Abstract
The documentary, narrative or even fictional character of ethnographic pho tography and film has been debated for some time. However, anthropology has hardly taken notice of the visual representation of other cultures in recent contemporary art. In contrast with earlier modernist 'primitivism' these con temporary artists also appropriate anthropological methods and provide a critique of ethnographic and collecting practices. The article investigates the epistemological implications that arise from anthropological appropriations in contemporary art and ultimately argues that such art can be as legitimate in the representation of other cultures as already academically established written and visual discourses in anthropology.
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