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At Schoffel de Fabry Gallery, primitive arts also have Asian tones
Paris, 18 January 2020 Passion for primitive arts is eminently contagious. In the Schoffel family, we know something of it.
3 questions for Federica Morbelli, organiser of Parcours des Mondes
Paris, 8 September 2018 What strategy are you implementing for Parcours des Mondes? With sixteen editions behind it,
4 questions for Pierre Moos, director of Parcours des Mondes
Paris, 7 September 2018 Do you think that the fair, celebrating its 17th birthday this year, has reached maturity? Are you still seeking to enrich
Respecting the Balance
Brussels, 23 January 2018 Like most collectors flocking to BRAFA, Harold t’Kint de Roodenbeke likes the month of January.
Alex Arthur, Tribal Art and its market
Paris, 13 September 2017 What are the evolutions and limitations of the tribal-art market? How is it nurtured by the contributions of research and
4 Questions for Pierre Moos
Paris, 12 September 2017 -You have directed Parcours des Mondes since 2007. How do you view the evolution of the fair and of the tribal-art
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,
Sophie Makariou: a “new impetus” for Guimet
Paris, 1st September 2017 Sophie Makariou, president of the Musée National des Arts Asiatiques, takes the mike.
Bourgogne Tribal Show, the Quai Branly and the tribal art market with Julie Arnoux
Paris, 24 May 2016 Julie Arnoux is executive director of the Friends Society of the Musée du Quai Branly.
An interview with Hélène Bayou, chief curator of the Japanese department at the Musée Guimet
Paris 25 June 2015 Hélène Bayou, chief curator of the Japanese department at the Musée Guimet in Paris, France,
TEFAF 2015: an interview with Madelon Strijbos
Maastricht, 17 March 2015 Organised by The European Fine Art Foundation, TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) is an annual art fair hosted at the
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
Interview with Didier Claes: the new Director of Bruneaf in Brussels
Brussels, 15 January 2014, Winter Bruneaf (Brussels Non-European Art Fair), which takes place between 22 and 26 January,
Interview with Pierre Moos
Paris, 6 September 2012 From 11 to 16 September 2012, the Parcours des Mondes, the most important international salon dedicated to tribal arts,
Parcours des mondes, interview with Bernard Dulon
Paris, 9 September 2011 https://ak-articles.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/_/10/FNL5f00t-lg.jpg" alt=“Parcours des mondes,
Tribal Art, Adrian Schlag Style
Paris 3 September 2019 With over twenty years experience in African and Oceanian tribal art, Adrian Schlag now divides his time between Brussels ;
Flak Gallery in alignment with the stars
Paris, 7 May 2019 Julien Flak Opened in 1990 at 8 rue des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Flak Gallery has become one of the major Parisian players in the
Laurent Granier: A restrained collector
Saint-Pol-de-Léon, 17 April 2019 Photo Vincent Girier Dufournier I got to know you on twitter, at the time you were posting intensively
THE COLLECTIVE: The Grace Collection of African Art – From Pain to Passion
Brussels, 16 May 2018 Collectors and art lovers populate the world of ancient African, Oceanic and American arts.
THE COLLECTIVE: Alexandre Logé, an unflagging hunter
Paris, 28 November 2017 Collectors and art lovers populate the world of ancient African, Oceanic and American arts.
The Fondation Dapper opts for nomadism
Paris, 20 November 2017 The announcement of the Musée Dapper’s closure in May this year came as sad news.
THE COLLECTIVE: Olivier Salandini, instinctive yet rational
Paris, 6 octobre 2017 The world of Ancient Arts from Africa, Oceania and America is populated by collectors and enthusiasts.
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.
Michael Hamson, invitation to the voyage
Palos Verdes, 12 February 2020 He combines the passion of a collector with the rigour of an ethnologist.
3 questions for Stephane Jacob
What’s the dynamic of the Aboriginal art market in 2018? 2018 is proving to be an excellent year for Aboriginal art,
A PLUNGE INTO THE DREAMTIME
Paris, 7 September 2018 The Aboriginal arts of Australia may be diverse, but they’re characterised by a certain unity and a distinctive identity.
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
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,
Tianlong Jiao named curator of Asian art department at Denver Art Museum
Denver, 24 July 2015 On 13 July 2015, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) in Colorado, United States, announced the nomination of Tianlong Jiao as curator
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
Tribal and ethnographic art at The Curator’s Eye
Boston, 1 May 2014 https://ak-articles.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/_/601/uqu13e3t-lg.jpg" alt=“Tribal and ethnographic art at The Curator’s Eye"
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,
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
Indians ask for an exhibition space devoted to Indian art at the Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, 5 April 2013 After a decade of works, the National Museum in Holland is to reopen on 13 April 2013.
Rare Buddhist carved stone temple step discovered by Bonhams in a garden
Devon, 16 January 2013 This magnificent work of art featuring a cow and other animals has come to light in the garden of a Devon bungalow. A rare
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
The Hong Kong Museum of Art, a taste of East and West
Hong Kong, 12 December 2012 The Honk Kong Museum of Art, created in 1962, celebrates this year its 50th anniversary and establishes itself as one
Noémie Bonnet appointed Executive Director of Asia Week New York
New York, 23 October 2012 Henry Howard-Sneyd, Chairman of Asia Week New York 2013, and Vice-Chairman of Sotheby’s Asian Arts,
« Fright Night » is back at the Asian Civilisations Museum of Singapore
Singapore, 22 October 2012 Every year the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore celebrates Halloween based on Asian legends and traditions,
« L’Art vu par le Syndicat National des Antiquaires » cultural cycle is still on
Paris, 8 October 2012 The SNA (Syndicat National des Antiquaires-National Antiquarians Syndicate) is continuing its cultural cycle titled “L’Art vu
Chinese treasures coming to Melbourne in 2015
Melbourne, 17 September 2012 An important collection of the Palace museum of Beijing will come to Melbourne thanks to a recent agreement signed by
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,
Sotheby’s appoints new head of Chinese Art: Dr. Tao Wang
New York, 15 August 2012 Sotheby’s New York is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tao Wang as Head of the Department of Chinese Works of
Hindus seek restitution of stolen works
Nevada, 6 August 2012 In an effort to restore originally stolen works to their rightful temples, Hindus are encouraging art institutions to reexamine
Stolen Indian sculptures found
New York, 1 August 2012 On 26 July 2012, a collaboration between Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A zealous gallery owner!
New York, 27 July 2012 Subash Chandra Kapoor, owner of the Art of the Past Gallery on Madison Avenue, will be convicted for the theft of Indian
Massive artwork return to Kabul Museum
London, Kabul, 24 July 2012 Great Britain is returning 843 Afghan art objects to Afghanistan. This massive artwork return was made possible thanks to
A hundred new terracotta warriors found in China
Shaanxi, China, 13 June 2012 In the Chinese province of Shaanxi, archaeologists have discovered a hundred new terracotta warriors from the mausoleum
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
New York antique dealer suspected of trafficking antiquities
New York, 9 May 2012 Subhash Kapoor, a gallery owner and antique dealer from Uttar Pradesh in India currently living in New York,
Frédéric Sallet named general director of Guimet museum
Paris, 30 April 2012 Frédéric Sallet has been named as general director of the Guimet museum. He will assume the role on May 2 2012. The French
New wing at Harn Museum
Gainesville (Florida), 19 April 2012 The new Asian art wing of the Harn Museum, of the University of Florida in Gainesville,
Khmer statues at Sotheby’s : the controversy continues
New York, 19 April 2012 The controversy surrounding the Duryodhana, a Khmer statue dating from 10th century, continues.
Two works valuing 1.8 million pounds stolen
Durham, 11 April 2012 Two works of art valuing 1.8 million pounds were stolen from the Durham University’s Oriental Museum during a night raid. The
Cambodia reclaims Khmer statue
New York, 11 April 2012 The Duryodhana, a 10th century statue of a mythological Hindu warrior, is at the heart of an investigation involving
China takes measures against counterfeit antiques
Beijing, 30 March 2012 According to an article published on 29 March 2012 on China Daily’s website, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage
2,895 Buddha statues discovered
China, 14 March 2012 Chinese archeologists have discovered 2,895 ancient Buddha statues and fragments in the Hebei province located in the north-east
Cambodia attempts to retrieve an ancient statue
New York, 1 March 2012 The Cambodian government has asked the United States government to help it in retrieving a thousand year old statue of a
Hiromi Kinoshita joins the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, 19 September 2011 As reported by Philly.com, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has just named expert in Chinese art and archaeology,
Olivier de Bernon appointed President of Musée Guimet
Paris, 29 August 2011 The Musée Guimet — the national museum of Asian Arts — has a new president. Olivier de Bernon has been appointed by a decree
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,
Henry Luce Foundation grants $270,000 to Rubin Museum
New York, 22 July 2011 The Rubin Museum will produce an 8-volume series of exhibition catalogues about Tibetan Thangka art,
Cleveland Museum of Art acquires rare 13th-century Chinese lacquer box
Cleveland, 4 July 2011 A lacquer box dating from the thirteenth century, one of the most magnificent pieces of its kind,
A new tribute to Jean Rouch
Paris, 20 September 2017 A prolific man, Jean Rouch directed more than 180 films. He was also well versed in poetry and ethnology.
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,
Dallas Museum of Art debuts New Arts of Africa Gallery
Dallas, 25 September 2015 On 25 September 2015, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has celebrated the public opening of its new third-floor Arts of
Sindika Dokolo Seeks to Return Works Stolen during Colonisation to Africa
Luanda, 22 August, 2015 Congolese collector Sindika Dokolo is launching a vast campaign to return works stolen in Africa during the colonial
New Tribal Art gallery to open in Lille
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Oman donates almost $2 million to Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art
Washington, D.C., 29 November 2013 The Sultanate of Oman has donated $1.8 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art,
« Last colonial museum » hopes to modernise its image
Brussels, 4 November 2013 Brussel’s Africa museum is to close its doors on 30 November 2013, and plans to re-open in mid-2017,
A collection of African art worth $14m offered to the Fowler Museum at UCLA
Los Angeles, 29 October 2013 The Fowler Museum at UCLA in Los Angeles has received a collection of African Art valued at fourteen million
In Memoriam: Renowned tribal Art dealer, Merton D. Simpson, 84
New York, 12 March 2013 The family of tribal art dealer Merton D. Simpson (American, 1928-2013) has released a statement confirming that Mr.
Other destructions of Malian historical manuscripts
Tombouctou, 30 January 2013 The Guardian reports on 28 January 2013 Islamic rebels, who fled before the French troops in Tombouctou,
Kichizo Inagaki – the mysterious Japanese cabinetmaker
Paris, 10 December 2012 Kichizo Inagaki was a Japanese cabinetmaker who rubbed shoulders with famous artists and collectors of his time,
Death of Michel Leveau, founder of the Musée Dapper
Goré, 22 November 2012 The founder of the Musée Dapper in Paris, Michel Leveau, passed away last Wednesday, age 81.
Inestimable statuettes returned to Nigeria
New York, 10 August 2012 On 26 July 2012, inestimable statuettes seized by the American customs under information provided by the French customs,
Recent donation of African works to MFA Boston provokes restitution scandal
Boston, 6 August 2012 Following the recent donation of thirty-two African sculptures from collector Robert Owen to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)
Robert Owen Lehman gives his collection of African art to MFA of Boston
Boston, 3 July 2012 The Museum of Fine Arts of Boston received the Robert Owen Lehman Collection comprising thirty-four rare West African artworks.
Understanding African art
Amiens, 26 June 2012 African art specialist Jean-Claude Gouigoux has announced the publication of his second book on African art. After the success
Malian heritage in danger
Timbuktu, 18 June 2012 Since April, the city of Timbuktu, former intellectual and spiritual capital of West Africa is in the hands of different rebel
William Siegmann Dies
Brooklyn, 13 December 2011 Brooklyn Museum announced the death of William C. Siegmann from the African Arts and Pacific Islands’ department.
Newark Museum receives $1 million for African art collections
New Jersey, 19 July 2011 The Newark Museum has received a one million dollar subsidy from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in order to assemble
Mummified Maori head returned to New Zealand
Guernsey, 25 October 2013 The Guernsey Museum has announced the return to New Zealand of the mummified head of a Maori warrior.
Atai’s skull to be returned to New Caledonia
Nouméa, 7 August 2013 Jean-Marc Ayrault is to restore Atai’s skull to New Caledonia, according to an article published in Journal des Arts.
Conference on the history of New Caledonia
Nouméa, New Caledonia, 8 August 2012 The centre culturel Tjibaou in Nouméa, New Caledonia, invites historian Jerry Delathière to give the conference
Stolen Aboriginal art for sale on eBay
Canberra, 1 February 2012 The Australian authorities are carrying out an enquiry about the theft of a piece of Aboriginal art,
France hands back Maori warrior heads
Paris, 4 October 2011 As the exhibition “Maori, their treasures have a soul” comes to an end, the Musée du Quai Branly and France plan to officially
A sacred Aboriginal stone withdraws from art market
Canterbury, 9 September 2011 British auction house, the Canterbury Auction Galleries, was planning on selling a sacred aboriginal stone called
End of inalienability of French public collections?
Paris, 13 May 2011 On 18 May 2010, a French bill was passed authorizing the restitution of Maori heads to New Zealand.
New investment fund in Luxembourg
Luxembourg, 5 May 2011 An investment fund specializing in art has been created in Luxembourg. The fund focuses mostly on contemporary and modern art,
Association between National Museum of China and Musée du quai Branly
Paris, 19 April 2011 The Musée du quai Branly and The National Museum of China, that reopened its doors at the beginning of March,
Ford Foundation donates 3 M$ to African Art Museum
New York, 10 March 2011 The African Art Museum in New York received a donation of three million dollars from the Ford Foundation.
Maori head returned to New Zealand
Rouen, 10 May 2011 The Natural History Museum in Rouen has returned a mummified Maori head to New Zealand.