ART in motion 42 ABOVE: Acrobat vessel. Colima, Mexico. 150 BC–AD 250. Terracotta. H: 19.7 cm. Throckmorton Fine Art, New York. Photo courtesy of Whitehawk, Santa Fe. TOP: Incensario with Overlord depiction. Maya, Mexico or Belize. AD 600–900. Terracotta. H: 22.2 cm. Throckmorton Fine Art, New York. Photo courtesy of Whitehawk, Santa Fe. LEFT: Shield. Tutsi, Rwanda or Burundi. Joe Loux Asian and Tribal Art, San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Whitehawk, Santa Fe. ings that are found in the impoverished provincial state of Guerrero. Ancient looking in their apparently primitive, elemental sense of form, yet strangely modern in their level of abstraction and economy of lithic expression, Guerrero sculptures possess a permanence of both form and material that seems almost archetypal. They were produced by a culture that is itself elusive, having left little trace in permanent masonry architecture that today is the standard by which cultural status is measured. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog. WHITEHAWK Santa Fe— In 2016, Whitehawk, which has long produced the annual Native American and Ethnographic art shows in Santa Fe, will combine both of these events, which it has run for some thirty-seven years, into one exceptional show featuring antique Indian art dealers alongside their tribal art colleagues from around the United States. Combining the two shows allows the producers to focus their efforts on one antique tribal event that highlights the top tier of dealers
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