Brussels, 31 August 2011
Joaquin Pecci gallery will soon be opening its new exhibition, “Sacrifice : Blood and Meaning”, in time for the tenth edition of Parcours des Mondes from 7–11 September 2011.
After ten years working as Director of African art at the Grusenmeyer gallery, Joaquin Pecci opened his own gallery specialised in African and Himalayan art in June 2007. Located in Brussels, the gallery regularly organises themed exhibitions, illustrated with catalogues, and participates in major non-European art events such as Parcours des Mondes in Paris, BRUNEAF in Brussels and the Tribal & Textile Arts Show in San Francisco.
After studying art history in Montevideo, Pecci went on to travel throughout Asia for fifteen years, specializing in Tribal art. From 1986 he turned his attention to African art.
For the tenth edition of Parcours des Monde 2011, the Joaquin Pecci gallery has put together an impressive exhibition that aims at highlighting the importance of the layers and stains on ritual objects from different ethnic groups. These coatings, composed of substances varying from oil to blood, are an essential factor of an object’s religious and ritual significance.