30 and a Lobi stool embellished with a figural sculpture. Yann Ferrandin will, as always, focus on pieces that are rich in nuance but emanate power and elegance. Serge Schoffel, whose last two thematic exhibitions for BRAFA—Masque bete and Vodoun fon—were highly acclaimed, will present a retrospective dedicated to Belgian sculptor Joseph Henrion (1936–1983), whose complex work, charged with symbolism, was heavily influenced by African art, both in terms of its subject matter and the artistic techniques he made use of. Tribal art—particularly the arts of Africa—will also have a place in various peripheral activities that BRAFA will be organizing, including an exhibition titled Le collectionneur belge (The Belgian Collector) produced by the King Baudouin Foundation as an homage to the private collector, guardian, and protector of patrimonies. BRAFA Art Talks, a series of lectures cosponsored by Tribal Art magazine, was a resounding success when it was introduced in 2014, and this year, one of its highlights will be what promises to be an interesting talk by Hélène Joubert, chief curator of African art at the Musée du Quai Branly, titled La genèse des collections d’Afrique sub-saharienne au musée du quai Branly : histoire des modes et politiques d’acquisition (The Genesis of the Sub-Saharan African Collections at the Musée du Quai Branly: A History of the Modes and Policies of Acquisition). Art in motion AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART AUCTION Brussels—On January 27, Lempertz in Brussels will offer an unusually large number of lots in its winter sale, the particular strength of which will be Yoruba material from Nigeria. The most interesting group of pieces from the area comes from the collection of Jacques Vogelzang, one of the founders of the Vereniging Vrienden Etnografica (Friends of Tribal Art Association) in the Netherlands, and includes several fine ibeji twin figures. An oshe Shango dance wand presumed to date to the beginning of the nineteenth century; a veranda post attributed to the sculptor Areogun or to his son, Bandele; and a stool formerly in the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection will be among other Yoruba artworks offered. Objects from Central Africa will include an Angolan nkanu architectural panel and a Congolese nkisi power figure, the latter collected by Robert Visser at the end of the nineteenth century. Oceanic art enthusiasts will be tempted by four korwar figures from Western New Guinea, as well as by a Lake Sentani figure illustrated in the Museum of Primitive Art’s 1959 publication The Art of Lake Sentani. BRAFA Brussels—BRAFA (Brussels Art Fair), Belgium’s foremost art, antiques, and antiquities show, will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary from January 24 until February 1 in its longstanding Tour and Taxis location. The organization is set to top its 2014 record of fifty thousand visitors by hosting 126 international exhibitors, more than half of whom will be coming from abroad. Participants include the top dealers in their fields, whether it be archaeology, furniture, painting, sculpture, jewelry, or tribal art. Eight dealers will represent the latter: Didier Claes, Pierre Dartevelle, Bernard Dulon, Yann Ferrandin, Jacques Germain, Sarah de Monbrison, Judith Schoffel and Christophe de Fabry, and Serge Schoffel. These dealers’ rigor and sharp eyes augur well for aficionados and collectors, who will without a doubt find high-quality material in their displays representing varying perspectives. In keeping with his taste for the exquisite, Jacques Germain will be presenting an important Gabonese n’dassa reliquary figure that was long exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. Accompanying this will be works representative of a somewhat less classic aesthetic, such as a Kenyan Kikuyu shield from the Urs Albrecht Collection in Basel Upper left: Oshe Shango dance wand. Yoruba, Oyo region, Nigeria. To be offered by Lempertz on January 27, 2015. Counterclockwise from top: Various BRAFA offerings. Ceremonial shield, ndome. Kikuyu. Kenya. Wood. H: 58 cm. Urs Albrecht Collection, Basel. Galerie Jacques Germain. Reliquary guardian. Kota. Gabon. Wood, copper, brass. H: 39.7 cm. Galerie Bernard Dulon. Maternity. Senufo. Côte d’Ivoire. Wood. H: 52 cm. Galerie Pierre Dartevelle. Cup. Bashilele, DR Congo. Wood. H: 17.5 cm. Galerie Yann Ferrandin.
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