online version at http://www.african-arts.info/november_2007.htm Dear $email, The African Art world is still very active, and the winter season promise to be hotter than usual . The African Antiques site was getting a little bit to big with thousand pages to manage, so I created a new site www.african-arts.info based on the same concept to add the new articles. I had to announce many dealers exhibitions this month, like Tookalook.com - Tribal Arts in Canada and some very attractive auctions like the Gelbard Collection auction at Bonhams in New York.
For those of you who are in Europe this weekend, Brussels & the Winter Bruneaf have a look at Visser gallery , it's a beautiful Art Nouveau house with fine Tribal Arts and don't miss "Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th & 17th Centuries" at the Bozar near the Central station . It was organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in partnership with the National Museum of African Art; it is now in Brussels through February 3, 2007 . By bringing together more than 180 extraordinary masterpieces, this exhibition has the purpose to explore the unity and diversity of the cultures that contributed to Portugal's trading empire. From Africa to Brazil passing trough China, Japan and the Indian Ocean, it provides... >> More info ( read also the past related articles Encompassing the Globe & Sackler Portugal Treasures or a video at african map discovery video ). You might also go to Netherland to visit the World Premiere Ubangi in Berg and Dal (in Brussel Marc Leo Felix has an exhibition on the same thematic in the "Impasse Saint Jacques" ) If you want meet me in real, you can stop in Antwerp, and see the many new impressive pieces I acquired ( a few thumbs at the bottom of this page) Don't forget Mr. Bedaux in Utrecht, his show in Amsterdam was really impressive, and if you are looking for high end pieces, he has many. David Norden
World Premiere: The Ubangi exhibition at the Berg en Dal Museum (read also the Dutch Ubangi kunst )
This exhibition Ubangi is the first of its kind in the world. It
focuses on art styles that have long-since fascinated enthusiasts (including
many artists from an early stage), but which has never yet been displayed
collectively. This is because of the relatively small-scale production of art in
the region, the distinctly abstract style that is so unusual elsewhere in
Central Africa, and the extremely scant information about the makers and users
of the various objects. The area portrayed in the exhibition lies in the heart
of Africa, on both sides of the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo
and the Central African Republic. This part of Africa is one of the last
‘white marks’ on the map ‘discovered’ by Europeans at the end of the
19th century.
Best Price EUR 114,00 If you are interested in Amazonian Art discover how to make the difference
between the 3 kinds of real human shrunken heads: read Tsantsas
and Shrunken
heads An essay by the German Dr.Andreas Kuehn Best exhibition of the month:
From the heart of Africa’s equatorial rainforest, the Metropolitan Museum presents a special exhibition of acclaimed sculptures . To learn more about the exhibit, which runs from October 2, 2007 to March 2, 2008,hear Alisa LaGamma 30 minutes streaming interview, visit the official page and the following analysis African Death and read on the blog more about the African Origines or Ancestral Origins of African Masterpieces Explored and New York Museum Showcases Central African Collections Ancestral Art, Sculpture . Another top notch exhibition is in Paris is Animal:
Benin at the Quai Branly: What was once Nigeria... Bad Exhibition of the month:
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November 2007
Auction ALERT:
Tribal Treasures in Dutch Private Collections
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Read also: Auction ALERT: Koller Zurich Tribal Art 6 december 2008
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