Paris, 17 September 2018  **Handovers to the next generation, a rise in the number of objects on sale, the creation of events on the market, a change in the way players behave… 2017 was a good year for arts hailing from outside Europe, but it looks like it might have been a transition period.**… Continue reading Tribal Art Market 2017
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A special sale
Paris, 15 September 2018  **There are certain auction sales that mark their time by establishing a new trend or signalling a change in era. This was what the Victor Choquet sale did for Cézanne, or Sean Scully for Pop Art. And perhaps Pierre Loos will trigger the popularity of Congolese modern artists in a… Continue reading A special sale
FROM TRIBAL TO CONTEMPORARY
Paris, 9 September 2018  **A homage to a mythical exhibition from the 1930s, an extensive dialogue with contemporary creation, and a unique assembly of works from outside Europe… This is what you can expect from the 17th edition of Parcours des Mondes, one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious primitive-arts fairs.** Its reputation… Continue reading FROM TRIBAL TO CONTEMPORARY
3 questions for Federica Morbelli, organiser of Parcours des Mondes
Paris, 8 September 2018  **What strategy are you implementing for Parcours des Mondes?** With sixteen editions behind it, Parcours des Mondes has become a leading player in the world of international tribal- and Asian-arts fairs. The legacy of these sixteen editions, all these sold objects, all these encounters, needs to be consolidated by maintaining… Continue reading 3 questions for Federica Morbelli, organiser of Parcours des Mondes
4 questions for Pierre Moos, director of Parcours des Mondes
Paris, 7 September 2018  **Do you think that the fair, celebrating its 17th birthday this year, has reached maturity? Are you still seeking to enrich it with new perspectives?** I’m very proud of the renown that Parcours des Mondes enjoys today. When we took it over several years ago, the event was going downhill.… Continue reading 4 questions for Pierre Moos, director of Parcours des Mondes
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. An identity that is expressed in multiple ways and variations, all inspired by the common theme dubbed as the “Dreamtime”.** They call it the Dreamtime. Sometimes alternatively written as the “Dream… Continue reading A PLUNGE INTO THE DREAMTIME
3 questions for Stephane Jacob
 **What’s the dynamic of the Aboriginal art market in 2018?** 2018 is proving to be an excellent year for Aboriginal art, which is continuing its territorial conquest! This interest is found not only on an institutional level, but also among private collections, fairs and auctions. January was punctuated by the end of a remarkable… Continue reading 3 questions for Stephane Jacob
THE COLLECTIVE: The Grace Collection of African Art – From Pain to Passion
Brussels, 16 May 2018  **Collectors and art lovers populate the world of ancient African, Oceanic and American arts. Laurent Granier takes a look at their backgrounds, the psychological mechanisms behind their passions, their doubts, and their strategies. With them, he discusses objects, their histories, and the market.** Set up in a room at the… Continue reading THE COLLECTIVE: The Grace Collection of African Art – From Pain to Passion
Faith, where art thou? African religions are on show at the Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève
Geneva, 15 May 2018  **As the number-four exhibition of the MEG since the Swiss museum’s reopening, “Africa – Ecstatic Religions” draws up a portrait of the diversity and vivacity of African religious forms, their differences and reciprocal influences, but also their links: ecstasy as a means to experience one’s faith.** “Belief, ritual and spiritual… Continue reading Faith, where art thou? African religions are on show at the Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève
Kanak culture comes to Moulins
Moulins, 30 March 2018  **Until 16 September 2018, the Musée Anne de Beaujeu in the French town of Moulins is holding the exhibition “Trajectoires Kanak – Histoires de voyages en Nouvelle-Calédonie” (“Kanak Trajectories – Stories on Voyages to New Caledonia”).** The event gathers numerous objects, rarely presented to the public, from the Musée Anne… Continue reading Kanak culture comes to Moulins