Civilisations Brussels Art Fair

40 Place du Grand Sablon: Brussels, Belgium

June 16, 2022 - June 19, 2022 Fair June 16, 2022 June 19, 2022 Europe/London Civilisations Brussels Art Fair 40 Place du Grand Sablon: Brussels, Belgium

CIVILISATIONS Brussels Art Fair is a fresh concept focusing on the ever-evolving eclectic taste of international clients and collectors searching for the finest Asian, Ancient & Tribal Art. The biannual show is to become the new cultural beacon in the heart of Europe to foster the shared stories of humanity across time and places.

Wish You Were Here: African Art and Restitution

University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor: Michigan, United States

August 21, 2021 - July 03, 2022 Exhibition August 21, 2021 July 03, 2022 Europe/London Wish You Were Here: African Art and Restitution University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor: Michigan, United States

This exhibition proactively engages with debates about restitution and the ethics of museums’ owning African heirlooms collected during the era of colonization. The investigation and research into eleven works of African art will be conducted publicly — visitors will have access to documents, photographs, and correspondence that will help UMMA develop a better understanding of each object’s history, grappling in real-time with questions surrounding legal and ethical ownership of these artworks. Though complex, this project presents exciting opportunities for museum transparency and creating new pathways for relationship-building with partners in Africa and its diaspora. Museum visitors can begin to explore this investigation online and in person in Fall 2021.

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.

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.

Treasures of the Al Thani Collection

Hôtel de la Marine, 2 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008: Paris, France

November 18, 2021 - December 31, 2022 Exhibition November 18, 2021 December 31, 2022 Europe/London Treasures of the Al Thani Collection Hôtel de la Marine, 2 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008: Paris, France

The Centre des monuments nationaux and the Al Thani Collection Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of the museum space dedicated to showing artworks from the Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine on 18th November 2021. The exhibition – Treasures of the Al Thani Collection – will showcase a rich diversity of approximately 120 artworks drawn from across the Collection, bringing together exceptional works of art from antiquity to modern times. Celebrating the unifying force of art across cultures, it will juxtapose superlative works of art from different civilisations, sharing with the public high points of creative expression across periods and geographies.

Benin. Looted History

Museum am Rothenbaum, Kulturen und Künste der Welt, Rothenbaumchaussee 64, 20148: Hamburg, Germany

December 17, 2021 - December 31, 2022 Exhibition December 17, 2021 December 31, 2022 Europe/London Benin. Looted History Museum am Rothenbaum, Kulturen und Künste der Welt, Rothenbaumchaussee 64, 20148: Hamburg, Germany

The colonial occupation of the Kingdom of Benin by British troops in February 1897 marked the end of one of the most powerful West African kingdoms. In consequence thousands of works of art made of bronze, ivory and wood were looted from the royal palace and dispersed worldwide. In view of the planned restitution, the MARKK’s Benin collection will now be presented in its entirety. In addition to informing on the British colonial war and the current restitution debate, the show offers different perspectives on the original meaning of the objects, their outstanding artistic quality, and their significance for African art and cultural history. A specific focus is given on the provenance of the collection and its intertwined history with the Hamburg trade networks.

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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