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The phenomenon of recuperation at the Dak'Art Biennale.

Publication: African Arts
Publication Date: 22-SEP-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The phenomenon of recuperation at the Dak'Art Biennale.(dialogue)(Essay)

Article Excerpt
In 1992, at the first edition of Dak'Art, Moustapha Dime (Senegal 1952-1998) won the Grand Prize for his sculpture La Dame d la culotte. This object, made from a large tree trunk into which the artist carved only breasts and inserted a large spike topped with a bit of scavenged plastic netting for a neck, head, and hair, achieved recognition for one of Senegal's now most famous avant-garde styles: recuperation. Recuperation, while readily translatable into English, does not signify an international movement or style, although artists using its methods exist around the globe. As a technique, it involves the collection of items easily found within the artist's environment, and then the conversion of those objects, often through as little artistic intervention as possible, into works of art. Recuperation, additionally, possesses some unique...

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