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The Desire of Transparency in the Art Market

Paris, 5 January 2016 Fraud, money laundering, trafficking in cultural property, tax optimization, artificial increases of prices,

Jerôme Bastianelli becomes delegated Director General at Quai Branly Museum

Paris 16 July 2015 Jérôme Bastianelli was appointed Managing Director of the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris,

“A deep affinity”: Surrealism and Tribal Art

Paris, 15 May 2015 In 1920, many artists in Western Europe harboured a deep contempt for materialist bourgeois society and its arrogant faith in

A journey to the edge of anxiety: an interview with Olivier de Sagazan

Paris, 2 March 2015 Self-proclaimed “painter, sculptor, performer, who is constantly anxious yet fascinated by being ‘there’ without any

Quality and quantity at Lempertz

Brussels, 20 January 2020 No less than 356 objects or groups of works of art from Africa, the Pacific and the Americas will be offered for sale by

Tribal art, modern art and design at Native

Brussels, 19 January 2020 For its first auction of the year, the Brussels auction house Native is offering, on 25 January, starting at 7 p.m.,

New auction coming up at Native on 5 October

Brussels, 30 September 2019 Opened in 2011, at 5 rue Ruysbroeck, in the Sablon district of Brussels,

Pacific arts featured at Sotheby’s New York

New York, 8 May 2019 Lot 44: Sculpture, Easter Island Exhibited in New York since 2nd May, nearly 90 works of Pacific art from Harry A.

African treasures at Christie’s

Paris, 11 October 2018 On Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 4pm, an exceptional tribal art sale will take place at Christie's in Paris.

The Dealers speak out

Paris, 15 September 2017 They’re the ones who murmur into the ears of collectors. Gallerists play a crucial role in the tribal-art economy.

Tribal art and Archaeology: transactions under pressure

Paris, 4 September 2017 Stratospheric-level auctions, overheated prices… The market for archaeological and tribal pieces is booming! We retrace the

Are we in an art market bubble?

Since the market crash in 2008, the term “bubble”, applied in an economic context, has become part of everyday vocabulary.

Everything You Need to Know about the Market for Tribal Art in Seven Numbers

Paris, 30 November 2015 Surveying the tribal art market from 2000 to 2015, a recently released Artkhade and Art Analytics report revealed

Results of Christie’s African, Oceanic and North American Art Sale

Paris, 26 June 2014 On 19 June, Christie’s Paris held two sales dedicated to African, Oceanic and North American artworks,

Tribal and ethnographic art at The Curator’s Eye

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Milan’s Museo delle Culture to open in October

Milan, 8 April 2014 According to The Art Newspaper, Milan’s Museo delle Culture, a museum for non-European art, is forecast to open in October 2014.

Artcurial introduces a new department for tribal art

Paris, 2 April 2014, Artcurial has announced the opening of a new department dedicated to tribal art. According to the auction house,

Yann Ferrandin moves to rue de Seine, Paris

Paris, 18 February 2014, The gallerist Yann Ferrandin, who specialises in tribal art (African, Oceanic, Indonesian and North American Art) is

Record year for donations at the Musée du quai Branly

Paris, 17 January 2014, The Parisian Musée du quai Branly, dedicated to the arts and civilisations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas,

American foundations move to save the Detroit Institute of Arts’ collection

Detroit, 16 January 2014, A conclusion seems to have been reached to be able to save the Detroit Institute of Art’s works,

Work taken from Hopi people in controversial auction restored

Paris, 19 July 2013 Survival International, an organisation that works to protect tribal peoples, has returned a mask taken from Arizona’s Hopi

Conservation and restoration problems: Dr Kilian Anheuser’s views

Geneva, 15 january 2013 Art Media Agency met with Dr Kilian Anhauser, who gracefully answered our questions about conservation and restoration

Burke Museum awards $575,000 to support Native Art and Artists

Seattle, 28 November 2012 The Burke Museum of Seattle will be able to support Native artists and arts organisations thanks to the generosity of the

$1,000 of reward for stolen California rock carvings

Los Angeles, 26 November 2012 Artdaily informs that archaeologists offer a $1,000 reward for anyone possessing information susceptible to help the

The Civilisation and War Museums put online websites adapted to mobile devices

Gatineau, 17 September 2012 The Canadian Museum of Civilisation and War Museum have launched a website with a new version adapted to mobile

News from the Tribal Art Society

Brussels, 10 September 2012 Tribal Art Society (TAS) is an association of traders, which expertise is internationally recognised, who,

Giant sequoia section to move to a new location

Tucson, 28 August 2012 After 74 years at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), a 10 ft. diameter section of the a giant sequoia is being moved to the

Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday on 4 August

New York, 31 July 2012 In preparation for the West Indian-American Day Carnival, the Brooklyn Museum will organise on 4 August free art and

The Google Art Project

Paris, 31 May 2012 Last April, Google launched the second version of its Art Project platform. More than 150 museums from 40 countries have worked

John L. Gray appointed director of National Museum of American History

Washington, 9 May 2012 The Smithsonian Institute has appointed John L. Gray director of the National Museum of American History,

Wereldmuseum to sell its collections

Rotterdam, 19 August 2011 The Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam has announced that a part of its collections will be up for sale,

New investment fund in Luxembourg

Luxembourg, 5 May 2011 An investment fund specializing in art has been created in Luxembourg. The fund focuses mostly on contemporary and modern art,

Digital filing of the Shotridge Collection

Philadelphia, 22 April, 2011 The Shortridge Collection is one of the most beautiful set of objects from the Tlingit people in Alaska.

Quantifying the art market: a transparent process?

Paris, 17 April 2014, In art, a quantitative approach is often given bad press. Those who pursue analyses based on value are often accused of

June Native American art auction at Bonhams filled with fine basketry, pottery, textiles and kachina dolls

San Francisco, 17 May 2013 Bonhams looks forward to presenting a 523-lot sale of Native American art, June 3 in San Francisco.

Jim and Lauris Phillips collection in spotlight at Bonhams June Native American Art auction

San Francisco, 12 March 2013 Bonhams is pleased to present part one of Property from the Jim and Lauris Phillips Collection, San Marino, CA,

Hopi art: striking success at the Hôtel Drouot

Paris, 20 December 2012 Drouot Richelieu announced the result of the Native North American art auction held on 16 December 2012 at Eve auction

The Andy Williams Collection of Navajo blankets at Sotheby’s

New York, 20 December 2012 In May 2013, Sotheby’s New York will put on sale the Andy Williams Collection of Navajo blankets.

Navajo child’s blanket leads Bomhams $1.28 Million Native American Art sale in San Francisco

San Francisco, 7 December 2012 Bonhams is pleased to announce its Native American Art auction, December 3 in San Francisco,

$1.4m for The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis at the Swann Gallery

New York, 5 October 2012 Recently Swann Galleries sold the cycle titled The North American Indians by Edward S.

Auction results : « Art and Artefacts of the Americas » at Bonhams

San Francisco, 11 September 2012 On 10 September 2012, Bonhams organised its third auction of the year entitled ”Art and Artefacts of the Americas”,

San Francisco to host third Arts and Artifacts of the Americas auction

San Francisco, 13 August 2012 Bonhams announces its third annual Arts and Artifacts of the Americas auction, which will take place 10 September in

The Nancy Sue and Judson C. Ball collection of Native American Art comes to Bonhams New York

New York, 18 April 2012 Bonhams is pleased to announce The Nancy Sue and Judson C. Ball Collection of Native American Art auction taking place on

Bonhams to hold three June Native American Art auctions featuring collections of rare art and photography from Robert « Trader Bob » Bayuk, G. Lorenzo Fritz and various other owners

San Francisco, 11 April 2012 Bonhams is excited to announce it will hold three auctions of Native American Art, June 4-5,

Florence Loeb’s collection on sale at Sotheby’s Paris

Paris, 23 February 2012 Sotheby’s auction house has announced in a press release the sale of a collection by Florence Loeb (1929-2011).

Three records set at Keno Auctions

New York, 25 January 2012 Keno, the young auction house, recorded three American Art records on 17 January as part of their “Americana Week” in New

African, Oceanic and North American Art break records at Christie’s Paris

Paris, 13 December 2011 African and Oceanic Art was honoured at Christie’s Paris on 13 December. Both sales organised on the same day received a

Parcours des mondes, interview with Bernard Dulon

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