122 Masterpieces from Africa Tracing the History of the Musée Dapper in Honor of Michel Leveau Interview by Elena Martínez-Jacquet It has been nearly three years since Michel Leveau passed away on Gorée Island while working on the fi nal preparations for the fi rst exhibition produced by the Musée Dapper—which he had founded in Paris in 1986—to be presented in Africa. After a period of mourning, the time seemed appropriate for Christiane Falgayrettes- Leveau, his wife and director of the museum since its inception, to produce an homage to her husband, a scholar and leader whose dedication to promoting the traditional arts of Africa was extraordinary and exceptional. This homage is an exhibition of the kind with which the Dapper has long excelled—a long-term temporary installation, in this case on view until July 17, 2016, accompanied by a publication penned by art historians and researchers with the strongest credentials. Titled Chefs-d’oeuvre d’Afrique dans les collections du musée Dapper (Masterpieces of African Art in the Musée Dapper’s Collection), the exhibition brings together for the fi rst time 125 outstanding artworks drawn entirely from the museum’s own holdings. The show differs in this respect from others the museum has produced, which have generally featured material from a variety of collections, both institutional and private. Shortly after the opening of this exhibition, we had the opportunity to talk with Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau about Michel Leveau’s engagement with African art. We also discussed the history and nature of the museum’s collection and its future. TRIBAL people
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