ART in motion 34 NEW YORK IN MAY New York City—Now in its fifth year, the AOA NY art fair will be held at Tambaran Gallery from May 14–17, 2015. Somewhat reduced in size from previous years, this event remains a worthy destination, the more so since besides its dealer roster—which this year includes Galerie Flak from Paris and Mark Eglinton and James Trotta-Bono from New York, among others—it is crosspollinating with contemporary art in the hope of attracting more than the usual tribal art audience. These contemporary works have been selected because of their harmonious affinity with the traditional arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Just two blocks away and on the same dates is a larger multi-dealer show, Madison Ancient and Tribal Art (MATA). It will feature displays of art from Africa, Oceania, Indonesia, and the Americas arrayed on four floors of the townhouse that once housed the venerable Perls Galleries. Exhibiting dealers include Marc Assayag, Kellim Brown, Bruce Frank, Wayne Heathcote, Jacaranda Tribal, Patrick Mestdagh, Nasser & Co, Michael Oliver, Michael Rhodes, Splendors of the World, and James Stephenson. Other MATA members will be holding special exhibitions off-site on the Upper East Side. These include Arte Primitivo, Pace Primitive, and Hunt Fine Arts. If you’re looking for treasures from the traditional cultures of the world to add to your collection or just want to look and learn, New York in the third week of May is unquestionably the place to be. Above left: Stilt step, a Toko, Tapuva’e. Marquesas Islands. 18th century. Ex Bertrand & Bernard Bottet. Wood. H: 16 cm. Courtesy of Patrick Mestdagh for MATA, New York. Above: Male figure. Songye, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wood, brass tacks. H: 18 cm. Courtesy of Patrick Mesdagh for MATA, New York. Above: Male and female figures. Chamba, Nigeria. 19th century. Ex Olivier Klejman. Above: Sung Hee Cho Wood. H: 47.6 and 38.7 cm. Courtesy of Tambaran Gallery for AOA New York. (Korean), Merging Galaxy, 2012. Rice paper and oil on canvas. 96.5 x 129.5 cm. Courtesy of Tambaran Gallery for AOA New York. Left: Preston Singletory (American), Blown Glass NWC Rattle, 2013–2014. Blown glass. L: 38.1 cm. Courtesy of Tambaran Gallery for AOA New York. TLINGIT ON THE ROADSHOW Bismarck—Over the decades and in the many countries in which the Antiques Roadshow has been being produced, it has brought to light any number of surprising and fascinating artworks and artifacts from around the world. In mid-February, the popular television program aired its visit to Bismarck, North Dakota, which had occurred the previous May. Native American art expert Ted Trotta recognized two rare Tlingit masks, one depicting a wolf and the other an ancestor guardian and both dating from the eighteenth century. The owner’s great-grandfather had been on a missionary trip to Alaska in 1890 and apparently acquired them then. The masks had been in the family since, a family that was quite surprised when Trotta told them the masks were worth $75,000 and $175,000, respectively. Above: Eighteenth-century Tlingit masks. Photo: Meredith Nierman for WGBH, ©WGBH 2014. Left: Sally Anderson (American), Black Matte, 2014. Fired clay, glaze. W: 33 cm. Courtesy of Tambaran Gallery for AOA New York.
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