African Art News

I will participate next month to the Eurantica Fair in Brussels.
I also launched the African Art Club fo those of you who want more insiders informations.

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African Arts wishes you a Happy 2009 and some

Dear friends,

2008 was a great year for the African Art market. Since it was not pushed by exagerated speculation like in the contemporary Art Market, the African Art market stayed stable.

In Paris a Sénoufo deble just sold for 322 192 €. (french). This seems expensive, but in fact it is not since a pair sold a few weeks ago at Sotheby's in New-York for 3.5 million.


If you like Benin Bronzes visit PENN Art with there last show African bronzes, in cultural context. Just after the turn of the last century, some European artists became infatuated with African sculpture, they responded to its often astonishing formal inventiveness.
»Read Penn Benin Bronzes story

Museum of African Art Founder Warren Robbins died Warren M. Robbins, 85, founder of the Museum of African Art, forerunner to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, died Dec. 4 2008 at George Washington University Hospital of complications from a fall at his home last month.

The World Bank’s Art Curator Discusses a Major New Exhibit – Africa Now!
World Bank Art Curator Marina Galvani came to the Bank’s Art Program via a circuitous route; a trained economist and art historian, she initially joined the Bank as an economist. She soon gravitated toward the Art Program and has since become something of a force in the art world, especially in poor countries. read the interview World Bank Africa Now

Tribal Treasures in Dutch Private Collections
Arnold Wentolt and Siebe Rossel are leading the VVE Vereniging Vrienden Etnografica . The organisation exist since already 25 years and did a special exhibition with unpublished pieces from his members in the Netherlands . Read the books content. Afrikaanse Kunst in Nederland

Jolika collection lawsuit: A Collection of Tribal Art Is Embroiled in a Modern Family Feud

Photo News: Samuel Fosso African Chief If it is Tuesday, I am an African chief.
Prominent photographer Samuel Fosso brings his arresting self portraits as a pirate, tribal chief, businessman, a society woman — and tells the tale of Central African Republic.

An African photo exhibit, with books Photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have devoted 30 years to exploring the traditions, cultures and people of Africa. They immerse themselves in the lifestyle of a particular tribe by living in the same manner and eating the same food in order to befriend people whose stories they hope to tell personally and intimately. .. more photo news

Buy African Aniques updated

I updated the front page from http://www.buyafricanantiques.com to make it more convinient for those who are willing to browse my site to buy african art

african art antiques shop stay

african art antiques shop stay

Bruneaf 2008 and related events

David Norden, an independent dealer not a member from any organisation invites you in Brussels from 4 to 8 June 2008 as a guest of Antiques Carl Reyntens at the rue Watteeu 27, 1000 Brussels (click to find me on the Google map - it is close to the perroquet). I have found some fine pieces, like a XVIIIth century Bamileke Cup; a Tschokwe mask from the Stapelen Museum; and much more ....
Maybe I'll do a little online presentation and another newsletter before the Brussels events if I find the time. I will also present some fine photography by my wife Sylvie Verhaeghe who also participates in the "festival de la photographie" in Arles this summer.

David Norden
Tel +32 3 227.35.40

lower back tattoos

tribal tattoos The world's most tattooed person is Tom Leppard from the Isle of Skye, Scotland, who has 99.9 per cent of his body covered with a leopard-skin design.
body art : The earliest found tattoo was in Egypt. The tattoo was found on a mummy from the times of pyramid building. Tattooing has been said to be in existence since 12,000 BC. The earliest found tattoo was in Egypt. Get your own tattoo design from the confort of your home Lower Back Tattoo. Over the last thirty or so years, a renewed general interest in body styling can be determined among the various cultures of the West. Body modifications comprise a whole range of practices to which belong branding, scarification, implantation, deformations of the skull, the foot binding, beauty operations, Tatoos and body painting.

tribal tattoos Urine was sometimes used to mix the colouring matter of early tribal tattoos.

A mother had here son Alec who loves his inked-up arm with tribal tattoos and She loves Alec. So she gradually came to respect his body adornment.

Lower Back Tattoo Designs For Women: What Suits You? - There are many types of lower back tattoo designs, including the popular tribal back tattoos.Picking the right design isn't easy, unless you have a large selection of great tattoo design ideas to choose from. But, first what makes a good tattoo for the lower back? Watch this video to find out.Then, get the best selection of award-winning lower back tattoo designs at: Lower Back Tattoo and go with your stencil at the nearest Tattoo Shop.

African Art : Recent Acquisitions

David Norden

fine African Art.


We advise great collections since 1992 !

David Norden Sint Katelijnevest 27 B2000 Antwerpen Tel: +32 3 227.35.40

African Art for sale

Dear friends ,Please find below some thumbnails from my recent acquisitions. The items above the page are more valuable than the ones below the page. Click on the thumbs and see items you like.

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Bwaka statue, 17 cm. 2,500 € Burkina Faso mask & chair, ex Ian Shaw:3000€

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Ashanti funeral head + Bamana Doorlock

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A small Kifwebe masquette

26 cm without stand, 37cm if it's stand (included in the price).

From a Dutch collection.Price: 1,300€

Hope you enjoyed,

David Norden

African Art

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African Art hub

I created a African Art hub page to explain what you should look at to build a collection with genuine African Art. When I read the messages posted on the many discussion groups on the internet I see that most African Art collectors still strugle with the fact that they don't know how to recognise if a piece is AUTHENTIC or not.

I must tell you that even if I grew up with African Art myself, it is not an easy task and that even today, I have somethimes to live a few days with a piece of African Art before beeing able to put it in the category "genuine" or "fake".
And even then sometimes the answer is not 100% on one side or the other.

You must get experienced and see as many genuine pieces as possible.

I explain some of the resources to explore at the African Art hub

African Origines

Explore ancestral origins of African art at the Met

by RENEE MINUS WHITE Fashion & Beauty Editor

Originally posted 10/18/2007 at amsterdam news

From the heart of Africa’s equatorial rainforest, the Metropolitan Museum presents a special exhibition of acclaimed sculpture on view now through March 2, 2008.

This exhibition explores the significance of the works presented in their countries of origin, and how their reception in the West led them to enter the mainstream of universal art. Organized thematically, “ External Ancestors: The Art of Central African Reliquary” explains cultural and spiritual inspirations that led to their creation in equatorial Africa.

Drawn from the most important collections of African art in Europe and the United States, the more than 130 works featured in the exhibition relate to 12 distinct traditions in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

They were created to celebrate the lives of an extended family’s most notable ancestor.In the collection, there are many works that were sources of inspiration for early 20th century Western avant-garde artists who collected them and kept them in their studios.

Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck and Henri Matisse were among the many artists who not only collected African sculpture, but also studied this art in the newly formed ethnographic museums of the day.According to Alisa LaGamma, curator in the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at the Metropolitan and organizer of this exhibition, “‘External Ancestors’ seeks to reveal the mystery behind the original spiritual and social imperatives that led to their creation by examining the history of the reception of these African artifacts in the West. I believe that an awareness of what inspired them allows us to appreciate Africa’s heritage in a meaningful context.”

The exhibition opens with a series of comparisons between celebrated sculptures, such as 19th century Fang reliquaries that were created in Gabon with works from the Metropolitan’s superb medieval and Asian art collections. Among the highlights of the exhibition are the wood heads, half-figures, and full figures carved by Fang masters.

Also featured are two-dimensional wood figurative elements are sheathed in precious metals that were created by Kora and Mahongwe peoples in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.Among the seminal examples on view is a Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble (from the Musée du Quai Branly) created by a Kota artist. Made of wood, brass and copper, this historically important piece was collected over the course of an exploratory journey to the region by the French 1883 expedition that was led by Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. Another distinctive genre consists of Bwende and Bembe soft sculptures from the Republic of Congo.

Among the most spectacular and rare examples is a life-size female figure by the Bwende master Mucosa of Kingoyi that was collected by the Swedish missionary Efrain Anderson in 1938 (from the Museum of World Culture).

Made possible in part by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the exhibit is accompanied by a film that emphasizes the importance of performance rites as devotional forms of expression and a catalogue, “External Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary,” published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and distributed by Yale Press.

The catalogue is available at the Museum’s bookshops for $65. This is a wonderful, educational exhibit for the family

read also : Ancestral Origins of African Masterpieces Explored

African Death

Zoologie in Paris

L'Exposition sur les Animaux au musée Dapper est fabuleuse. Il s'agit d'un musée privé, mais on sent la passion qui anime les organisateurs. On voit bien sur les grands classiques du Musée qui ont déjà été reproduit à plusieurs reprises, comme leur masque de Lion, ou le beau cavalier Dogon, mais j'y ai aussi découvert de merveilleux petits objets, ainsi que pas mal d'objets emprunté à des collectionneurs privés.

Si vous etes a Paris aller découvrir les trésors de Dapper.

José Vermeersch

José Vermeersch is a Modern Art Sculptor from Belgium represented by " Kunst galerij Neerman " a good friend of mine who also collect African Art.
The official site is www.jose-vermeersch.be .

His work make me think at chinese ceramics.

Official Dealer from the Art of José Vermeersch is Art Gallery Marnix Neerman Kloosterstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen (Belgium) 0032 475 96 44 14

See more from his work at Jose Vermeersch

Art Africain

J'ai posté quelques nouveaux articles en français sur mon site: art africain . Entre autre un interessant interview avec Pierre Amrouche, et un descriptif de la vente de Marc Ginzberg.

L'expo de Paris s'approche à grand pas. Quels sont ceux d'entre-vous qui viendront à Paris? repondez sur mon groupe de discussion : http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/AntiquesAfricaines/surveys?id=2256463

Vous etes bien sur tous le bienvenu au 73 rue de Seine, ou j'expose à la Galerie de Buci. Je vous promet d'apporter de tres beaux objets provenant d'anciennes collections. Entre autres j'ai réussi à denicher quelques objets ayant appartenu au peintre Floris Jespers.
Je ne vais pas trop en dire pour laisser la surprise à ceux désirant me visiter.

Norden.David
http://artafricain.info/

statues walk out of church

statues walk out of church I found a funny twist to the Paris Events September 07. Let's meet between 11 and 16 September in the Galerie de Buci 73 rue de Seine

News Weather Info

I created a new site about the news weather info . At this moment you can read and see images and videos about the weather related to e.g. Taiwan Typhoon, Hurricane Dean that is category 4 but can get stronger, the IBM weather computer, and Sunny, warm African weather ahead .

South Africans can look forward to sunny and warm weather this weekend, the South African Weather Service

Finding a Shop in Paris

It is not easy to find a Shop for during the events in Paris, that was why I searched for it a long time in advance.

I was lucky to find it in the rue Visconti, and told people so in June, but was unlucky when I received a phone call to tell me the Shop "pas-de-porte" was sold to a Parisian dealer.

But now I am happy to have found another available Shop to meet you in September at 73 rue de Seine near de rue de Buci.

I will be very glad to meet you between 11 and 16 september, and will show you some fine pieces coming from known collections.

Come see my African Art exhibitions, and also don't miss the Parcours des Mondes show and other events in Paris at the same moment (like the "Salon des collectionneur") in the same period. I am not a member of this organisation, but handle the same selection standard in the selection of the pieces on Show, just compare by yourself.

immo Bazel

SOLD

A nice 106 m2 appartement in Bazel Belgium for sale, previously it was a photo studio, but now it is for sale as an appartement or as a commercial place, or office space. Located on the main road between Antwerpen and Temse

this is why im hot

This is why im hot is a hip-hop song by MIMS telling the African to be more confident in themselves.
MIMS, who released his debut album, Music Is My Savior, earlier this month, has gotten some extra attention lately because of New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez.
So visit the link and see the video if you need some pep talk.
Or visit the hot zone if you prefer to know about Kevin''s "World in Conflict"

Art Advisors

You can't collect AfricanArt without knowledge and years of experience, that is why I recommand to get advise before buying with african art art advisors before doing serious buyings.

When prices are low and you like the pieces, you don't care so much. But today the African Art prices are getting higher and higher, and you have much to lose in the game. So be smart, and check out the reputation from your art sellers and get if possible a econd opinion before doing an expensive acquisition.

David Norden, www.buyafricanantiques.com

Bassalampasu mask

Among the African Masks the Bassalampasu masks are quite frightening. Also people from this tribe have the reputation to be quite agressive. They cut the teath to make them even more impressive.

This wooden mask is covered with cupper, and the hairdress is in raffia.

The Salampasu are coming from Southern Congo (Kinshasa), this type of mask is called Kasangu.

Follow the title link to see more african masks, or to read more about the Salampasu.

This mask was collected before 1952, and is to be dated from the 40's. It is yours for 1,500 euros, just send me an email for availability.

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