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24 TOP: Mask. Dan, Côte d’Ivoire. Late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, metal, fiber. H: 31 cm. Photo: Mathieu Ferrier. © Galerie Alain Bovis, ABOVE: Standing figure. Mumuye, Nigeria. Late 19th or early 20th century. Wood. H: 57 cm. Photo: Mathieu Ferrier. © Galerie Alain Bovis, WEST AFRICA Rome—Galerie Dandrieu-Giovagnoni is presenting an exhibition of twenty old and representative West African sculptures, most of them from Ivorian, Malian, and Liberian cultures. One of the highlights is a small Baule mask with a royal coif. A particularly refined Mende figure with an annulated neck and a Yaure mask with eyes encircled in white are also notable. A number of small objects, such as heddle pulleys, maskettes, and gong beaters, complete the selection. The show will be on view until June 10. RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Paris—As we go to press with this issue, we learned of two exhibitions that deserve a last-minute mention. The first is titled Complicité (Complicity), which is a dialog between the art of the Haute Époque and traditional objects from Oceania. It is at Voyageurs et Curieux until June 21. The other is an installation titled Mises en Boîtes, which is dedicated to the work of Jean-Michel Jaudel and can be seen at Galerie Meyer until June 7. ART in motion SAFE INVESTMENTS Paris—The title of Alain Bovis’ current exhibition for the Art-Saint-Germain-des-Prés event seems more suited for an economic event than an artistic one. In fact, the two fields do have commonality, specifically the art market, which finds its most visible context in the art gallery. On view until June 28, this is the theme that this show examines. It does so by addressing the role of the dealer as the “discoverer” of certain values, that is to say, of works whose importance is rooted not only in the aesthetic pleasure that contemplating them provides, but also in their being a part of an economic patrimony that is, by definition, durable. These principles are exemplified in the exhibition by a selection of works that will certainly appeal to the viewing public, while its theme should offer a measure of assurance to potential buyers. FAR LEFT: Detail of a plank mask, nwantantay. Bwa, Burkina Faso. Early 20th century. Wood, pigment. H: 195 cm. Ex Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels. Photo: Mathieu Ferrier. © Galerie Alain Bovis, BELOW: Mask. Baule, Côte d’Ivoire. Wood. H: 18 cm. From a private Italian collection. © Galerie Dandrieu-Giovagnoni. BOTTOM: Detail of a standing figure. Mende, Liberia. Wood, pigment, glass beads. H: 34 cm. From a private Italian collection. © Galerie Dandrieu-Giovagnoni.


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