figure formerly in the collection of Herbert Baker. Also
presenting classical African art will be Alain Naoum of
Brussels. Private dealer Mark Eglinton from Hudson,
New York, mixes iconic African art forms with fascinating
Galerie Flak of Paris will present a group of Korewori
figures from Papua New Guinea, as well as highlights
from their upcoming show of kachina dolls. Finally, Tribal
Art magazine will be there to answer questions and fill
in your back issues.
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MATA 2018
NEW YORK CITY—The annual
Madison Ancient & Tribal Art show
will be held again this year from May
11–13, 2018, at the historic beauxarts
Arader Galleries townhouse at
1016 Madison Avenue. As we go
to press, the exhibitor list is still being
developed, but those who have
committed to participate include
event organizer James Stephenson,
who will bring a selection of fine
African art, including a fine Kongo
works from other world cultures. In addition to African
sculptures from the Hemba, Akan, and Mumuye,
Pierre Dartevelle: 50 Years
BRUSSELS—An exhibition at Lempertz showcases for
the fi rst time the exceptional collection of inveterate
dealer Pierre Dartevelle. He spent a great deal of time
in Central Africa beginning in the middle of the 1960s
and was, among other things, the discoverer of Hemba
statuary. The approximately 100 objects shown
span areas of the Congo such as Shaba, Kasaï, and the
Lower Congo. Material from the latter is among the
strongest suits of his collection. Songye fi gures; Lega
masks; Lower Congo fetishes; wood, bronze, and ivory
objects; and spectacular effi gies all give us insight
into the mind of a man with a consuming passion for
the traditional arts of Africa.
Laurent Jacob, who was also co-curator for the exhibition
on Edmond Dartevelle (Pierre’s father) at the
Musée Président Jacques Chirac in 2010, is responsible
for putting together this show. He is assisted here
by Tim Teuten of Lempertz auction house, where the
show is being presented, who adds his expertise to
the subject. The show will be on view May 24 until
July 6, 2018.
FAR LEFT: Power fi gure,
nkisi. Kongo, DR Congo.
Wood, mirror, ritual materials.
H: 31.8 cm.
Ex Sotheby’s, London, August 1,
1961; M. L. J. Lemaire, Amsterdam
(#20667); Herbert Baker Collection;
Art Institute of Chicago, 1962–1987;
Sotheby’s, New York, November 10,
1987; Lance Entwistle, London.
To be offered by James Stephenson
at MATA, New York, May 11–13,
2018.
LEFT: Memorial head.
Akan, Hemang village,
Twifo region, Ghana.
Terracotta. H: 27 cm.
Ex Jacques Viault, Paris, acquired
in the 1970s; Christie’s, Paris,
December 2015.
© Galerie Flak. Photo: D. Voirin.
To be offered by Galerie Flak at
MATA, New York, May 11–13, 2018.
ART IN MOTION
ABOVE: Ancestor fi gure.
Hemba, Kaboja village,
Makutano region, DR Congo.
19th–20th century.
Wood. H: 74 cm.
© Studio Philippe de Formanoir –
Paso Doble.
LEFT: Standing fi gure.
Ngbaka, DR Congo.
Wood. H: 80 cm.
© Studio Philippe de Formanoir –
Paso Doble.