Mid-April 2007 newsletter
 Dear African
Art lover,
It has been a while that I have emailed you, but everything is fine. The
Tribal Art market is still alive and kicking, and I have never seen so many
objects appearing on the market.
For this edition I want to show you a Kuyu (44 cm) I found that has many
similarities to the one once owned by Vérité that you can see in the
Tribal Arts of Africa on page 119.
I am preparing my exhibition in Brussels from 6-10 June 2007 that will be in a
new location.
Brussels is certainly worth booking a ticket to this year, with many events
and exhibitions at the same moment, certainly the important Willy
Mestach exhibition is a must see.
Those interested in Benin
Art should attend the symposium in Vienna.
I also have some Museum news for you and a report on stolen items.
David Norden
sponsored message: the
art newspaper
Museum news:
 Yoruba
people, Nigeria, Owo,
Royal Ritual Axe, early-mid 20th century,
Highlights
from the Harn Museum African Collection
 Mysteries
of New-Ireland
at the museum of Quai Branly, from 3 April to 8 July 2007
 Benin
Bronzes KINGS AND RITUALS
Court Arts from Nigeria May 9 – September 3, 2007
International Symposium on the subject organized by the
Wien Museum May 9th-10th 2007
read Benin
Bronzes
Maiden Siprit Mask (Mukuyi). Early 20th Century. Punu, Gabon.
The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of Alan Wurtzburger, BMA 1954.145.63
Meditations on African
Art Colors
April 18–August 19, 2007 Free
exhibition
sponsored message- Auction announcement:
Zemanek-Tribal-art-Germany
50th Tribal Art Auction will be on May 12, 2007 in Würzburg. We will offer a
fine selection of African and Oceanic Tribal Art from private collections.
(click on image for details)
read more at ZEMANEK-MÜNSTER TRIBAL- ART- AUKTION
read: http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/zemanek-tribal-art-germany.htm
The Bruneaf from 6 to 10
June in Brussels in the street around the Sablon.
In the Salle des Beaux-Arts Bruxelles on the Sablon :
 Mestach
l’africain
du 6 au 29 Juin 2007 Salle des Beaux-Arts Bruxelles
Maurer
auction Specialized in TL test for the tribal art market, Francine
Maurer who died last year collected many important pieces, among them important
terracotta's and statues. They will be sold June 7 2007
Walker
Evans pictures (1903-1975) : “African Negro Art”
will be sold on June 7
The next place you will be able to meet me with some fine pieces
on view is in Brussels between 6 and 10 June 2007 at
Galerie Nordin.
2 rue Van Moerstraat B1000 Brussels. (near the Sablon)
read: http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/brussels-african-art-dealers.htm
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Strange News:
Enough Australian
Art, I'll take the curry pie. Some insights about Australian paintings and
other things.
Christie’s has closed its American Indian art department, and as a result
Delia Sullivan, department head since 1999, has left Christie’s. “Christie’s
has canceled their May sale at Rockefeller Center, and we are discontinuing sale
plans in this category for the foreseeable future,” said Sara Fox, a Christie’s
spokesperson....Apparently, if a department does not bring in
multimillion-dollar totals, Christie’s considers it redundant...
read: http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/paris_auction.htm
African
Art stolen in London 3 April 2007 Dan figure 33.5 cm - 13 inch. See all Bacquart
stolen items or see the page. A reward will be offered.
http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/bacquart_stolen.htm
Ebay_rap from
the discussion group
Loud auctioneers and whispering gallierists have a poor or restricted
vocabulary compared to the one used by some E-Bay dealers who, for promoting an
object which is supposed to be "collectable" /"collectors
quality" or "museum quality", use adjectives with absolutely
"no reserve".
But let's take the good side of it: this avalanche of adjectives is, for a non-english
speaker, an excellent-wonderful-interesting & exceptional opportunity to
refine one's knowledge in the english vocabulary - and, for the
non-marketing-hooked-english-speaker, a source of amusement (hopefully)..
read: http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/ebay_rap.htm
sponsored message:
 www.andre-kirbach.de invite
you to his new exhibition, which will go on till 10th of June 2007.
You can find a selection of fine objects displayed in his web-gallery at www.andre-kirbach.de
Hope you enjoyed this edition,
David Norden
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