NEW ACQUISITIONS Zurich—The Zurich public, and all tribal art aficionados who visit this pleasant Swiss city, will be able to enjoy an exhibition of new acquisitions 22 of African and Oceanic from old European collections at Galerie Fröhlich, which will be on view until April 5. A small Leti Island figure and a Moluccan ceremonial shield, both of which have not been on the market for more than forty years, are among the show’s highlights. Lega ivories from the Democratic Republic of Congo and West African figural sculptures complete the selection. Below left: Ancestor figure, iene. Leti, southeastern Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Wood. H: 17 cm. From an old Swiss collection. Galerie Frölich, Zurich. Below: Ceremonial shield. Molucca Islands, Indonesia. 19th–20th century. Wood with porcelain and shell inlay. H: 77 cm. Galerie Frölich, Zurich. IN PREPARATION Paris—Several changes will animate the Parisian scene this spring. Two moves of venue will be among them. The first to change locations will be Yann Ferrandin, who will leave his gallery at 5 Rue Visconti for a space that will provide him with greater visibility in the heart of the neighborhood at 33 Rue de Seine, formerly occupied by Galerie Downtown. The second move will be Lucas Ratton, who, on the occasion of the Paris Tribal event in April (see below), will open his new space—which is larger and will allow him to offer a more personalized welcome—also at 33 Rue de Seine, just a few steps from where he was before. In other Parisian news, auction house Artcurial/Briest-Poulain- F. Tajan has announced the creation of a tribal art department, to be directed by Florence Latieule, with Bernard de Grunne acting as cultural and scientific advisor and Lucas Ratton (much in the news these days) as consultant. Its first sale will take place on June 16. PARIS TRIBAL AND RUE VISCONTI Paris—Tribal art enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that a new event will be held for the first time from April 3–6 in the Beaux-Arts/Saint-Germain-des Prés neighborhood of Paris. It will be called Paris Tribal and is being produced by twenty-six galleries located in the uncontested capital of the tribal art world. The complete list of participants can be seen on the show’s website: www.paristribal.com. This will undoubtedly be an opportunity to discover any number of exceptional pieces, and ten or so of the galleries will be putting on in-depth thematic shows. These include Alain and a Nigerian Afikpo mask. Galerie Flak will present an exhibition titled Formes Pures (Pure Forms), which will be made up of a variety of pieces from Africa, Oceania, and North America, whose common denominator, aside from their age and utilitarian nature, will be the pleasing stylization of their forms. The show will be an ode to purity of line. Left: War shield. Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Wood, pigment. H: 170 cm. © Galerie Flak. Right: Mask. Bena, Iringa region, Tanzania. Wood. H: 27 cm. Photo: Frantz Dufour, © Galerie Afrique. Below center: Mask. Afikpo, Nigeria. Wood, pigment. H: 45 cm. Photo: Frantz Dufour, © Galerie Afrique. Above: Figurine. Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire. Wood, beads. H: 28 cm. To be offered by Galerie Lucas Ratton at Paris Tribal. ART in motion
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