A research report submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in (History of Art), 2017 / This research aims to examine how the organisation of a biennial and its content could
influence the modelling of an independent art centre. Using the concept coined by Arjun
Appadurai, ‘grassroots globalisation’, this research unpacks the establishment of Picha art
centre through its project Rencontres Picha, Biennale de Lubumbashi (2010-2013), a case
study, in examining how specificities of the global south geopolitics may encourage
alternative art institutions to emerge. By studying the first three years of Picha through the
project Rencontres Picha, Biennale de Lubumbashi (2010-2013), this research investigates
how the art centre was created as a tool to position the organisation within the global art
discourse whilst maintaining its local relevance in Lubumbashi. It is located at the
intersection of three areas of study: Biennial culture, alternative institution models, and
global South strategies and politics. / XL2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/24575 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Mudekereza, Patrick Bulonza |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (82 leaves), application/pdf |
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