ART in motion SIGNS AND COLORS OF AFRICA Rome—Arte Africana Dandrieu- Giovagnoni’s new exhibition, Tra segni e colori d’Africa (Signs and Colors of Africa), focuses on the language of symbolism embodied in the carved elements and pigments that adorn the surfaces of the traditional 28 creations of African cultures. Whether incised or in relief, decorative geometric adornment and scarifi cation patterns take on additional expressive power through coloration. This may be black and white, as in the case of the Kifwebe masks of the Democratic Republic of Congo (to note just one example), or brightly colored. Either way, to those who behold them, they serve as indicators of the entity that is represented, be it a person, a spirit, or a mythical being. It will be on view in Rome until June 13. MASTERPIECE London—For the third time, Galerie Mestdagh will be participating in Masterpiece London 2015, which will be held at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea from June 25 through July 1. In keeping with their taste for objects that combine formal qualities of elegance and simplicity, Ondine and Patrick Mestdagh will show a selection of African, Oceanic, and Asian works, including a South African zebra-hide shield, a Japanese red-and-green lacquer dish, and a shaman’s drum from Mongolia. Be sure to visit booth A47. ABOVE: Mask, goli. Baule, Côte d’Ivoire. Wood, pigment. H: 45 cm. Private French collection. Galerie Dandrieu-Giovagnoni. © Hughes Dubois. ABOVE: Mask, kanaga. Dogon, Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali. Early 20th century. Light wood, fi ber, polychrome, native repairs. H: 92 cm. Private French collection. © Galerie Jacques Germain, Hughes Dubois. ARTS OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE Ramatuelle—Once again this year, Galerie Afrique is organizing a thematic exhibition for the summer, this time on the arts of Côte d’Ivoire, which will be seen from July 1 through August 28. The main style areas— Baule, Senufo, Bete, Kulango, and Lobi—will each be represented by at least one work, providing a good overview of the diversity of this West African region’s traditional sculptural styles. The gallery will also collaborate with the city of Ramatuelle on the staging of a second exhibition, this one on African musical instruments, which will be on view from July 8 through July 24. PREVIEW Montreal—From June 27 through July 27, Montreal’s Galerie Jacques Germain will be showing a preview of a selection of sixteen objects that will appear in the pages of the seventh catalog which this eminent Canadian African art dealer will publish. The book will be released at the opening of the Parcours des Mondes art show in Paris in September, where the rest of the fi fty works that will appear in it will be exhibited and offered for sale. While unknown as we go to press, these objects promise to be varied in their styles and forms and will certainly not disappoint the expectations of a sophisticated and diverse international clientele. Germain, who travels frequently, plans to remain in Montreal for the duration of this preview show so he can be available to anyone who visits the show. Snow goggles. Punuk, St. Lawrence Island. AD 600–1200. © Galerie Mestadagh. ABOVE RIGHT: Mask. Bete, Côte d’Ivoire. Galerie Afrique.
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