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North America | Alaska

Inuit arrow

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North America | Alaska

Inupiaq mask

photo Aboriginal shield

New Acquisitions | Australia

Aboriginal shield

photo Katsina doll

North America | Arizona

Katsina doll

photo Phantom Shield

New Acquisitions | Papua New Guinea

Phantom Shield

photo Katsina doll

North America | Arizona

Katsina doll

photo Calumet Pipe

North America | U.S.A.

Calumet Pipe

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North America | U.S.A.

Tobacco bag

Africa | Nigeria

Ibeji

photo Katsina doll

North America | Arizona

Katsina doll

photo Thule Figure

North America | Alaska

Thule Figure

photo Thule figure

North America | Alaska

Thule figure

photo Harpoon head

North America | Alaska

Harpoon head

photo Okvik figure

North America | Alaska

Okvik figure

New Acquisitions | Papua New Guinea

Shield

photo Snow goggles

North America | Alaska

Snow goggles

photo Lwalwa Mask

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lwalwa Mask

photo Ngbaka figure

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ngbaka figure

New Acquisitions | New Zealand

Hei Tiki

photo Thule Figure

North America | Alaska

Thule Figure

photo Katsina Doll

North America | Arizona

Katsina Doll

photo Janus figure

North America | Alaska

Janus figure

photo Katsina Doll

North America | Arizona

Katsina Doll

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The Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland, is re

The Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland, is renowned for its exhibitions that bridge diverse artistic traditions, and its displays often include compelling dialogues between modern and non-Western art.
The 2009 exhibition “Visual Encounters: Africa, Oceania, and Modern Art” at the Fondation Beyeler showcased the profound influence of African and Oceanic art on 20th-century Western artists.

Five Mumuye figures from Nigeria, 19th or early 20th century, wood and pigment. Various private collections and the Beyeler Foundation, Riehen/Basel, and Fernand Léger's Contrast of Forms, 1913, oil on canvas, Beyeler Foundation, Riehen/Basel.
© Hughes Dubois, Bruxelles/Paris © 2009, ProLitteris, Zurich.

To mark the 70th edition of BRAFA Art Fair in January 2025, the Galerie Flak will showcase a thematic exhibition dedicated to Mumuye sculptures.

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BRAFA
Brussels Expo, stand 92
26.01 - 02.02.2025

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#Mumuye #AncientAfricanArt #AfricanSculpture #AfricanArtCollector
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"The bold, abstract forms of Mumuye sculptures spe

"The bold, abstract forms of Mumuye sculptures speak directly to the heart of modern art’s quest for purity and essentialism." William Rubin

Ritual figure
Mumuye
Nigeria
Early 20th century
Carved wood and pigments
Height: 67 cm – 26 ¼ in.
Provenance
Ex collection Pierre Parat, Paris
Ex collection Michel Andrault, Paris
Ex collection Alain de Monbrison, Paris, circa 1980
Ex collection Carles Taché, Barcelona
Ex private collection, Spain

To mark the 70th edition of BRAFA Art Fair in January 2025, the Galerie Flak will showcase a thematic exhibition dedicated to Mumuye sculptures.

SAVE THE DATE
BRAFA
Brussels Expo, stand 92
26.01 - 02.02.2025

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #ArtExpert #Brafa #William Rubin
#Mumuye #AncientAfricanArt #AfricanSculpture #AfricanArtCollector
#ArtCollector #ArtCollection #ArtAdvisor

Throwback to one of the most pivotal exhibitions i

Throwback to one of the most pivotal exhibitions in art history:
“Primitivism in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern,” held at MoMA, New York, in 1984.

This landmark exhibition explored the fruitful dialogue between Western modern art and the aesthetics of tribal art, highlighting shared formal and conceptual principles that reshaped the trajectory of 20th-century art.

Among the featured African artworks were several Mumuye figures from Nigeria, celebrated for their bold geometric forms, dynamic postures, and powerful sculptural presence.

Their inclusion in this groundbreaking show introduced Mumuye art to a wider global audience, elevating these sculptures to the status of timeless masterpieces and affirming their resonance with the modernist ethos.

“Primitivism in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern”
Museum of Modern Art, New York, 7 Sept. 1984–15 Jan. 1985
© MoMA, New York

To mark the 70th edition of BRAFA Art Fair in January 2025, the Galerie Flak will showcase a thematic exhibition dedicated to Mumuye sculptures.

SAVE THE DATE
BRAFA
Brussels Expo, stand 92
26.01 - 02.02.2025

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #ArtExpert #Brafa #Primitivism
#Mumuye #AncientAfricanArt #AfricanSculpture #AfricanArtCollector
#ArtCollector #ArtCollection #ArtAdvisor

The Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland, is re

The Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland, is renowned for its exhibitions that bridge diverse artistic traditions, and its displays often include compelling dialogues between modern and non-Western art.
The 2009 exhibition “Visual Encounters: Africa, Oceania, and Modern Art” at the Fondation Beyeler showcased the profound influence of African and Oceanic art on 20th-century Western artists.

Five Mumuye figures from Nigeria, 19th or early 20th century, wood and pigment. Various private collections and the Beyeler Foundation, Riehen/Basel, and Fernand Léger's Contrast of Forms, 1913, oil on canvas, Beyeler Foundation, Riehen/Basel.
© Hughes Dubois, Bruxelles/Paris © 2009, ProLitteris, Zurich.

To mark the 70th edition of BRAFA Art Fair in January 2025, the Galerie Flak will showcase a thematic exhibition dedicated to Mumuye sculptures.

SAVE THE DATE
BRAFA
Brussels Expo, stand 92
26.01 - 02.02.2025

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #ArtExpert #Brafa #FondationBeyeler #FernandLeger
#Mumuye #AncientAfricanArt #AfricanSculpture #AfricanArtCollector
#ArtCollector #ArtCollection #ArtAdvisor

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