52 TEFAF Does the Americas NEW YORK—Thanks to its association with Artvest Partners, TEFAF Maastricht, Europe’s most prestigious art and antiquities fair, will hold its fi rst American event in New York this fall amid considerable fanfare. From October 21–26, TEFAF New York Fall will be held at the Park Avenue Armory, where it will be attended by some of the world’s most demanding art lovers, eager to see what the eighty-three inaugural participants in this show will offer. Exhibiting dealers have been rigorously vetted and selected by a committee of independent experts with American credentials, as well as by members of the TEFAF Maastricht organization. In the tribal art fi eld, several names well known to collectors have been confi rmed as exhibitors. The doyen of this group, having shown nineteen times at TEFAF Maastricht, is Galerie Meyer—Oceanic & Eskimo Art, which will stage a unique exhibition featuring the canvases of contemporary artist Jean Lurçat shown alongside a variety of Ewa sculptures from the Korewori River area of Papua New Guinea, including some of the most beautiful known examples in this style. The ever-peripatetic Didier Claes will also exhibit primarily Central African works, including a fi ne Songye mask formerly owned by Charles Ratton, which was included in the major 2013 exhibition on Ratton at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris. Sam Fogg from London is planning an eclectic display that will include Ethiopian Coptic material as well as Asian and Islamic art. From North America, Montrealbased dealer Jacques Germain, who is well known for his passion and aesthetic sensibility, plans to show a group of historically signifi cant African works of the highest quality. Finally, close neighbors of the Armory, John Menser and Claudia Giangola of Ancient Art of the New World, will cross the Upper East Side with an array of masterpieces from the Pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas. TEFAF has also announced another New York installment for spring in the same location. ART IN MOTION ABOVE: Abstract figure. Ewa, Korewari River region, Papua New Guinea. Wood. To be offered by Galerie Meyer at TEFAF New York Fall. LEFT: Seated young lord. Possibly from Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico. AD 300–900. Terracotta, pigment. H: 44.5 cm. Ex Texas private collection; East Coast collector (acquired 1986). Photo © Justin Kerr. To be offered by Ancient Art of the New World at TEFAF New York Fall. ABOVE: Reliquary guardian figure. Kota-Obamba, Gabon. Wood, metal. H: 51 cm. To be offered by Galerie Jacques Germain at TEFAF New York Fall. LEFT: Mask. Songye, DR Congo. Wood. H: 35 cm. Ex Charles Ratton; Guy Ladrière. © Studio Philippe de Formanoir-Paso Doble, reproduced by permission of Galerie Didier Claes. To be offered by Galerie Didier Claes at TEFAF New York Fall.
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