50 years: a retrospective Galerie Afrique - Frantz & Alain Dufour
For the 23rd Parcours des Mondes, Galerie Afrique will highlight an exhibition about 50 years of passion and collection.
For its fiftieth year of activity, Galerie Afrique presents a retrospective exhibition of the main themes dealt with in our Ramatuelle gallery and at the Tribal Art shows at the Hôtel Dassault, PAD and Parcours des Mondes.
An exceptional double statue of the “Obu Nkwa” men's house will be representative of Ibo art from Nigeria, a majestic and archaic Igala statue from Anjenu with a deep, crusty black patina will evoke the art of Benoué, while three monumental Moba and Kotokoli sculptures will symbolize northern Togo. Yoruba art will be given pride of place with the presence of the remarkable horseman from the Garcia collection, featured on the cover of the reference work “Les chefs-d'œuvre africains dans les collections privées françaises” (M. Rivière, ed. Philbi, 1975) and in the eponymous catalog of the “Chasseurs et Guerriers” exhibition at the Musée Dapper (1998). The Aguéré Ifa statue of a kneeling woman, presented at the opening of the gallery in 1974, will also be exhibited. Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, R. Congo, R.D. Congo, Cameroon and Burkina Faso will also be represented at Galerie De Causans, 25 rue de Seine.
Discover the Galerie Afrique - Frantz & Alain Dufour during the Parcours des Mondes at 25, rue de Seine.
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