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tronesian material. Since its inception, the Musée du
Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac has been acquiring
contemporary Madagascan art (figs. 9 and 23), as
well as photographs, both recent and older (fig. 7).
As such, it is a collection that has been assembled
over the course of more than a century and includes
everything from very old material, including archaeological
items, to the works of living contemporary
artists. This exhibition is a long overdue contribution
that will help free these objects from the perspectives
of the colonial past by demonstrating both the dynamism
of contemporary Madagascan expressive
forms and the power that the older ones retain. In
short, it conclusively demonstrates that the arts of
Madagascar are not to be relegated to the past.
Madagascar : Arts de la Grande Île
September 18, 2018–January 1, 2019
Musée du Quai Branly
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FIG. 21 (top right): Etui.
Mahafaly, Madagascar.
Basketry. H: 21.5 cm.
Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques
Chirac, inv. 71.1927.6.7.1–2.
Photo: Claude Germain.
FIG. 23 (far right):
Statuette. Ateliers d’Art
Appliqué Malgache de
Tananarive, Madagascar.
Wood. H: 26.6 cm.
Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques
Chirac, inv. 75.9102.7.
Photo: Claude Germain.
FIG. 22 (right):
Female figure. Antanosy,
Madagascar.
Wood, glass beads. H: 30 cm.
Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques
Chirac, inv. 71.1891.45.25.
Photo: Thierry Ollivier, Michel Urtado.
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