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 objects from the Quai Branly Museum database, curating your own virtual exhibition, mostly with unknown objects from the reserves. Your virtual exhibition ‘Early Côte d’Ivoire’ was even acclaimed by an impromptu tweet… Continue reading Laurent Granier: A restrained collector
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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 January. In its Brussels premises, which experts consider one of the European temples of the African and Oceania art market, Native will present, on that day, among the main… Continue reading Tribal return to Native
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, portable metal altars from the former kingdom of Dahomey, in what is now the Republic of Benin.** Asen are characterized by a circular tray adorned with iron pendants on its… Continue reading Asen: Forged Memories of Iron in Dahomey Vodun Art
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 in style. From 3pm onwards, many lots from the anonymous collection of “Monsieur Z” will be dispersed. The session will be divided into three essential parts, illustrating the life and career… Continue reading Tribal Christmas at Sotheby’s
Bewitching sale at Dorotheum
Vienna, 28 November 2018  **On Tuesday 4 December there will be a remarkable tribal art session at Dorotheum in Vienna. To mark the end of the year, the auctions will be held in line with the theme of the four elements (Earth, Fire, Ether, Water). No less than 130 objects from several private collections… Continue reading Bewitching sale at Dorotheum
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 an exceptional sale of African and Oceanic art. To conclude the year in style, works from prestigious European and American collections will be on display.** The star… Continue reading From Afro art to Drouot
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. At least 103 quality objects will be on display to the public.** “This sale marks the return of African and Oceanic art to New York”, said Fred Backlar,… Continue reading A tribal year-end at Bonhams
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. This one will bring together objects from Africa, Oceania and America. The session will open with 30 masterpieces from the Adolphe Stoclet collection (1871-1949). This Belgian banker and industrialist is famous… Continue reading African treasures at Christie’s
Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam, the mesmerizing show
Amsterdam, 13 October 2018  **Tribal art is growing in the Netherlands! From 25 to 28 October 2018, 20 renowned merchants will gather in Amsterdam for the 16th edition of the Tribal Art Fair. More than 2,000 objects are presented to the public in the grounds of De Duif Church. Fans will be able to… Continue reading Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam, the mesmerizing show
A milestone exhibition?
Paris, 20 September 2018  **In 1768, the Royal Society commissioned navigator James Cook, captain of the famous three-masted Endeavour, to explore the Pacific Ocean in search of terra incognita.** During his voyage, he discovered numerous island civilisations covering nearly one-third of the planet’s surface – from Tahiti in Polynesia to the Melanesian and Micronesian… Continue reading A milestone exhibition?