LEFT: Female figure. Bena Lulua, DR Congo. 18th century. Wood. Reproduced by permission of Galerie Monbrison. RIGHT: Female figure. Tsogho, Gabon. 19th century. Wood, traces of red pigment, tin, iron, gray-blue beads. H: 41 cm. Collected before 1923. © Hughes Dubois, reproduced by permission of Galerie Bernard Dulon. Biennale des Antiquaires PARIS—From September 10–18, the Grand Palais will once again host the Biennale des Antiquaires, a major art event that offi cially will begin to be held on an annual basis in 2017. Two renowned tribal art names will represent the fi eld this year. Galerie Meyer will show a selection of works from Oceania and the Arctic, 26 and Yann Ferrandin will present some thirty works that heretofore have rarely been seen on the market. These will be from Africa, Oceania, and the Arctic, his particular areas of interest and expertise. ABOVE: Ritual mask, narut. Vao Island, Vanuatu Archipelago. 18th–19th century. Wood, pigment. H: 40 cm. © Hughes Dubois – Galerie Yann Ferrandin. To be offered by Galerie Meyer at the Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris. The Rendez-Vous PARIS—A new event centering around the presentation of outstanding thematic exhibitions of the rare and beautiful will animate Paris’ cultural scene from September 10–24. Conceived of by ten antiques dealers and gallery owners, including two foreign ones, Le Rendez-Vous will be held on Rue de Seine and adjoining streets in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood. Tribal art will be prominently represented through the participation of two resident galleries, Galerie Bernard Dulon and Galerie Monbrison. Belgian dealer Didier Claes will also be there with a thematic exhibition on Songye art from the Congo in Galerie Vallois at 41 Rue de Seine. ABOVE: Standing figure. Songye, DR Congo. Wood, metal, snakeskin, leather, melted glass, horn, vegetable fiber, bell, ritual materials, pigments. H: 81 cm. Ex Arman, New York. © Hughes Dubois, reproduced by permission of Galerie Didier Claes. RIGHT: Mask, apouema. Kanak, New Caledonia. 19th century. Wood, hair, rattan, European fabric. H: 42 cm. Ex William O. Story (1889/1938). To be presented by Galerie Meyer at the Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris. ART IN MOTION
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