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Invitation au voyage

Jeudi des Beaux-Arts
6th May

Invitation to travel
A new open-air exhibition in Rue des Beaux-Arts galleries’ windows

June 3rd, 2021

New Exhibition !

Phantom
War Shield of Papua New Guinea

1st - 30 April, 2021

Now !

New Digital Exhibition
Faces, Visible – Invisible

Faces, visible – invisible

New Publication!

War clubs from Oceania

Katsinam

New AcQuisitions

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Ashanti doll

Africa | Ghana

Ashanti doll

photo Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

North America

Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)

photo Mumuye figure

Africa | Nigeria

Mumuye figure

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Maori spear

New AcQuisitions | New Zealand

Maori spear

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Gope

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

photo Yup’ik mask

North America | Alaska

Yup’ik mask

photo Lega Mask

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lega Mask

photo Malagan mask

New AcQuisitions | New Ireland

Malagan mask

photo Baining Mask

New AcQuisitions | New Britain

Baining Mask

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Punuk tool

North America | Alaska

Punuk tool

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Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar -

Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar - Episode 3
DukDuk Dance

#Throwback to February 2020, when I went on a field trip to New Ireland, Papua New Guinea…

It was the experience of a lifetime!
This performance was one of the highlights of my trip.
The main dancer is masked in a large conical costume adorned with big eyes and a large smile. Such dancers are associated among the neighboring Tolai people of New Britain with a powerful secret society in charge of fertility and law enforcement.

This dance was sheer fireworks of colors and energy!

Stay tuned for an upcoming post about a historic Malagan mask from New Ireland!

Even though we cannot travel much these days, @lejeudidesbeauxarts offers an “Invitation au Voyage”, an open-air event in St-Germain-Des-Prés. We look forward to your visit!

#GalleryFarFromHome
#InvitationAuVoyage

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #FieldTrip #Voyage #NewIreland #Malagan #Malangan #PapuaNewGuinea #Oceania#Ceremony #Dance #Ritual #InvitationToTravel #Tatanua #DukDuk #TubuanMask #ArtCollector #ArtCollection #TribalArtExpert #TribalArtGallery #TribalArt #ArtAdvisor

Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar -

Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar - Episode 2
Tatanua Dance

#Throwback to February 2020, when I went on a field trip to New Ireland, Papua New Guinea…

It was the experience of a lifetime!
I shot this video on the second day of the Malagan, during one of the most emblematic dances known in Oceania.
The ritual starts with a single Tatanua dancer performing at the center of the village. One by one, 5 other masked figures soon join him in the dance.

Grace and power combined...

Stay tuned: the Discovery Series will return soon with yet another video from New Ireland!

Even though we cannot travel much these days, @lejeudidesbeauxarts offers an “Invitation au Voyage”, an open-air event in St-Germain-Des-Prés. We look forward to your visit!

#GalleryFarFromHome
#InvitationAuVoyage

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #FieldTrip #Voyage #NewIreland #Malagan #Malangan #PapuaNewGuinea #Oceania#Ceremony #Dance #Ritual #InvitationToTravel #Tatanua #GesMask #KipongMask #ArtCollector #ArtCollection #TribalArtExpert #TribalArtGallery #TribalArt #ArtAdvisor

Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar -

Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar - Episode 1

#Throwback to February 2020, when I went on a field trip to New Ireland, Papua New Guinea…

It was the experience of a lifetime!
I shot this video at dawn on the first day of a Malagan ceremony I attended.
Twelve masked dancers, under the guidance of a ritual leader, wait for the sun to rise.
I am standing next to them, waist-deep in the ocean.
As soon as they start to dance and sing, the Malagan ritual cycle begins…

Stay tuned: the Discovery Series will return soon with more videos from New Ireland!

Even though we cannot travel much these days, @lejeudidesbeauxarts offers an “Invitation au Voyage”, an open-air event in St-Germain-Des-Prés. We look forward to your visit!

#GalleryFarFromHome
#InvitationAuVoyage

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #FieldTrip #Voyage #NewIreland #Tabar #Malagan #Malangan #PapuaNewGuinea #Oceania#Ceremony #Dance #Ritual #InvitationToTravel #GesMask #KipongMask #ArtCollector #ArtCollection #TribalArtExpert #TribalArtGallery #TribalArt #ArtAdvisor

Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar -

Invitation to Travel: Malagan Ceremony in Tabar - Episode 3
DukDuk Dance

#Throwback to February 2020, when I went on a field trip to New Ireland, Papua New Guinea…

It was the experience of a lifetime!
This performance was one of the highlights of my trip.
The main dancer is masked in a large conical costume adorned with big eyes and a large smile. Such dancers are associated among the neighboring Tolai people of New Britain with a powerful secret society in charge of fertility and law enforcement.

This dance was sheer fireworks of colors and energy!

Stay tuned for an upcoming post about a historic Malagan mask from New Ireland!

Even though we cannot travel much these days, @lejeudidesbeauxarts offers an “Invitation au Voyage”, an open-air event in St-Germain-Des-Prés. We look forward to your visit!

#GalleryFarFromHome
#InvitationAuVoyage

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #FieldTrip #Voyage #NewIreland #Malagan #Malangan #PapuaNewGuinea #Oceania#Ceremony #Dance #Ritual #InvitationToTravel #Tatanua #DukDuk #TubuanMask #ArtCollector #ArtCollection #TribalArtExpert #TribalArtGallery #TribalArt #ArtAdvisor

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