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AMERICAN INDIAN ART Amsterdam—The Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is devoting 48 its winter exhibition to Native American artistic traditions. Indianen: Kunst en Cultuur Tussen Mythe en Realiteit (The American Indian: Art and Culture between Myth and Reality) showcases more than two hundred objects, most from the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. They demonstrate distinct traditions—basketry, painted pottery, sculpture, textile—each with its roots in particular regions: California, the pueblos of the Southwest, the Northwest Coast, and the territory of the Navajo, to give just a few. The goal of this tribute to diversity through the art and history of the many Native nations is to educate audiences and thus end the perception of a “typical” American Indian that is still deeply rooted in the imaginations of some. The show can be seen until April 14, 2013. PAUL ÉLUARD Évian—The Palais Lumière d'Évian is presenting Paul Éluard, Poésie, Amour et Liberté (Paul Éluard, Poetry, Love, and Liberty), which can be seen there until May 26, 2013. Created by Sylvie Gonzalez, director and curator of the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Saint-Denis to which the poet donated an important part of his collection, this exhibition celebrates the man and his poems through works from Saint-Denis as well as loans from various other institutions and individuals. Through manuscripts, first editions, photographs, engravings, and works from his art collection—including African, Oceanic, and American Indian objects acquired mainly during his trips to Belgium—the seven chapters of this exhibition offer a glimpse into the life and work of a major French poet. 20 YEARS! Marseille—A birthday is always celebrated, and if it’s celebrating twenty years of a fine institution, then it’s especially good. At least that’s how the Musée des Arts Africains, Océaniens, Amérindiens apparently feels. It has taken the occasion to make a number of important changes in the installation of its galleries, although these don’t change the museum’s overall visual conception. New Oceanic and American Indian objects—either recently purchased or simply brought out of storage—have been added to the display cases of the permanent exhibition, and an exceptional collection of feather adornments from Guyana now brightens the Americas gallery. Remarkable for its state of preservation and the refinement of its pieces, the objects in this group were collected in Guyana between 1939 and 1942 from the Wayampi people by Marcel Heckenroth, who donated them to the MAAOA in 2008. A catalog has been published, so don’t worry if you can’t get to Marseille. LEFT: Model house. Anishinaabe, Manitoulin Island of Garden River, Ontario. Birch bark, thorns, spruce root, sweetgrass, wire. L: 23 cm. © The Trustees of the British Museum. ABOVE: Standing figure. Culture unidentified. © Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Saint- Denis. Photo: Irène Andréani. LEFT: Simeon Stilthda (Haida), figure of a shaman, c. 1880. Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York. MUSEUM news ABOVE: Pipe. Tlingit, Alaska. Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York.


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