Native American Art

September 7, 2018

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. […]

November 20, 2017

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. But the foundation suffers from no shortage of projects and intends to refocus on outside-the-walls initiatives. […]

September 20, 2017

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. […]

September 3, 2017

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 this Swiss family’s personal collections. […]

September 3, 2017

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, the fact that it’s gathered very coherent sets of objects, as precious as they’re simple. […]

March 18, 2016

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, Belgium, […]

January 7, 2016

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 idea of “soft power”. […]

January 5, 2016

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, confidentiality and anonymity… many dangerous hurdles, attributed to the art market, […]

September 25, 2015

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 Africa Gallery. The museum’s Arts of Africa gallery is the first major redesign in nearly twenty  […]

August 22, 2015

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 period. To carry out this endeavor, the Sindika Dokolo Foundation in Louanda, Angola, […]

July 24, 2015

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 of the Asian art department. After ten years of experience working in various museums, […]

July 16, 2015

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, where he will take office beginning 13 July 2015. Jérôme Bastianelli succeeds Mouttalib Karim, […]

May 15, 2015

“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 science and technology, a society which, since the First World War, […]