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a presentation put together by avant-garde
collectors Anna Demina and Leinuo Zhang,
will be open to the public on November 16
and 17, 2018, and is produced by Dalton Somaré
Gallery. The second exhibition will be
open from November 15–30, 2018.
SPOTLIGHT ON
SHANGO
Paris—Galerie Flak is presenting an exhibition
to the orisha Shango, one of the most
important deities in the pantheon of the
Yoruba of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. Prominent
among its offerings are oshe, which are dance wands
adorned with the double axe of Shango that devotees
carry during possessions. Danse avec Shango, dieu du
tonnerre (Dance with Shango, God of Thunder) is on
view until November 30, 2018.
On November 8, the gallery held a book signing for
the exhibition catalog with its authors Xavier Richer and
Hélène Joubert, the latter curator of the African Patrimony
at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.
ABOVE: Mask. Dan, Côte
d’Ivoire. Late 19th century.
Wood. H: 24 cm.
To be offered by Galerie Frank van
Craen at WINTER BRUNEAF.
© Studio Philippe de Formanoir – Paso
Doble.
LEFT: Mask. Dan, Liberia.
Late 19th–early 20th century.
Wood. H: 23 cm.
To be offered by Galerie Adrian Schlag
at WINTER BRUNEAF.
© Frédéric Dehaen, Studio Asselberghs.
LEFT: Mask.
Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Late 19th–early 20th century.
Wood. H: 32 cm.
To be offered by Galerie Lucas Ratton
at PAD, Geneva.
BELOW: Ceremonial dance
wand, oshe Shango. Yoruba,
Nigeria.
Wood.
Galerie Flak, Paris.
WINTER BRUNEAF
Brussels—Every year, the historic Sablon district eagerly
awaits the Winter BRUNEAF show that has warmed
up the winter atmosphere there for the last nine years.
This year’s event will be held from January 23 through
27, 2019, and the Belgian capital’s resident dealers will
once again host their colleagues from abroad to share
their passion for non-European art with the collectors
and afi cionados who will attend the show. Although
most of the pieces on display will be African, there
also will be objects from Oceania, the Pre-Columbian
Americas, and Asia, all shown in a relaxed and convivial
atmosphere. David Serra of Barcelona, Parisian gallery
owner Nicolas Rolland, and Patrik
Fröhlich of Zurich will be newcomers
to the show this year, and with their
participation it promises to be better
than ever. This is an event that is becoming
increasingly important and
one not to miss.
RATTON AND PAD
Geneva—A regular participant in
many generalist art fairs, Lucas Ratton
seems to have a special affi nity for
the PAD shows. Short for Pavillion of
Art and Design, his ongoing involvement
with these excellent events in
Paris and London has brought him
well-deserved recognition in the eyes
of those who frequent the fairs. This
young Parisian dealer has committed
to the event at all of its venues, and Ratton will be on
hand to host collectors in a booth replete with interesting
and tastefully selected works at the next PAD show
in Geneva from January 31 through February 3, 2019.
AFRICAN ART IN MILAN
Milan—Milan is already the world’s capital for fashion
and design, and it is gradually becoming one of the major
centers for the European art market. In keeping with
this trend, two exhibitions of African art have recently
contributed to giving the city a new cosmopolitan and
multicultural dimension. Origins: Visions on African
Art and Classic Contemporary Primitive are both major
events in the Italian cultural landscape and focus on
the antique art of the continent that is the peninsula’s
southern neighbor, so distant in some regards and so
close in others. Both exhibitions focus on meticulously
chosen works from Gabon and Côte d’Ivoire. Origins,