Stage Dynamics: Presentation and Representation in the Nairobi Art Market

Introduction The history of the development of visual art—and other art forms—in Nairobi reflects and condenses the history of networks between the city and the world through personal interactions. In general, art objects give us a specific material representation of the insertion of goods in the international chain of commodities. In Nairobi, the creation of graphic art—which is the subject of this article—is rooted in the local social dynamics operating in synergy with various markets and i..