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Asen: Forged Memories of Iron in Dahomey Vodun Art
Geneva, 18 January 2019 The Musée Barbier-Mueller in Geneva is presenting until 26 May 2019 a special exhibition focused on its collection of asen,
Faith, where art thou? African religions are on show at the Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève
Geneva, 15 May 2018 As the number-four exhibition of the MEG since the Swiss museum’s reopening, “Africa – Ecstatic Religions” draws up a portrait
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,
Mu.ZEE explores twentieth century African art
Oostende, 15 December 2015 Mu.ZEE, in Oostende, has collaborated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, both in Belgium,
“Côte d’Ivoire Master Sculptors” at the Musée du Quai Branly
Paris, 25 January 2015 The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris will unveil over 200 years of West African artistic creation in its upcoming exhibition
Joaquin Pecci’s Presence of the Sacred
Brussels, 13 May 2014 Joaquin Pecci presents the exhibition “Presence of the Sacred: Evoking the Ubangian”, running from 4 to 8 June 2014,
Museum Rietberg unmasks African art
Zurich, 18 March 2014, The exhibition “African Masters – Art from the Ivory Coast” at Zurich’s Museum Rietberg is to run until 1 June 2014. In an
Musée du Quai Branly presents « Black Atlantic » and « Sacred Wood »
Paris, 11 March 2014, Two exhibitions are currently on display at the Musée du Quai Branly, from 4 March 2014 until 18 May 2014 in Paris.
LACMA inaugurates new African Art gallery
Los Angeles, 20 June 2013 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is to inaugurate its new, permanent gallery,
Sowei masks from Sierra Leone at the British Museum
London, 14 February 2013 The British Museum is hosting from 14 February to 28 April the exhibition “Sowei Mask: Spirit of Sierra Leone”. Sowei
Objects of belief: art of Africa, Oceania and America from the Vatican collections
San Francisco, 9 February 2013 The de Young Museum – Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco – displays from 9 February to 8 September 2013 a unique
Voodoo at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Gatineau, 2 November 2012 From 15 November 2012 through 23 February 2013, the Canadian Museum of Civilization offers to discover Haitian voodoo
African art at the MCQ
Quebec, 4 October 2012 The next exhibition of the Museum of Civilisation of Quebec (MCQ), dedicated to “Nigerian arts in French private collections”
A Herman Parzinger lecture at the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango
Bogotá, 2 October 2012 Hermann Parzinger, archaeologist and president of the Prussian Culture Heritage Foundation in Berlin,
« Bronze » at the Royal Academy of Arts in London
London, 1 October 2012 From 15 September to 9 December 2012 the Royal Academy of Arts will present “Bronze”,
« Cheveux chéris » at the Musée du Quai Branly
Paris, 18 September 2012 A Head Ornament, Marquesas Islands © musée du quai Branly, photo Patrick Gries, Valérie Torre The Musée du Quai Branly
« S’asseoir, se coucher et rêver » at the Dapper museum
Paris, 17 September 2012 From 10 October 2012 to 14 July 2013, the Dapper museum will present the exhibition “Design en Afrique, s’asseoir,
Geneva presents “C’est de l’homme que j’ai à parler, Rousseau et l’inégalité”
Geneva, 20 August 2012 Up until 23 June 2013, the musée d’ethnographie de Genève will be hosting the exhibition “C’est de l’homme que j’ai à parler,
“African Art and the Shape of Time” in Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, 18 August 2012 The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) will exhibit “African Art and the Shape of Time” until 3 February.
African design at Dapper Museum
Paris, 30 July 2012 From 10 October 2012 to 14 July 2013, the Dapper Museum will be displaying “Design in Africa, Sitting, lying down and dreaming”,
“Talking Heads” : a selection of works from the George Economou Collection
Athens, 11 July 2012 From June to September 2012, a selection of works entitled “Talking Heads”, owned by the Greek collector George Economou,
Royal Academy of Arts to display “Bronze” this autumn
London, 5 July 2012 On 15 September 2012, the “Bronze” exhibition will start at the Royal Academy of Arts.
It looks like rain at the Quai Branly Museum
Paris, 9 March 2012 The Quai Branly Museum is offering a new approach to the meteorological phenomenon of rain with its exhibition “The Rain”,
Brussels Antiques and Fine Art Fair over for another year
Brussels, 31 January 2012 The 57th edition of the Brussels Antiques and Fine Art Fair (BRAFA) took place between 21 and 29 January.
“Mascarades et Carnavals” at Musée Dapper in Paris
Paris, 8 December 2011 The Dapper museum in Paris is currently presenting the exhibition, “Mascarades et Carnavals”, until 15 July 2012.
“L’invention du Sauvage” at Quai Branly Museum
Paris, 13 October 2011 Quai Branly Museum will host the exhibition “L’invention du Sauvage” from 29 November 2011 to 3 June 2012.
Parcours des mondes, interview with Bernard Dulon
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“Sacrifice : Blood and Meaning” at Joaquin Pecci gallery
Brussels, 31 August 2011 Joaquin Pecci gallery will soon be opening its new exhibition, “Sacrifice : Blood and Meaning”,
National Museum of African Art to present “Central Nigeria Unmasked : Arts of the Benue River Valley”
Washington, 23 August 2011 The National Museum of African Art will host “Central Nigeria Unmasked : Arts of the Benue River Valley”,
Dallas Museum of Art exhibits African hats
Dallas, 16 August 2011 The Dallas Museum of Art is currently hosting “African Headwear: Beyond Fashion”, on view until 1 January.
5000 years of African art at Cantor Arts Centre in Stanford
Stanford (California), 3 August 2011 The Cantor Arts Center of the University of Stanford presents the permanent exhibition “Expanding Views of
Success of “Dogon” exhibition at Musée du Quai Branly
Paris, 28 July 2011 The “Dogon” exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly has closed, having drawn no less than 195,000 visitors,
Musée du Quai Branly celebrates fifth anniversary on 25 and 26 June
Paris, 10 June 2011 This year, the Musée du Quai Branly is celebrating its fifth anniversary and has organized a festive weekend from Friday 24 June
Cleveland Museum of Art to acquire Congolese sculptures
Cleveland, 7 June 2011 The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired thirty-five unique Congolese sculptures from Belgian collectors René and Odette
Fondation Cartier Voodoo
Paris, 30 May 2011 Until 25 September, the Fondation Cartier will be displaying a selection of exceptional voodoo objects from the Anne and Jacques
Association between National Museum of China and Musée du quai Branly
Paris, 19 April 2011 The Musée du quai Branly and The National Museum of China, that reopened its doors at the beginning of March,
African art: envy for pulleys
True miniature jewels of West African sculpture, the delightful heddle pulleys turn collectors' and enthusiasts' minds.
Art Brut, love at first sight: an interview with Daniel Klein
Quito, 20 May 2015 Daniel Klein and his wife Carmen are true fans of Art Primitif. They are the founders behind the Casa del Alabado,
Discovering the Maya civilisation
Gatineau, 26 September 2012 On the occasion of the exhibition “Les secrets de la civilisation Maya”,
“The Jade Masks of The Mayas” at Pinacothèque de Paris
Paris, 20 January 2012 The Pinacothèque de Paris will present the exhibition “The Jade Masks of The Mayas”, between 26 January and 10 June 2012.
“Mayas, from Dawn to Dusk” at Musée du Quai Branly
Paris, 28 June 2011 The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris is hosting “Mayas, from Dusk to Dawn” until 2 October 2011.
150 Mayan pieces to be exhibited at Musée du quai Branly
Paris, 21 April 2011 The Musée du quai Branly will continue its tradition of innovation when it exhibits a collection that has never before left
Pre-Hispanic lintels discovered at Tlatelolco soon to be exhibited
Mexico City, 25 February 2011 In honour of a recent archeological discovery, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, a preeminent Mexican archeologist,
Olmec civilisation at the Young Museum
San Fransisco, 21 February 2011 The Young Museum is presenting an exceptional exhibition of colossal Olmec masterpieces.
“The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, 4 March 2015 The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is to host the exhibition entitled “The Plains Indians : Artists of Earth and
Inuit art at the Atelier Z – Centre Culturel Christiane Peugeot
Paris, 11 October 2012 From 29 October to 18 November 2012, the Atelier Z – Christiane Peugeot Cultural Centre will present an exhibition titled:
Exhibition “Indigenas de Norteamerica, Tradiciones y Transiciones” at the Museum of gold in Bogotà, Colombia
Bogotá, 3 October 2012 Thanks to the support of the Embassy of United States of Bogotà, Bowers Museum and the Fondation Amigos as well as Arte del
« Warriors of the Plains » at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum
London, 21 September 2012 “Warriors of the Plains”: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual is the title of the British Museum’s new
“Shore, Forest and Beyond, Art from The Audain Collection” in Vancouver
Vancouver, 14 December 2011 Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada is currently displaying “Shore, Forest and Beyond, Art from The Audain Collection”,
A milestone exhibition?
Paris, 20 September 2018 In 1768, the Royal Society commissioned navigator James Cook, captain of the famous three-masted Endeavour,
Kanak culture comes to Moulins
Moulins, 30 March 2018 Until 16 September 2018, the Musée Anne de Beaujeu in the French town of Moulins is holding the exhibition “Trajectoires
A boomerang effect in Geneva
Geneva, 23 September 2017 The MEG is dedicating an exhibition to the diversity and wealth of Australia’s arts. “L’Effet boomerang.
Chiefs & Governors: Art and Power in Fiji
Cambridge, 8 June 2013 This is the first ever exhibition dedicated to Fijian Art outside Fiji. It draws on MAA’s exceptional collection of Fijian
Kastom, Art of Vanuatu
Canberra, 6 February 2013 Vanuatu is very different from other Pacific nations. Traditional practices better known as Kastom remain strong even
Wonderful performance of Aboriginal art exhibition at Quai Branly
Paris, 29 January 2013 Exhibition titled “Aux sources de la peinture aborigène. Australie” (At the source of Aboriginal painting.
Kaua’i Museum highlights « Heart Works »
Kaua’i, 23 October 2012 Kaua’i Museum, located on the oldest islands of Hawai, is a space devoted to the knowledge of the past and future of Kaua’i
Aboriginal art exhibition at Quai Branly
Paris, 30 août 2012 From 9 October 2012 to 20 January 2013 the exhibition entitled “aux sources de l’aborigène” (at the roots of Aboriginal art) will
“Walkabout : early art of the Australian Aborigines”
Paris, 2 August 2012 From 11 September to 20 October, the Galerie Meyer Oceanic Art in Paris will exhibit “Walkabout: the early art of the Australian
“Māori, leurs trésors ont une âme” at Quai Branly Museum in Paris
Paris, 17 November 2011 The Quai Branly Museum in Pairs is currently presenting until 22 January 2012 the exhibition, “Māori,
“Polynesian Meetings : Victor Segalen and Exoticism” in Brittany
Brittany, 2 August 2011 An exhibition entitled “Rencontres en Polynésie, Victor Segalen et l’exotisme” (Polynesian meetings: Victor Segalen and
Aboriginal Art at Galerie Pierrick Touchefeu
Sceaux, 2 August 2011 Galerie Pierrick Touchefeu in Sceau, a former Klein art gallery, presents an exhibition paying tribute to Aboriginal culture
“E Tu Ake – Maori Treasures” at Musée du Quai Branly
Paris, 29 July 2011 From 4 October 2011 to 22 January 2012, the Musée du Quai Branly presents an exhibition dedicated to the Maori civilisation.
National Gallery of Victoria’s 150th anniversary and donation of 173 indigenous works
Melbourne, 27 May 2011 The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is celebrating its 150th anniversary with an exceptional exhibition of 173 indigenous
First exhibition of Varilaku art at National Gallery of Australia
Canberra, 25 February 2011 The National Gallery of Australia is hosting “Varilaku: Pacific arts from Solomon Islands” from 24 February until 29 May
Aboriginal art exhibition in Cologne
Cologne, 19 November 2010 The Museum Ludwig in Cologne is presenting an aboriginal art exhibition, entitled “Remembering Forward,
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.,
A head-spinning sale at Bonhams
New York, 4 November 2019 It is simply the most beautiful collection of ethnic headrests in the world.
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,
Three collections come under the hammer in Vienna
Vienna, 1st July 2019 Jan Joris Visser, in house tribal art specialist, has brought together three collections of 87 lots to be auctioned on 8 July
The Marceau Rivière Collection
Paris, 11 June 2019 For Marceau Rivière it was a case of love at first sight for the African continent,
African and Oceanic Arts: 115 works at auction at Bonhams
New York, 8 May 2019 Lot 78: Dogon Tellem Couple, Mali No less than 115 works of African and Oceanic art will be on display at the Bonhams auction
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.
Tribal return to Native
Brussels, 21 January 2019 For lovers of tribal art, modern art and design, the famous Native Auction House is holding an exceptional auction on 26
Tribal Christmas at Sotheby’s
Paris, 29 November 2018 Saturday 12 December, Sotheby's is organising two exceptional sales of African and Oceanic art to conclude the tribal year
From Afro art to Drouot
Paris, 28 November 2018 Notice to lovers of tribal objects! Binoche & Giquello will meet you at Hôtel Drouot on Friday 14 December at 3.30 pm for
Bewitching sale at Dorotheum
Vienna, 28 November 2018 On Tuesday 4 December there will be a remarkable tribal art session at Dorotheum in Vienna.
A tribal year-end at Bonhams
New York, 15 October 2018 On Tuesday 13 November 2018, there will be a sale of African, oceanic and pre-Columbian art at Bonhams in New York.
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.
Tribal Art Market 2017
Paris, 17 September 2018 Handovers to the next generation, a rise in the number of objects on sale, the creation of events on the market,
A special sale
Paris, 15 September 2018 There are certain auction sales that mark their time by establishing a new trend or signalling a change in era.
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
3 questions for… Didier Claes
Brussels, 4 September 2017 * How do you explain the growing interest in African art? D.C.: The market has evolved considerably in the last decade.
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
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.
Christie’s announces the arrival of Bruno Claessens as European head of African and Oceanic Art
Paris, 18 March 2016 Christie’s has entrusted its African and Oceanic Art department in Europe to Bruno Claessens. After growing up in Antwerp,
Sotheby’s announces two sales for the Sub-Saharan statue collection of Drs. Daniel and Marian Malcolm
New York, 6 February 2016 The collection of Drs. Daniel and Marian Malcolm will be offered in a two-part sale series organised by Sotheby’s: first
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
African and Oceanic Art sale at Sotheby’s France amasses €11 million
Paris, 30 June 2015 The African and Oceanic art sale at Sotheby’s France that took place on 24 June 2015 amassed a sum of €11.1 million,
Tribal art sale at Artcurial
Paris, 10 June 2015 On 22 June 2015, the auction house Artcurial in Paris, France, is to organise a sale of Tribal art,
Stanislas Gokelaere joins Christie’s African & Oceanic Art Department
Paris, 27 May 2015 Christie’s has announced the appointment of Stanislas Gokelaere as European consultant within their African & Oceanic Art
Oceanic and African art sale at Sotheby’s Paris realises €12 million
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Three major private collections of Tribal Art on sale at Artcurial
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An African statue reaches the $12 million mark at auction
New York, 11 November 2014 During Sotheby’s New York’s Tuesday evening sale on 11 November, an African statue originating from either the Ivory
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,
Sale of Tribal Art at Zemanek-Münster
Würzburg, 19 June 2014 On 28 June, Zemanek-Münster is to present a sale dedicated to works of Tribal Art at its auction house in Würzburg.
An Iconic FANG MABEA figure formerly owned by Félix Fénéon & Jacques Kerchache Achieves €4.4 Million ($5.9 Million) today at Sotheby’s Paris
Paris, 18 June 2014 Today’s sale of African & Oceanic Art at Sotheby’s Paris totalled €6,267,000 ($8,513,531), with almost 85% sold by value.
Record sale at Tajan for Guro mask
Paris, 18 June 2014 On 11 June, Tajan auction house sold a Guro mask from the Ivory Coast for €1,375,000 (including tax).