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Barbier-Mueller: four generations of collectors

Paris, 3 September 2017 To celebrate the 40th birthday of the Musée Barbier-Mueller, the Biennale Paris is welcoming a selection of 130 works from

3 questions for… Alain de Monbrison

Paris, 3 September 2017 * What, in your opinion, is the main asset of the Barbier-Mueller collection? A.d.M.: First of all,

Museum of the future: tool of soft power?

Paris, 7 January 2016 In 1990, the American professor Joseph Nye developed, in his book Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power,

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

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,

Tribal art under the spotlight at Christie’s

Paris, 15 March 2018 On Monday 9 April and Tuesday 10 April 2018, Christie’s Paris is holding two sales starring tribal art from Africa,

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

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,

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,

From Primitive to Prosperous: the Complicated Rise of Tribal Art

Paris, 10 September 2013 Tribal Art has witnessed a long and complex evolution, with European art history oscillating wildly in its attitude to the

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

Popol Vuh: a mysterious sacred book written by the Mayas

Chicago, 19 December 2012 Popol Vuh is a sacred book written by the Mayas. Both spiritual and psychological,

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,

Mayan theatre discovered in Ocosingo, Chiapas

Ocosingo, 30 August 2012 Investigators of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH-Conaculta) recently discovered a 1,200 year-old

Discovery of a jaguar sculpture of 2000 years old in Mexico

Mexico, August 29, 2012 During an excavation at the site of prehispanic Izapa, in the Soconusco region (Chiapas, Mexico),

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

Important archaeological discovery in Chihuahua

Mexico City, 28 September 2011 Recently, Mexican archaeologists have found human footprints on the site of Chihuahua,

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,

Staircase discovered at Toltec temple

Mexico City, 22 June 2011 The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) discovered a Toltec staircase during an archeological dig.

287 archeological items offered to Mexico

Mexico City, 12 May 2011 A collection of about 300 Aztlan objects, a Mexican civilization from the 3rd to 15th centuries,

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,

Maya sculpture sold at Binoche et Giquello authenticated by experts

Paris, 2 May 2011 The Mayan god sold for €2,912,000 in March at Drouot by auction house Binoche et Giquello is authentic,

49 archaeological pieces seized in Germany finally being returned to Mexico

Mexico City, 22 April 2011 After seven years of judiciary and diplomatic proceedings, Mexico will be given back 49 archaeological pieces illegally

Conflict over authenticity of Maya sculpture could shake up the Prehispanic market

Mexico City, 25 March 2011 Since Wednesday, the Mexican government has been insisting that the Maya statue sold at the Drouot auction for a record

Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú to open museum in Mexico for own collections

Mexico, 3 March 2011 Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú inaugurated the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City.

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

Mexico’s restitution claim rejected

Munster, 16 July 2013 Munster’s Administrative Court rendered an unfavourable decision in regards to Mexico’s request concerning the restitution of

Bonhams New York sees highest price for a Polynesian piece at auction during Tribal Arts Week

New York, 17 May 2013 A rare canoe prow from the Maquesas Islands soared past its pre-sale estimate of $8,000-12,000 to sell for $70,900 dollars at

Peru demands the restitution of Pre-Columbian works from the Barbier-Mueller Collection

Geneva, 4 March 2013 According to Swiss newspaper Le Temps, Peru is determined to recover archaeological items from the Swiss collection of

Archeological voyage with Gilles Cohen

Paris, 7 December 2012 Auction house Delorme Collin du Boccage on 19 December 2012 organises an archeological sale of Pre-Columbian and Asian art

The Bendicht Rudolf Wagner pre-Columbian collection in the sights of Peruvian authorities

Paris, 5 December 2012 On Monday afternoon, 3 December 2012 at 2pm the Castor Hara Society in Paris dispersed the collection of Genevan Bendicht

African Figurative Sculptures Catch Collectors’ Eyes at Bonhams New York

New York, 30 November 2012 Bonhams is thrilled with the results of its November 20 African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art sale in New York,

Barbier-Muller family selling its pre-Hispanic art collection

Paris, 12 September 2012 Sotheby’s has announced the sale of the Barbier-Mueller collection of pre-Hispanic art.

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

Strong results achieved at Bonhams African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art auction

New York, 13 May 2012 Bonhams is pleased to announce a successful African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art auction that took place May 12 in New York.

African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian art auction at Sotheby’s

New York, 6 April 2012 Sotheby’s auction house is holding its annual sale of African, Oceanic, and Pre-colombian art on 11 May 2012 in New York. The

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).

Parcours des mondes, interview with Bernard Dulon

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Results of tribal art sale at Sotheby’s New York

New York, 16 May 2011 On 13 May, two major sales of tribal art took place at Sotheby’s New York. Robert Rubin’s collection was sold in the morning