Paris, 8 December 2011 The Dapper museum in Paris is currently presenting the exhibition, “Mascarades et Carnavals”, until 15 July 2012. For the first time, the Parisian museum has gathered traditional Sub-Saharan African works and Caribbean creations, portraying the existing echo between African masquerades and Caribbean carnivals. This exhibition is organised by curator Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau,… Poursuivre la lecture “Mascarades et Carnavals” at Musée Dapper in Paris
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Détours des Mondes association honoured by Drouot-Richelieu
Paris, 7 December 2011 On Monday 12 December, the halls of Drouot-Richelieu will organise an exceptional sale of sculptures and objects relating to Pre-Columbian American art, Black African art, Aboriginal Australian art and Himalayan and Indonesian art. The pieces presented come from private collections or from private establishments, such as Charterhouse Public School of Godalming… Poursuivre la lecture Détours des Mondes association honoured by Drouot-Richelieu
BRUNEAF from 18 to 22 January 2012 in Brussels
Brussels, 29 November 2011 Next year’s edition of BRUNEAF will take place from 18 to 22 January in Brussels. The Brussels Non European Art Fair has become one of the most important primitive art fairs of the market. It covers fields as diverse as African, Oceanic, Indonesian, Pre-Columbian, as well as Australian aboriginal and Asian… Poursuivre la lecture BRUNEAF from 18 to 22 January 2012 in Brussels
57th edition of Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair
Brussels, 17 November 2011 The 57th edition of Brussels Antiques & Fine Art Fair (BRAFA) will take place in the mail sorting station of “Thurn & Taxis” in Brussels, from 21 to 29 January 2012. The international fair is installed for the eighth consecutive year in the halls of this historical building situated along the… Poursuivre la lecture 57th edition of Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair
“Māori, leurs trésors ont une âme” at Quai Branly Museum in Paris
Paris, 17 November 2011 The Quai Branly Museum in Pairs is currently presenting until 22 January 2012 the exhibition, “Māori, leurs trésors ont une âme”. The Maori culture, mostly known for the famous haka warrior, along with exotic tattoos, is established as a powerful civilisation. In the exhibition within a selection of 250 works from… Poursuivre la lecture “Māori, leurs trésors ont une âme” at Quai Branly Museum in Paris
African and Oceanic sale at Sotheby’s Paris
Paris, 16 November 2011 Sotheby’s announced an upcoming African and Oceanic sale in Paris for the 14 December. One hundred pieces have been chosen including some which have never before been displayed in the market. Two Yoruba/Nago faces from Benin (originally used for religious rituals), are estimated between €400,000-600,000 each. Not only are these pieces… Poursuivre la lecture African and Oceanic sale at Sotheby’s Paris
“Threads of Heaven” and “Xu Beihong” at Denver Museum
Denver, 14 November 2011 Denver Art Museum (DAM) is currently presenting two parallel exhibitions entitled “Threads of Heaven : Silken Legacy of China’s Last Dynasty” and “Xu Beihong” until 30 January 2012. Both exhibitions focus on the final days of artistic fame, as well as the beginning of modern art in China. “Threads of Heaven:… Poursuivre la lecture “Threads of Heaven” and “Xu Beihong” at Denver Museum
“De laque et d’or”: Burmese treasures at Guimet Museum
Paris, 9 November 2011 Guimet Museum in Paris, is currently presenting an exceptional corpus of Burmese manuscripts and objects of its collections, for the first time. The exhibition, “De laque et d’or”, showcases manuscripts from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The exhibition, which started on 19 October, will take place until 23 January… Poursuivre la lecture “De laque et d’or”: Burmese treasures at Guimet Museum
“L’invention du Sauvage” at Quai Branly Museum
Paris, 13 October 2011 Quai Branly Museum will host the exhibition “L’invention du Sauvage” from 29 November 2011 to 3 June 2012. The show will retrace the Western view on Oriental art, known as the “strange strangers”. The excitement and curiosity around the Oriental world and its population started around 16th century and continued until… Poursuivre la lecture “L’invention du Sauvage” at Quai Branly Museum
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 return all the Maori warrior heads that French museums hold in their collections, back to New Zealand in January 2012 . Until now, this was a complicated matter… Poursuivre la lecture France hands back Maori warrior heads