations; Artists on Art: Meta-reflections on the art scene; 5. Networking Latin America: Transnational actors and the new role of art collectors; Trajectory: Elena Damiani; 6. The celebration of culture: Creative Lima and the growth of the art market; Epilogue; Conclusion