The Language of Beauty in African Art

3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth: Texas, United States

March 27, 2022 - July 31, 2022 Exhibition March 27, 2022 July 31, 2022 Europe/London The Language of Beauty in African Art 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth: Texas, United States

The Language of Beauty in African Art presents nearly 250 remarkable works from collections around the world—compelling art that scholars, connoisseurs and collectors outside Africa have admired for more than a century. The exhibition features an incredible variety of objects, including a range of impressive and powerful sculptures, captivating costumes and masks made for ceremonial use, and extraordinary decorative arts. Visitors can experience works in a new way as the exhibition explores how this art was evaluated and appreciated by the local artists and audiences who created and experienced it, through the very words that they themselves used to describe their creations—their language of beauty.

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound

11 West 53 Street, Manhattan: New York, United States

April 06, 2022 - August 13, 2022 Exhibition April 06, 2022 August 13, 2022 Europe/London Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound 11 West 53 Street, Manhattan: New York, United States

The first survey of Bouabré’s work, and the first exhibition at MoMA devoted to an Ivorian artist, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound spans the artist’s immense production from the 1970s until his death in 2014. A highlight of the exhibition is the Alphabet Bété—Bouabré’s invention of the first writing system for the Bété people, an ethnic group in present-day Côte d’Ivoire to which the artist belonged. Also on view are hundreds of postcard-size illustrations that he drew on cardboard packages of hair products he salvaged from his neighborhood in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital. Tracing the arc of Bouabré’s inventiveness—from the creation of his first writings and drawings focused on the the culture of the Bété, to scenes from everyday life exploring broader themes of democracy, women’s rights, and current affairs—the exhibition celebrates his commitment to collecting, preserving, and sharing knowledge as a way of understanding the world around us.

Parcours des Mondes

Saint-Germain-des-Prés: Paris, France

September 06, 2022 - September 11, 2022 Fair September 06, 2022 September 11, 2022 Europe/London Parcours des Mondes Saint-Germain-des-Prés: Paris, France

For more than twenty years, Parcours des Mondes is the most important art fair worldwide, dedicated to Non-Western and Asian cultures and Archeology. The fair gathers each year at the beginning of September, around forty galleries, specialised in artworks from Africa, Asia, Oceania, America and Archeology at Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in the centre of Paris.

PAD London

Berkeley Square: London, United Kingdom

October 06, 2022 - October 09, 2022 Fair October 06, 2022 October 09, 2022 Europe/London PAD London Berkeley Square: London, United Kingdom

Set in the vibrant heart of Mayfair, PAD is London’s leading fair for 20th Century art, design and decorative arts. Inspiring a unique spirit of collecting, PAD epitomises how modern art, photography, design, decorative and tribal arts interact to reveal astonishing combinations and create the most individual and staggering interiors. Prominent international galleries from major cities across Europe, North America and Asia come together to offer an exceptional panorama of the most coveted and iconic works available on the market today. PAD is a place to discover and acquire pieces of museum quality with a distinct history. PAD cultivates eclecticism, authenticity and connoisseurship with passion and flair.

59th Venice Biennale: The Milk of Dreams

Ca' Giustinian, San Marco 1364/A: Venice, Italy

April 24, 2022 - November 27, 2022 Exhibition April 24, 2022 November 27, 2022 Europe/London 59th Venice Biennale: The Milk of Dreams Ca' Giustinian, San Marco 1364/A: Venice, Italy

The 59th International Art Exhibition will take place from 23 April to 27 November 2022 (pre-opening on 20, 21 and 22 April), curated by Cecilia Alemani. “As the first Italian woman to hold this position, I intend to give voice to artists to create unique projects that reflect their visions and our society”, Alemani has declared. Cecilia Alemani is a curator who has organized many exhibitions of contemporary artists. She is currently Director and Chief Curator of High Line Art, the programme of public art of the urban park in New York, and is the past curator of the Italian Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2017.

Bamana Mud Cloth:​ From Mali to the World​

1717 North Harwood: Dallas, United States

November 13, 2021 - December 04, 2022 Exhibition November 13, 2021 December 04, 2022 Europe/London Bamana Mud Cloth:​ From Mali to the World​ 1717 North Harwood: Dallas, United States

Mud cloth, or bogolanfini, originated among the Bamana peoples of Mali and its designs can be spotted in products across the world, although the source is not always credited. Bamana peoples used the dye-decorated cloth to make tunics for male hunters and wrappers for females to mark the most important milestones in their lives. While the cloth was previously associated with rural village life, today bogolanfini is worn by urban people, identifying them as native Malians.​ The culturally significant designs on bogolanfini are painted by women with a dye made from fermented mud onto cloth handwoven by men. This exhibition explores the complete labor-intensive process and identifies how the distinctive patterns have been used in Western products, from designer clothing to home furnishings.

Connecting African art collectors with dealers and scholars, based on a foundation of knowledge about the origin, use & distinguishing features of listed pieces

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