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Bourgogne Tribal Show
BESANCEUIL—Last year’s second Bourgogne Tribal
Show was the one that proved that the seemingly
crazy idea of holding a tribal art show that combines
quality with conviviality in the middle of the French
countryside was not so crazy after all, and this year
promises to make this atypical event take root as an
ongoing annual event. It will feature some twenty international
dealers, who will be showing selections of
their objects in the openplan
setting of this venue
from May 24 until May
27, 2018.
This third show will be
of particular interest for
several reasons. Firstly, it
celebrates the inclusion
of several new participants
with the arrivals of
Jo De Buck of Brussels,
Eric Hertault of Paris, Alexandra
Pascassio and
Davide Manfredi of Paris,
Joaquin Pecci of Brussels,
and Abla and Alain Lecomte
of Paris. An exhibition
titled Bestiaire du
Monde (Bestiary of the World) in the Farinier space
of the Cluny Abbey is a second reason for enthusiasts
to visit the show, and it will remain open through
June 24, 2018. As its title suggests, this show will explore
the many ways in which animals are represented.
It does so through a group of some thirty works
provided by the show’s participants and selected by
Aurélien Gaborit, curator of African art at the Musée
du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Unique to the Bourgogne
Tribal Show this year will be the launch of the
Artkhade Fairs online platform, a project produced by
Artkhade in collaboration with show organizers Gus
Adler & Filles, which will allow exhibitors to show the
objects they are presenting at the show virtually to
interested parties online and completely confi dentially.
This innovation has been successfully implemented at
contemporary art shows and holds obvious promise
for the tribal art world as well.
ABOVE: Mask, rom.
Ambrym, Vanuatu.
© Jacques Lebrat. Photo: Michel
Gurfi nkel.
RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM:
The setting of the Bourgogne
Tribal Art Show.
Installation in the Farinier
space in the Cluny Abbey.
© Stéphane Jacob.
Photo: penelopehoilefi neArt.
Dance crest, chi wara.
Bamana, Mali.
Early 20th century.
© Galerie Laurent Dodier.
Photo: Michel Gurfi nkel.
Ivi po’o. Marquesas Islands.
© Galerie Meyer.
Photo: Michel Gurfi nkel.
From the 2016 Bourgogne
Tribal Art Show.
TOP RIGHT: Double korwar
fi gure. Geelvinck Bay, Papua
province, eastern Indonesia.
© Galerie Meyer.
Photo: Michel Gurfi nkel.
All images this page: the Bourgogne
Tribal Show, May 24–27, 2018.