ART IN MOTION
TRIBAL ART LONDON
LONDON—Now in its eleventh year, Tribal Art London,
the fi rst tribal art fair of the season, will be held this year
from September 5–8, 2018. This show is the only one
of its kind in England, and as such is especially popular
with British collectors of non-European art, but it is also
attracting increasing international interest as collectors in
search of fresh material and bargains are willing to travel
to visit its approximately twenty dealers. Amsterdam’s
Galerie Lemaire will participate again this year, and so
will two new dealers: Clive Rogers of London and Sisi
Tatu of Belgium. This year’s fair will put special emphasis
on two areas: the arts of Oceania, echoing the commemorations
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of the 250th anniversary of the Cook voyages
that will be happening in United Kingdom, and African
ceremonial objects, a nod to the publication of African
Twilight, the new book by Carol Beckwith and Angela
Fisher whose photographic work is familiar to most African
art enthusiasts.
RIGHT: Mask.
Punu, Gabon.
Wood, pigment. H: 84 cm.
To be offered by Mark Eglington at Tribal
Art London, September 5–8, 2018.
PAD
LONDON—The heart of London’s elegant Mayfair
neighborhood this autumn will once again be animated
by art. From October 1–7, 2018, The Pavilion
installed at Berkeley Square will host PAD London,
the quintessentially eclectic fair at which design, photography,
contemporary art, and non-European arts
blend and coexist harmoniously. The fair’s management
has confirmed that three names, all of them Parisian,
will represent the arts of Africa, Oceania, and
the Americas: Galerie Mermoz, Galerie Monbrison,
and Galerie Lucas Ratton, all of whom will once again
present high-quality artworks that will meet the expectations
of an audience well known for its highly
developed taste.
FRIEZE MASTERS
LONDON—Fewer galleries with specialties in the arts
of Africa, Oceania, Asia, and the Americas will be
showing at the seventh annual Frieze Masters than in
previous years. From October 4–7, 2018, only three
of them will offer their works in Regent’s Park to what
are surely among the most demanding collectors. Although
their numbers are small, the participants in
question excel in their fields and they will certainly attract
important clients. Anthony Meyer’s display will,
as always, feature major Oceanic and Eskimo objects.
New York–based dealer Donald Ellis will show a selection
of remarkable Native American objects repre-
ABOVE LEFT: Helmet mask.
Suku, DR Congo.
Early 20th century.
Wood, brass tacks. H: 36 cm.
Old French collection.
To be offered by Galerie Lucas Ratton
at PAD London, October 1–7, 2018.
© Galerie Lucas Ratton, photo: Vincent
Girier-Dufournier.
ABOVE: Kifwebe mask.
Songye, DR Congo.
Wood, pigment. H: 57 cm.
Field collected by Karel Timmermans.
Ex Galerie Ernest Ascher, Paris; James
Silberman, Virginia; Ronald Silberman,
Falls Church, Virginia.
To be offered by Galerie Monbrison at
PAD London, October 1–7, 2018.
© Galerie Monbrison, photo: Vincent
Girier-Dufournier.
LEFT: Carol Beckwith and
Angela Fisher, African
Twilight: dancer with animal
mask and raffi a costume,
Burkina Faso.
Book to be launched at Tribal Art
London, September 5–8, 2018.