Nevada, 6 August 2012 In an effort to restore originally stolen works to their rightful temples, Hindus are encouraging art institutions to reexamine their Hindu art acquisitions and all associated provenance documentation and to respectfully return any artifacts which prove to be stolen. In response to recent media reports, which find major art institutions guilty… Poursuivre la lecture Hindus seek restitution of stolen works
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“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 Aborigines”. This exhibition will feature a selection of two hundred pieces from three private European collections of fine Aboriginal Art as well as archaic Eskimo Art. The opening will… Poursuivre la lecture “Walkabout : early art of the Australian Aborigines”
Lecture at Fowler Museum : “Printing and Tibet’s Living Heritage”
Los Angeles, 2 August 2012 On Saturday 4 August at 2pm, guest curator Patrick Dowdey will give a lecture entitled “Printing and Tibet’s Living Heritage” to coincide with the current exhibition entitled “Pearl of the Snowlands: Tibetan Buddhist Printing from the Derge Parkhang” on display at the Fowler Museum at the University of California Los… Poursuivre la lecture Lecture at Fowler Museum : “Printing and Tibet’s Living Heritage”
Paris anticipates eleventh edition of Parcours des mondes
Paris, 2 August 2012 From 11 to 16 September Paris will host the eleventh edition of the world’s leading international outdoor tribal art fair “Parcours des mondes”, which will take place in the historic neighbourhood of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Since 2002, Parcours des Mondes has been gathering, each September in Paris, sixty leading galleries, fifty per cent… Poursuivre la lecture Paris anticipates eleventh edition of Parcours des mondes
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 (ICE) seized a group of Indian sculptures stolen from the reserves of the Past Gallery in New York. Among the sculptures estimated at 16 million euros were three Chola Dynasty bronze sculptures taken… Poursuivre la lecture Stolen Indian sculptures found
Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday on 4 August
New York, 31 July 2012 In preparation for the West Indian-American Day Carnival, the Brooklyn Museum will organise on 4 August free art and entertainment programs and performances celebrating Caribbean culture. This event will feature live traditional Haitian music, a documentary about a musical group, a dance workshop on Afro-Caribbean dance, performances by the dance… Poursuivre la lecture Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday on 4 August
Lowe Art Museum displaying Japanese Art of the Edo and Meiji Periods
Miami, 31 July 2012 Up until 21 October, the University of Miami Lowe Art Museum will be displaying “Introspection and Awakening: Japanese Art of the Edo and Meiji Periods, 1615-1912”. Featuring over two hundred paintings, sculptures, prints, ceramics and lacquer objects from the museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition recounts the development of the art forms… Poursuivre la lecture Lowe Art Museum displaying Japanese Art of the Edo and Meiji Periods
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”, an exhibition dedicated to objects supporting the body. Displaying seats, beds, armchairs, headrests used on a daily basis or during ceremonies in Sub-Saharan Africa, the museum aims at shedding… Poursuivre la lecture African design at Dapper Museum
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 antiques. Federal authorities have raided his storage facility and have discovered an extraordinary collection of religious artworks stolen from temples valued at more than $20m. This 61-year-old gallery… Poursuivre la lecture A zealous gallery owner!
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 the investigations works at the British Museum and the British Minister of Defence. Indeed, they highlighted, thanks to the collaboration of the British Police, of the UK Border Force and of… Poursuivre la lecture Massive artwork return to Kabul Museum