Paris, 13 September 2017  **What are the evolutions and limitations of the tribal-art market? How is it nurtured by the contributions of research and ethnology? Alex Arthur offers us a few indications…** *Alexander Arthur is a well-informed collector and a fine connoisseur of tribal arts. For over twenty years, he has been the publishing… Continue reading Alex Arthur, Tribal Art and its market
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4 Questions for Pierre Moos
Paris, 12 September 2017  -**You have directed Parcours des Mondes since 2007. How do you view the evolution of the fair and of the tribal-art market?** **P.M.:** Parcours des Mondes was created in response to a demand from tribal-art dealers. As its name indicates, this fair is an international event, open to all forms… Continue reading 4 Questions for Pierre Moos
To the sources of Tribal Art
Paris, 12 September 2017  **As every year since 2001, the fair takes place in Saint-Germain-des-Prés for a week devoted to tribal art. Until 17 September, this gathering of 67 merchants offers a guaranteed change of scenery in the heart of Paris.** Parcours des Mondes, the fair steered by Pierre Moos – also managing director… Continue reading To the sources of Tribal Art
Tribal art and Archaeology: transactions under pressure
Paris, 4 September 2017  **Stratospheric-level auctions, overheated prices… The market for archaeological and tribal pieces is booming! We retrace the phenomenon of star status for these highly coveted objects. An issue that we examine by seeing what dealers, collectors and members of the scientific community have to say…** Ever since the start of the… Continue reading Tribal art and Archaeology: transactions under pressure
3 questions for… Didier Claes
Brussels, 4 September 2017  – **How do you explain the growing interest in African art?** **D.C.:** The market has evolved considerably in the last decade. With the first major public sales of African art, for example the sale of the Hubert Goldet collection in 2001, works reached heights sometimes going over the million-euro mark,… Continue reading 3 questions for… Didier Claes
Barbier-Mueller: four generations of collectors
Paris, 3 September 2017  **To celebrate the 40th birthday of the Musée Barbier-Mueller, the Biennale Paris is welcoming a selection of 130 works from this Swiss family’s personal collections. An opportunity to retrace a passion and a saga.** For the Barbier-Muellers, collecting is part of the family history… It started off with the grandfather,… Continue reading Barbier-Mueller: four generations of collectors
3 questions for… Alain de Monbrison
Paris, 3 September 2017  – **What, in your opinion, is the main asset of the Barbier-Mueller collection?** **A.d.M.:** First of all, the fact that it’s gathered very coherent sets of objects, as precious as they’re simple. The archaeological bronzes of the Vietnamese Dông Son civilisation comes to mind, but also the African chairs, a… Continue reading 3 questions for… Alain de Monbrison
La Biennale Paris: The wind of renewal
Paris, 3 September 2017  **A new formula for a historic fair. This year, La Biennale Paris is engaging in a rebirth that remains highly respectful of tradition. See it for yourself at the Grand Palais, until 17 September. The planet’s most elegant fair, riding on its heritage, opens up to new horizons.** “Confidence, confidence,… Continue reading La Biennale Paris: The wind of renewal
Sophie Makariou: a “new impetus” for Guimet
Paris, 1st September 2017  **Sophie Makariou, president of the Musée National des Arts Asiatiques, takes the mike. An hour on cultural policy, the transmission of knowledge, redeployment of the collections. Between heritage and contemporaneousness…** Her itinerary is impeccable, her character resilient… Studies in classical Arabic at Langues’O, followed by the École du Louvre, a… Continue reading Sophie Makariou: a “new impetus” for Guimet
Bourgogne Tribal Show, the Quai Branly and the tribal art market with Julie Arnoux
Paris, 24 May 2016  *Julie Arnoux is executive director of the Friends Society of the Musée du Quai Branly. For twelve years, she has been in charge of this association that supports the museum’s development and renown. Alongside this role,… Continue reading Bourgogne Tribal Show, the Quai Branly and the tribal art market with Julie Arnoux