ART in motion THE HIMALAYAS: TOTALLY BOLD Paris—The 36th Carré Rive Gauche event will be held from Friday May 30 through Saturday, June 1, 2013 (with an opening on Thursday from 6 p.m.–10 p.m.). As ever, all the participating dealers’ specialties will be represented. In the tribal art field, Galerie Alain Bovis will feature an exhibition titled Himalayan Masks: The Bruno Gay Collection. 18 It consists of a fine group of masks assembled by a collector with a sure yet open eye, and together these works testify to the limitless inventiveness of their creators. The show will be on view for a second round from June 11 through July 13 and catalog will be published for the occasion. SÉRIE NOIRE Paris—An exhibition on view from June 14 through July 27 at Galerie Philippe Ratton will present collectors of African art with artworks that feature dark patinas. Such surfaces, so rich in nuance, testify to their use as ritual objects associated both with the exaltation of life and the commemoration of death. Evocatively titled Série Noire, the show will consist of some twenty exceptional pieces, including a Senufo deble pair, formerly the property of LEFT: Bowl figure. Luba, DR Congo. 19th century. Galerie Philippe Ratton, Paris. ABOVE: Spoon. Ifugao, Philippines. Galerie Dandrieu-Giovagnoni, Rome. Photo © Claudio Moretti. Charles Ratton (a form to which the Musée du Quai Branly will concurrently devote a major exhibition). This highlight will be complemented by a sensually brilliant Luba bowl figure, a Fang reliquary guardian whose oozing patina is the result of repeated libations of palm oil, and a pair of Goma figures with unusually dark surfaces. This will be a fine opportunity to see some beautifully rich and sensual examples of tribal art. THE ART OF FORMS Rome—From May 2 through May 31, Galerie Dandrieu-Giovagnoni honored the creativity of non-European artists with an exhibition titled L’Arte delle Forme. The show presented enigmatically constructed objects with unusual forms, whose attributes tend to make those who see them forget their primary utilitarian functions. For example, the sculpture that sits atop a Philippines Ifugao spoon in the exhibition so rivets the viewer’s attention that its function as an eating implement is eclipsed. Likewise, the elegance and serene expression of the figure which adorns a Lobi stool from Burkina Faso invites one to see more in the object than a simple seat. MASKS Toulouse—Judging by the number of exhibitions on the subject organized both by museums and galleries, the fascination of Western collectors for African masks appears to be inexhaustible. The theme will be explored again by Galerie l’Atelier in a show on view from May 12 through June 12, 2013. It will be titled simply Masks and will feature recent acquisitions of representative examples of traditional Lega, Ibo, Dan, Bidjago, Bozo, and Bamana works, among others. ABOVE: Mask. Nepal. 19th century. Galerie Alain Bovis, Paris. Photo © Mathieu Ferrier.
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