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  • PARIS TRIBAL with a special Exhibition PURE FORME

    Exhibition : May 09 - May 09, 2025

    Galerie Meyer
    17 Rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Paris tribal, an event initiated by Parisian galleries specializing in the ancient arts of Africa, America, the Himalayas, Indonesia and Oceania, has established itself as a major event in the world of tribal art. Bringing together the finest antique tribal art dealers in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés for a week, this open-air show is a unique opportunity for connoisseurs and new enthusiasts alike to share their passion with recognized experts and exchange ideas with them in a privileged setting. Constantly on the move, Paris Tribal has gradually opened up to provincial dealers and international galleries, while retaining the convivial, festive character that has been at the heart of the event's DNA since its inception. We look forward to seeing you at our 12th Paris Tribal from May 13 to 18, 2025 in Saint-Germain-des-Prés! Download Download

  • Forthcoming Events

    Exhibition : April 18 - May 08, 2025

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Arctic Art
    17 rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     3 great occasions to collect : 3 grandes occasions pour collectionner : PARIS TRIBAL : 13-18 MAI/MAY*** The ROOMS - Brussels 22-25 MAI/MAY *** CROSS COLLECTING NOW ! BASEL : 16-22 JUIN/JUNE *** Download Download Download

  • Collection Harry Beran

    Exhibition : March 06 - March 22, 2025

    Galerie Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     This is the catalogue of the exhibition - sale at Galerie Meyer in Paris of the last remaining objects from the collection of Harry Beran sold to help finance the publication of his posthumous book on the art and culture of the Massim People of southeastern New Guinea. ----- Voici le catalogue de l’exposition-vente à la Galerie Meyer à Paris des derniers objets de la collection de Harry Beran vendus pour contribuer à financer la publication de son livre posthume sur l’art et la culture du peuple Massim du sud-est de la Nouvelle-Guinée. Download

  • Exposition Traits d'Union - Exhibition Connecting Lines

    Exhibition : December 05 - February 15, 2025

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Arctic Art
    17 rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     La Galerie Meyer est ravie de présenter Traits d'union, une exposition captivante qui explore les notions du trait et de la ligne à travers des œuvres d'Océanie et du Grand Nord, en dialogue avec la création contemporaine. Cette exposition met en lumière les travaux des artistes Dadi Wirz et Krassimira Drenska, qui interrogent la symbolique et la matérialité de la ligne dans leurs pratiques respectives. Traits d'union invite les visiteurs à découvrir comment la ligne, qu'elle soit tracée, gravée ou tissée, constitue un élément fondamental tant dans les arts anciens océanien et arctique que dans l’art d’aujourd’hui. Les artistes, réinterprétant ce concept pour évoquer des récits d’identité, de culture, de nature et de frontières, créant de puissants dialogues visuels empreint de mythes et de traditions. Galerie Meyer is pleased to present Connecting Lines, a captivating exhibition that explores the concepts of the line through works from Oceania and the Far North, in dialogue with contemporary creation. This exhibition highlights the works of artists Dadi Wirz and Krassimira Drenska, who question the symbolism and materiality of the line in their respective practices. Connecting Lines invites visitors to discover how the line, whether drawn, engraved, or woven, serves as a fundamental element in both ancient Oceanic and Arctic arts as well as in contemporary art. The artists, reinterpreting this concept to evoke narratives of identity, culture, nature, and boundaries, create powerful visual dialogues steeped in myths and traditions. Download Download Download Download Download

  • OPUS – Ancient Arts

    Exhibition : September 18 - September 22, 2024

    Espace Commines
    17 rue Commines
    75003 Paris
    France
     OPUS – Ancient Arts follows in the tradition of the great fairs dedicated to ancient arts, marking a new highlight in the cultural calendars of dealers, institutions and collectors alike. OPUS – Ancient Arts takes the form of an intimate art fair, featuring a carefully curated selection of galleries showcasing their diverse specialities: Greek and Roman, Egyptian, Near-Eastern, Islamic and Arctic antiquities. Download Download

  • Parcours des Mondes

    Exhibition : September 10 - September 15, 2024

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Exposition : Le SURRÉEL dans quelques dessins européens du XXe siècle et dans les arts premiers de la Nouvelle Guinée Sculptures et objets rituels, cultuels et fonctionnels de la Nouvelle Guinée : Provenant des régions : Sepik, Sentani, Korwar, Golfe Papoue, Hautes-Terres, Massim, Tami, Ramu, Abelam, Digul, Korewori, Bahenimo, Torres, etc en juxtaposition avec une collection privée de dessins des grands artistes européens du début du XXe siècle : Vieira Da Silva, Goetz, Carrington, Toyen, Klee, Lam, Dominguez, Picasso, Seligman, Degottex, Wols, Deux, Bellmer, etc Dates : 10 septembre / 12 octobre 2024 (Vernissage le 10 septembre pour le Parcours des Mondes 2024) Horaires : Mardi - Vendredi : 11h-13h / 14h30-18h & Samedi : jusqu’à 19h Lieu : Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art, 17 Rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris 75006, France Contact : Anthony JP Meyer : + 33 6 80 10 80 22 / ajpm@meyeroceanic.com Site internet : www.meyeroceanic.art Un catalogue est en préparation. Download Download

  • Cross Collecting Now !

    Exhibition : June 10 - June 16, 2024

    C/O Berney Fine Arts
    Andlauerhof, Muensterplatz 17
    4051 Basel
    Switzerland
     Concurrent with Art Basel 2024, this joint exhibition CROSS Collecting NOW ! brings together early Master Works of Tribal Art from Oceania, the Arctic Circle and beyond with major works of art from the classical modern and contemporary art movements of the 19th, 20th & 21st centuries. Since the inception of the modern era in the early years of the 20th century, Western art has an aesthetic, historical and moral connection to the early arts of Oceania, Africa, the Americas and Asia and this today is nowhere more evident than in this exhibition. So many of the great artists of the 20th/21st centuries were, and are, interested in tribal art: Derain, Vlaminck, Picasso, Braque and Matisse all the way through to Kirchner, Nolde, Marden, Matta, Klee, Breton, Moore, Rivera, Brauner, Ernst, Pollock, Epstein, Brignoni, Giacometti, Gottlieb, O’Keefe, Segui, Warhol, Kelly, Tapies and onwards to Baselitz, Barceló, Koons, Creten, Attia, Wurm & Quinn to name but a few. Download Download Download

  • WEALTH & ORNAMENTATION

    Exhibition : April 04 - June 01, 2024

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Arctic Art
    17 rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
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  • ZOOMORPHES

    Exhibition : February 01 - March 31, 2024

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     ZOOMORPHES is an exhibition that is entirely curated and designed by our interns Vairea Anania and Ranihei Prokop whom are both studying at the IESA Arts and Culture School in Paris. They were given free reigns and have produced an exhibition dedicated to the representation and celebration of the animal form in Oceanic and Arctic art. Please join us for the opening on February 1st or come view the works of art throughout the next two months in the gallery. -/-/-/- ZOOMORPHES est une exposition entièrement conçue et organisée par nos stagiaires Vairea Anania et Ranihei Prokop, toutes deux étudiantes à l’IESA à Paris. Elles ont eu carte blanche et nous ont produit une exposition dédiée à la représentation et à la célébration de la forme animale dans l’art océanien et arctique. Joignez-vous à nous pour le vernissage le 1er février ou venez voir les œuvres d’art au cours des deux prochains mois dans la galerie. Download Download Download

  • EXPOSITION NOEL - XMAS EXHIBITION

    Exhibition : December 07 - January 13, 2024

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Exposition de Noël : Une sélection d'objets d'art notables provenant des cultures anciennes et traditionelles du Pacifique et des régions de l'Arctique. ************** Christmas Exhibition: A selection of notable art objects from ancient and traditional cultures of the Pacific and Arctic regions. Download

  • FAB - Paris (Fine Art Paris & La Biennale)

    Exhibition : November 21 - November 26, 2023

    Grand Palais Éphémère
    2 Place Joffre
    75007 Paris
    France
     Tout l'Art du Monde sous un même Toit... FAB - Paris est le résultat de la fusion des salons Fine Arts Paris & la Biennale. Pour cette deuxième année notre nouveau salon déménage au Grand Palais Éphémère et accueille 110 exposants : Marchands, Bijoutiers, Libraires et Antiquaires présentant tous des oeuvres de qualité exceptionnelle. FAB est le plus bel évènement international à Paris pour les Arts de l’antiquité à nos jours. All the Art of the World under the same Roof... FAB - Paris is the result of the merger of Fine Arts Paris & the Biennale. For this second year our new fair moves to the Grand Palais Éphémère and welcomes 110 exhibitors : Gallerists, Jewelers, Booksellers and Antique dealers all presenting works of exceptional quality. FAB is the most beautiful international event in Paris for the Arts from antiquity to today. Download

  • Parcours des Mondes 2023

    Exhibition : September 05 - September 10, 2023

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Arctic Art
    17 rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Parcours des mondes est le plus important salon international consacré aux arts d'Afrique, d'Océanie, des Amériques, d'Asie et à l'Archéologie tant par le nombre, la qualité ou la diversité de ses participants. Il rassemble chaque année au début du mois de septembre une cinquantaine de galeries spécialisées dans les arts d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Océanie, des Amériques et en archéologie, à Saint-Germain-des-Prés, au cœur de Paris. Fort de plus de vingt ans d'expérience, le Parcours des mondes est une institution œuvrant pour la diffusion des connaissances et des œuvres issues des cultures d'Afrique, d'Océanie, des Amériques et d'Asie et nous espérons partager cette passion avec vous. Download

  • Cross Collecting Now !

    Exhibition : June 12 - June 18, 2023

    Angela Berney Fine Arts
    Andlauerhof 17 Muensterplatz
    4051 Basel
    Switzerland
     Galerie Meyer in Basel... I am pleased to announce that I will be exhibiting in Basel with my collegue Simon Studer of Geneva in the beautiful rooms of Angela Berney Fine Arts on the Muensterplatz from 12 through 18 June during the ARTBASEL week. We all look forward to welcoming you to our exhibition Cross Collecting...NOW ! Download Download Download Download

  • PSYCHOTROPES interférences rituelles et artistiques

    Exhibition : June 01 - July 15, 2023

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     L’exposition PSYCHOTROPES érige des liens entre la consommation de produits psychoactifs jusqu’à la dimension hallucinogène chez les populations ancestrales de Mélanésie, plus particulièrement néo-guinéenne, et l’évocation de ces effets. Elle tente de représenter une conceptualisation matérielle, et cognitive de l’interférence provoquée d’un état devenant alors paradoxal, où perception du réel et rêves s’entremêlent. L’espace d’exposition reçoit dans le début de son parcours, une vingtaine d’œuvres d’art premier anciennes du Pacifique, plus particulièrement mélanésiennes. Spatule à chaux, coupe à kava et effigie d’ancêtre, viennent alimenter sous le prisme ethnolo-gique, une exposition traitée sous un regard en grande partie botanique (Bétel, Kava, DMT, Salvia Divinorum). En résonnance à cela, 3 artistes émergent(e)s, Anaïs Penot, Antonin Renard et Kelit Raynaud évoquent cette interférence dans des œuvres de commande inédites, à l’aide de mediums différents........The exhibition PSYCHOTROPES, on view in June 2023 at Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Arctic Art, Paris 6e, establishes links between the consumption of psychoactive products, including hallucinogenic ones, by ancestral populations of Melanesia, particularly New Guinea, and the evocation of these effects. In the exhibition space, some twenty works of early Pacific art, particularly from Melanesia, are on display. Lime spatulas, kava bowls and cups and an ancestor effigy provide ethnological inspiration for a largely botanical exhibition (Betel, Kava, DMT, Salvia Divinorum). Resonating with this, 3 emerging artists, Anaïs Penot, Antonin Renard and Kelit Raynaud evoke this interference in new commissioned works, using different mediums. Download Download Download Download Download Download Download

  • HONOR the WOOD

    Exhibition : April 06 - May 27, 2023

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Galerie Meyer invites you to discover a selection of wood carvings from Oceania and the Arctic. In our exhibition space with an antique parquet floor, you will discover large-format sculptures - monumental or ritual architectural elements, as well as sculptor's tools such as remarkable adzes. Rare small archaic wooden figures from the South Pacific and the great Arctic North also bring our rendezvous to life...............La Galerie Meyer vous invite à découvrir une sélection d’oeuvres en bois d’Océanie et de l’Arctique. Dans son espace d’exposition au sol en parquet ancien, vous y découvrirez des sculptures en grand format originaires d’éléments architecturaux monumentaux ou rituels, ainsi que des outils de sculpteur comme de remarquables herminettes. De rares petites figures archaïques en bois du Pacifique Sud et du Grand Nord Arctique viennent également donner vie à notre rendez-vous. Download Download Download Download

  • Honneur au Bois - Sculpteur.Sculpture

    Exhibition : April 05 - April 05, 2023

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     La galerie Meyer vous invite à découvrir une sélection d’oeuvres en bois d’Océanie et de l’Arctique. Dans son espace d’exposition au sol en parquet ancien, vous y découvrez des sculptures en grand format originaires d’éléments architecturaux monumentaux ou rituels, ainsi que des outils de sculpteur comme de remarquables herminettes. De rares petites figures archaïques en bois du grand Nord viennent également donner vie à notre rendez-vous. Le 6 avril de 19h à 20h la soprano Béatrice de Larragoïti nous régalera avec un programme dédié à notre sujet du moment : le bois, les sculpteurs, les sculptures, la forêt, les îles et voyage. Madame de Larragoïti s’est produite sur nombreuses scènes, festivals et compagnies en Europe, en Amérique et au Royaume-Uni, parmi lesquels le Carnegie Hall, le Wigmore Hall, le Grimeborn Festival, le Festival Oxford Lieder, English Touring Opera, Saint-Martin-in-the-Fields, Opéra de Baugé et Lyrique-en-Mer. Le Programme de 19h à 20h : 1 - Henri Duparc, L'Invitation au voyage 2- Hervé, Vlan dans l'oeil: Menuiserie, charpenterie  3 - Rossini, Guillaume Tell: Sombre forêt 4 - Reynaldo Hahn, L'île du Rêve, Ô pays de Bora-Bora 5 - Jonathan Dove, The Adventures of Pinocchio, Blue Fairy Aria 6 - Kurt Weil, Youkali Download

  • Guy Ferrer : exposition MANA

    Exhibition : February 02 - April 01, 2023

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Arctic Art
    17 rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     The exhibition “MANA – in the Art work, the Power” is composed of a collection of tribal Oceanian and Arctic art objects and a selection of the work by the contemporary painter and sculptor Guy FERRER. The artist and traveller invokes mana as an expression of strength and meaning, offering imagery at the frontier of abstraction and figuration, Guy FERRER leads the quest for superior knowledge. FERRER’s works are the visible expression of this search for spirituality. They open windows, beyond their aesthetic strength, prompting the viewer to come out of his/hers envelope and dig deeper into his/hers sensations. At Galerie Meyer, Guy FERRER unveils confirmation of the mysterious link that artists of all times and places maintain with the intangible. This often diaphanous aura, which some call mana, could be the Source of Everything. - - - L’exposition « MANA – dans l’œuvre, la Puissance » est composée d’un ensemble d’objets d’art premier océaniens et arctiques, et d’une sélection du travail du peintre et sculpteur contemporain Guy FERRER. Artiste-voyageur qui invoque le mana comme une expression de force et de sens, offrant des formes à la frontière de l’abstraction et de la figuration, Guy FERRER mène la quête d’un savoir supérieur. Les œuvres de FERRER sont l’expression visible de cette recherche de spiritualité. Elles ouvrent des fenêtres au-delà de leur force esthétique, incitant l’amateur à sortir de son enveloppe et à creuser plus profondément ses sensations. À la Galerie Meyer, Guy FERRER dévoile la confirmation de ce lien mystérieux que les artistes de tous les temps et de tous les lieux entretiennent avec l’existence intangible de l’aura. Cette force souvent diaphane, que certains appellent mana, pourrait être à la Source de Tout. Download Download Download Download

  • ART GENEVE

    Exhibition : January 25 - January 29, 2023

    PALEXPO - Aeroport Route Francois Peyrot 30
    1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
    Switzerland
     ARTGENEVE & The SYNDICAT NATIONAL des ANTIQUAIRES - France. For the first time a selection of Antiques will be exhibited at ARTGENEVE by members of the French SYNDICAT NATIONAL des ANTIQUAIRES. The galleries will offer works of art in a contemporary setting designed by Michele Merlo and Studio Gellner. Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art, as a member of the SNA, will exhibit 12 major works of art representative of the ancient cultures of the Pacific Islands and North America. ARTGENEVE & Le SYNDICAT NATIONAL des ANTIQUAIRES - France Pour la première fois un rare ensemble d'Art Ancien sera exposé à ARTGENEVE sur le stand collectif du SYNDICAT NATIONAL des ANTIQUAIRES. Les membres proposerons leurs oeuvres d'art mise en scène par Michele Merlo et Studio Gellner. La Galerie Meyer proposera une sélection de 12 oeuvres majeurs représentatives du grand art des cultures anciennes des îles du Pacifique Sud et de l'Amérique du Nord. Download

  • Exhibition : ROUND

    Exhibition : December 01 - January 04, 2023

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     An exhibition of ROUND objects of all types from the Pacific Island cultures of Oceania and the cultures of the Arctic. Une exposition d'objets de forme ROND des cultures de l'Océanie et de l'Arctique. Download

  • Fine Art Paris - La Biennale

    Exhibition : November 08 - November 13, 2022

    Carrousel du Louvre
    99 Rue de Rivoli
    75001 Paris
    France
     Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale, le nouveau salon issu de l’alliance des deux entités, Fine Arts Paris, jeune salon prometteur né il y a cinq ans et La Biennale des Antiquaires, créée en 1956 sous la houlette d’André Malraux, devient le plus bel évènement international à Paris pour les arts de l’Antiquité à nos jours. La première édition réunira 86 exposants du 9 au 13 novembre au Carrousel du Louvre . C'est l’alliance de deux évènements majeurs du calendrier international des foires, mais aussi la rencontre et le dialogue souhaités par les organisateurs. Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale est l'unique salon généraliste consacré aux Beaux-Arts à Paris. Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale - Paris’s only fair dedicated to Fine Arts. The two leading French art fairs – the venerable Biennale, one of the world’s oldest art fairs (formerly known as La Biennale des Antiquaires) and the fast- growing Fine Arts Paris have merged to create a new annual flagship event in Paris celebrating art from the Antiquity to present day. The inaugural edition of Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale will take place at the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre, from 9 to 13 November. Download Download Download

  • Auction - Vente aux Encheres

    Exhibition : September 27 - October 22, 2022

    BIARRITZ Encheres
    6 allée de l'Aeropostale
    64200 Biarritz
    France
     Vente aux enchères : Découverte d'un rare, ancien et beau reliquaire KOTA chez BIARRITZ-ENCHERES le 21 octobre 2022 avec les experts Laurent Dodier (SFEP) & Anthony JP Meyer (SFEP -CEEA). http://www.biarritzencheres.com/ Auction : Discovery of a rare, early and very fine KOTA reliquary figure to be offered by BIARRITZ-ENCHERES (France) on 21 octobre 2022 with the experts Laurent Dodier (SFEP) & Anthony JP Meyer (SFEP -CEEA). http://www.biarritzencheres.com/ Download

  • PARCOURS des MONDES

    Exhibition : September 06 - September 11, 2022

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     CASSE-TÊTE II : Pour ce Parcours des Mondes de 2022 je vais revisiter mon exposition CASSE-TÊTE de 1989 en vous présentant une sélection exceptionnelle d'armes et massues d'Océanie. CASSE-TÊTE II : For Parcours des Mondes 2022 I will revisit my groundbreaking exhibition CASSE-TÊTE of 1989 and offer a superb selection of clubs and weapons from the Pacific. Download

  • Modern & Tribal Masters

    Exhibition : June 13 - June 19, 2022

    Angela Berney Fine Arts
    17 Muensterplatz
    4051 Basel
    Switzerland
     For its sixth iteration Modern & Tribal Masters – an ephemerous Pop-up exhibition, will be held in the magnificent rooms of Angele Berney Fine Art on the Muensterplatz of Basel. This yearly event, concurrent with ART BASEL, brings together major works of art from the classical modern and contemporary art scene of the West with Masterworks of Tribal Art from Oceania, Africa and the Arctic Circle. exhibitors : Angela Berney Fine Arts, Basel / Anthony JP Meyer – Oceanic & Eskimo Art, Paris / Simon Studer Arts, Geneva Download

  • Small Pleasures - Petits Plaisirs

    Exhibition : June 02 - July 02, 2022

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Venez compléter ou débuter vos collections à cette petite exposition remplie de petits plaisirs et de petits trésors à moins de cinq mille euros ! Nous vous attendons nombreux pour ce Jeudi des Beaux-Arts du mois de Juin qui est le Temps Fort de l'été 2022.  Vernissage le Jeudi 2 Juin : 15h - 21h Opening on Thursday June 2nd : 3 - 9 pm Come on over and complet or begin your collection with this small exhibition full of small pleasures and small treasures under five thousand euros ! We look forward to welcoming you on the first Thursday of une 2nd for the summer highlight of the Jeudi des Beaux-Arts. Download

  • Exhibition ROGER BOULAY & KANAK art

    Exhibition : April 07 - May 21, 2022

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     A major exhibition of the drawings and sketch books relating to the inventories undertaken by Roger Boulay of Kanak Art in French Private Collections. A curated selection of early Kanak Art will be exhibited as well. Une grande exposition des dessins et carnets de croquis relatifs aux inventaires entrepris par Roger Boulay de l'art Kanak dans les collections privées français. Une sélection d'œuvres d'art Kanak anciennes sera également exposée. Download

  • Fleurs de Peaux

    Exhibition : February 03 - March 12, 2022

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     En collaboration avec Mrs. & Mr. X la galerie Meyer est heureuse de proposer une exposition de leur collection de photographies et dessins érotiques contemporains en ces longs, froids et gris mois de février et mars. Venez donc vous réchauffer l'esprit et le regard ... L'exposition s'adresse a un public averti et n'est pas accessible aux mineurs. Download

  • Braderie de Livres - Book Sale

    Exhibition : December 04 - January 15, 2022

    Galerie Meyer
    17 Rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 - Paris Paris
    France
     Grande Braderie de Livres d'Art - A big Art Book Sale Download

  • Exposition Collective : Contemporain x Ancien : Coco de Fronsac, Jim Skull, Serge Dubuc, Lucile Soussan, George Nuku & Art Océanien et Eskimo

    Exhibition : December 02 - January 15, 2022

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Une Exposition Collective avec les oeuvres de nos amis artistes contemporains Coco de Fronsac, Jim Skull, Serge Dubuc, Lucile Soussan, George Nuku en confrontation a l'art ancien d'Océanie et de l'Arctique et en plus une braderie de livres d'art ...

  • La Biennale

    Exhibition : November 26 - December 05, 2021

    Grand Palais Ephemere
    Place Joffre
    75007 Paris
    France
     An unmissable event, La Biennale is one of the most prestigious art fairs in the world. It brings together the world's leading art, antiques and design dealers, jewelers, watchmakers and their international clientel of collectors in the new Grand Palais Éphémère. Download Download

  • Modern & Tribal Masters

    Exhibition : September 20 - September 26, 2021

    C/O Angela Berney Fine Art
    Andlauerhof, 17 Muensterplatz
    4051 Basel
    Switzerland
     Basel Pop - Up Exhibition in Basel I am so very pleased to be able to return to Basel and to invite you to visit the PoP-Up exhibition that is organized in conjunction with my estimed collegues Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art of Dusseldorf and Aurel Scheibler of Berlin during the ARTBasel week. I will be exhibiting a beautiful selection of archaic and important Oceanic and Eskimo Art along with the superb 20th and 21st century paintings and sculptures of my co-exhibitors. I look forward to the pleasure of your visit... You will find us located on the Muensterplatz in the heart of the old city of Basel high up on the hill just across the plaza from the cathedral and the Museum der Kulturen. Where : Angela Berney Fine Art, Andlauerhof, 17 Muensterplatz, Basel. When : Grand Opening : Monday 11 am - 7pm Tues-Sat : 9:30 am - 7 pm Sunday : 9:30 am - 5 pm and of course by appointment Download Download

  • ...LITHICS

    Exhibition : September 07 - October 02, 2021

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     The Corner Stone… Stone, the oldest material on earth and true matrix of the terrestrial globe is the material of predilection with which to cut, strike and build. It is the material of the first tools of the human era - or at least it is the one that has reached us as such. Rising from the bowels of the earth the first Hominian who picked up a stone to break a nut or a piece of wood or perhaps to throw it at an animal or a threat started an inexorable process which still today after nearly 7,000,000 years of continuous evolution still serves with relatively few modifications. In many places on earth the last stone tools have been replaced by metal ones only 200 years ago. In the Arctic, slate knife blades and harpoon points were still used in the late 19th century. In New Guinea stone blades are still used sometimes and pestles and mortars are very much present - even in our Western and Oriental kitchens. Download

  • Parcours des Mondes

    Exhibition : September 07 - September 12, 2021

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Pour le Parcours des Mondes 2021 je vais présenter un ensemble d’objets en pierre issu de ma collection constituée depuis plus de 40 ans, qui n’en finit pas de se constituer encore. Il y aura plus de 200 pièces – et de toutes les tailles - triées sur le volet – sélectionnées pour leur beauté, leur état, leur rareté et bien sûr l’aspect exceptionnel soit de la couleur, de la forme, du matériau ou des dimensions de l’œuvre… La présentation couvre une bonne partie des origines culturelles, temporelles et géographiques de l’histoire de l’art. Au plus tôt de l’ère humain il y a quelques exemples du Paléolithique Africain et Européen suivie du Néolithique provenant de l’Afrique, de l’Océanie, des Amériques, de l’Arctique, d’Asie et d’Australie et remontant jusqu’à l’époque contemporain avec une œuvre de mon ami le sculpteur péruvien Alberto Guzman. For the Parcours des Mondes 2021, I will present a selection of stone objects from my 40 years of collecting, and which is still on-going. There will be more than 200 pieces - of all sizes and shapes - all handpicked and carefully selected for their beauty, their condition, and their rarity and of course the exceptional aspect of color, shape, material or dimensions of the piece… The presentation covers a good part of the cultural, temporal and geographical origins of the world’s art history. At the earliest of the human era there are some examples from the African and European Paleolithic period followed by the Neolithic era of Africa, Oceania, the Americas, the Arctic, Asia and Australia and all the way up to contemporary times with a work by my friend the Peruvian sculptor Alberto Guzman. Download

  • PARIS TRIBAL

    Exhibition : June 17 - June 22, 2021

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Les marchands d’Arts Premiers de Saint-Germain-des-Prés se mobilisent et vous donnent rendez-vous pour un Paris Tribal a 100% à partir du 17 juin 2021 ! Découvrez une sélection riche et variée d’Arts d’Afrique, d’Amérique, de l’Himalaya, d’Indonésie et d’Océanie en déambulant dans les rues du quartier ! Durant six jours, nous vous invitons à vivre une expérience fort. Chaque exposant vous présentera son dernier coup de cœur au fil d’une surprenante ballade dans un Paris réouverte. Un catalogue sera publié à cette occasion. Continuons ensemble à faire du quartier une fête et de Paris la capitale de l’art tribal......The Tribal Art dealers of Saint-Germain-des-Prés are working together and giving you an appointment for a 100% Paris Tribal that will start on June 17, 2021 ! Discover the rich and varied selection of arts from Africa, America, the Himalayas, Indonesia and Oceania as you stroll through the streets of our neighbourhood where for six days, you can finally visit our galleries. Each exhibitor will present his/her latest acquisitions or old favorites in a newly reopened Paris. A catalogue will be published on this occasion. Let us together continue to make Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Paris the best place to enjoy the very best of Tribal Art. Download

  • Métagraphies - Serge Dubuc

    Exhibition : May 27 - June 26, 2021

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Venez découvrir le monde étrange et singulier de Serge DUBUC...Une sélection d'oeuvres rares et belles d'Océanie et de l'Arctique sera exposée en complément de l'exposition. Come and discover the strange and singular world of Serge DUBUC...A selection of fine and rare art-works from the Pacific Islands and Arctic Circle will be on display in conjonction with the exhibition. Download

  • Signes, Volutes et Graphismes : Du texte à la parole le visuel se fait entendre

    Exhibition : May 27 - June 26, 2021

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Signes, Volutes et Graphismes : Du texte à la parole le visuel se fait entendre : 27/04 au 26/05 De la spatule à chaux de la région Massim dont le personnage est orné de spirales et de zigzags au Churinga Aborigène recouverts de minuscules stries ou de ronds et spirales en passant par la pagaie dont la lame est ornée en haut relief d’un poison mythologique impressionnant cette exposition met en rapport et synergie les signes et lettres qui composent nos différents langages quotidiens, fonctionnels et rituels. Cette exposition se tient en même temps que l'exposition "Métagraphies" : les dessins étranges et singuliers de l'artiste Serge Dubuc : 27/04 au 26/05 Ces deux expositions concomitantes Signes, Volutes et Graphismes et Métagraphies, tentent de nous exposer et nous expliquer les différentes manières de l'enregistrement et de la transmission des mythes et histoire des cultures oraux océaniennes n'ayant pas développé l'écriture au regard des dessins de l'artiste Serge DUBUC qui justement utilise les signes et lettres de notre écriture pour nous raconter des histoires visuelles...... Glyphs, Arabesques and Graphics : From text to speech the visual is heard : 27/04 to 26/05 From the Massim lime spatula whose ancestral figure is adorned with spirals and zigzags to the Aborigine Churinga covered with minute incised lines or circles and spirals to the paddle whose blade is adorned with an impressive mythological fish, this exhibition connects and synergizes the signs and letters that make up our various daily functional and ritual languages. This exhibition is held at the same time as the exhibition "Metagraphics": the strange and singular drawings of the artist Serge Dubuc: 27/04 to 26/05 These two concurrent exhibitions Glyphs, Arabesques and Graphics and Metagraphics, try to expose and explain to us the different ways of recording and transmitting myths and history in the Oceanic oral cultures that have not developed writing in contrast to the drawings of the artist Serge DUBUC who uses the glyphs and letters of our writing to tell us visual stories... Download

  • Un-Masked

    Exhibition : April 01 - April 20, 2021

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Les Parisiens sont en manque d’art… Après les musées, nos galeries sont désormais fermées et empêchées d’exercer notre activité normalement. Mais la capitale mondiale de l'art fourmille d’idées et d’initiatives. Notre quartier de Saint-Germain-des-Prés abrite historiquement une concentration inégalée d’enseignes culturelles. Contrairement à d’autres quartiers de la capitale, les galeries y fleurissent à visage découvert, permettant aux promeneurs de se délecter de chefs d’œuvres visibles dès les vitrines ! Nous avons décidé de nous montrer résiliant et innovant en organisant l’exposition « A VISAGE DECOUVERT » qui se déroule dans les vitrines de nos galeries, visible depuis l’extérieur du matin au soir.  L’exposition sera symboliquement dévoilée le jeudi 1er avril, date du rendez-vous mensuel organisé par l’association « Le Jeudi des Beaux-Arts », et restera accrochée jusqu’au 20 avril. La Galerie Meyer présente 4 masques d'Océanie et de l'Arctique dans nos vitrines que vous pouvez admirer de l'extérieur de la galerie. Si vous avez envie d'acquérir un de ces masques il vous suffit de m'appeler ou de m'écrire un email - c'est du Clic & Collect ! ****** Parisians need art... After the museums, our galleries are now closed and we are not allowed to operate normally. But the art world's capital of galleries is teeming with ideas and initiatives. Our neighbourhood of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is historically home to an unrivalled concentration of art galleries. Unlike other parts of the capital, our galleries offer street-level viewing of masterpieces directly in our shop-windows !  We decided to be resilient and innovative by organizing an exhibition “UN-MASKED“ which takes place in the shop-windows of our galleries, thus visible from the outside from morning to evening. The exhibition will be symbolically unveiled on Thursday, April 1, the date of the monthly event organized by the association "Le Jeudi des Beaux-Arts", and will remain on view until April 20. Galerie Meyer presents 4 masks from Oceania and the Arctic in our two front windows so that you can admire them directly from the sidewalk. If you wish to buy one of these masks just call me or write me an email - it's Click & Collect ! Download

  • Solomons, Santa Cruz and Bismarck Archipelagos

    Exhibition : February 17 - March 27, 2021

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     An exhibition of fine and early wood, stone, shell objects from the three regions of the Solomons, Santa Cruz and Bismarck Archipelagos in the Western Pacific. Download

  • Photo St Germain

    Exhibition : January 07 - January 23, 2021

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     PhotoSaintGermain OPENING ! Dans tous les lieux participants sauf la Maison Auguste Comte et le centre culturel irlandais, le centre tchèque de Paris et l'institut culturel italien. 11h-19h Sauf mention contraire, tous nos événements sont en accès libre, dans la limite des places disponibles et dans le respect des règles sanitaires. Download

  • NOW its On - the Special Xmas Exhibition !!

    Exhibition : December 03 - January 07, 2021

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     The Early Bird Gets the Worm...! Here is a Special Xmas Catalogue for 2020 with a twist.... The prices are published with a difference : YOU can CHOOSE to PAY what ever you feel is a valid amount within the lower and upper scales that are on each page. This is not an auction. The pieces are sold to the first buyer at your chosen price between the high and the low regardless of what someone else offers... Download

  • PARIS TRIBAL

    Exhibition : November 28 - November 29, 2020

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Deux jours seulement pour sortir a Paris et visiter ma galerie et et celles de mes collègues participants a PARIS TRIBAL... Download

  • ARTCITY - The On-Line Art Fair

    Exhibition : October 23 - October 28, 2020

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     ArtCity is new way of collecting art on-line. ArtCity is a virtual Art-Fair offering for your perusal and acquisition the masterworks exhibited by a select group of renowned dealers. Each gallery is housed in its own digital building in a virtual, bespoke Art City which you can visit by clicking on the different buildings. You can tour each gallery display through the high resolution 360° photographs. By clicking your cursor on the artworks, you can select the ones that are of interest and the pertinent information will pop-up in separate windows. There is even a window where in you can actually call the exhibitors cell phone directly and speak to the dealer in real-time about the work and acquire it. ArtCity  offers  Ancient Art, Tribal Art, Modern Art, Furniture, Old Masters, Contemporary Art, Jewellery... ArtCity is open to the public from 23-28 October on a 24 hour basis. Download Download

  • ARTCITY the On-Line Art-Fair

    Exhibition : October 23 - October 28, 2020

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     ArtCity is new way of collecting art on-line. ArtCity is a virtual Art-Fair offering for your perusal and acquisition the masterworks exhibited by a select group of renowned dealers. Each gallery is housed in its own digital building in a virtual, bespoke Art City which you can visit by clicking on the different buildings. You can tour each gallery display through the high resolution 360° photographs. By clicking your cursor on the artworks, you can select the ones that are of interest and the pertinent information will pop-up in separate windows. There is even a window where in you can actually call the exhibitors cell phone directly and speak to the dealer in real-time about the work and acquire it. ArtCity  offers  Ancient Art, Tribal Art, Modern Art, Furniture, Old Masters, Contemporary Art, Jewellery... ArtCity is open to the public from 23-28 October on a 24 hour basis. Download Download

  • Le Rendez-Vous

    Exhibition : October 08 - October 08, 2020

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux-Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     More than 65 galleries in the Saint Germain-des-Près area of Paris await your visit on Thursday evening the 8th of October from 5 pm to 8:30 pm. I will be offering a special selection of choice and smaller art-works from the South Pacific and Arctic regions... Bien plus de 65 galeries attendent le plaisir de votre visite le soir du Jeudi 8 Octobre de 17h à 20h30. Je vous propose un choix d'œuvres de petites dimensions provenant des régions du Pacifique Sud et de l'Arctique... Download

  • 7 à La Maison

    Exhibition : September 25 - September 27, 2020

    70ter Grande Rue
    45110 Chateau Neuf sur Loire
    France
     7 à La Maison : C'est 7 amis qui se réunissent pour vous presenter des oeuvres d'art d'une autre manière ! Pourquoi ? Eh bien, en cette ère du COVID 19 il faut se montrer innovant, agile, flexible et donc proposer des œuvres d'art de différentes manières afin de susciter l'intérêt et créer l'excitation au près des collectionneurs - Venez donc voir l'installation et profiter des trois jours d'ART... 7 à La Maison : It's 7 friends who come together to present to you works of art in different manner ! Why ? Well, in this era of COVID 19 one has to be innovative, agile, flexible and therefore offer works of art in new ways in order to generate interest and create excitement among collectors - come and see the installation and enjoy the three days of ART ... Download Download

  • The Auction : Biennale - Christie's

    Exhibition : September 24 - October 08, 2020

    Galerie Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art is pleased to be one of the 42 world-renowned galleries from 8 countries, presenting over 90 exceptional works of art across 4,000 years of art history – all in the major ground-breaking La Biennale - Christie's online auction/art fair. Bidding for the online edition of La Biennale Paris opens 24 September through 8 October. Join antique dealers and gallerists in their virtual booths, and discover the art and objects on offer this season. With just one click, you can take a closer look at each piece, get in touch with the gallery for more information, and bid on your favourite item on our digital platform. Organised in association with the Syndicat National des Antiquaires, this is an unmissable event in the 2020 cultural calendar. Download Download Download

  • Parcours des Mondes

    Exhibition : September 08 - September 12, 2020

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Depuis presque vingt ans, le Parcours des Mondes est le plus important salon international d’arts extra-européen, asiatique et d’archéologie par le nombre, la qualité et la diversité de ses participants. Il rassemble chaque année au début du mois de septembre une soixantaine de galeries spécialisées dans les arts d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Océanie, des Amériques et en archéologie, à Saint-Germain-des-Prés, au cœur de Paris. For already almost twenty years, Parcours des Mondes is the most important art fair worldwide, dedicated to Non-Western and Asian cultures and Archeology. The fair brings together each year in early September, around sixty galleries, specialised in artworks from Africa, Asia, Oceania, America and Archeology in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in the center of Paris. Download

  • Parcours des Mondes

    Exhibition : September 08 - September 12, 2020

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Parcours des Mondes The Very Best Tribal Art Fair in the World / Parcours des Mondes la Meilleure Foire d'Art Tribal au Monde Download

  • Tribal Art Book Sale

    Exhibition : July 02 - July 04, 2020

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Tribal Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     A three day book sale of doubles, triples and various publications from my overflowing library. Come along a find your summer reads here or the important book that is long missing from your shelves. Une vente de livres, des doublons, des triplons et des ouvrages divers et varies de ma bibliothèque qui déborde. Venez cherche de quoi vous tenir l'été ou le livre important qui manque sur vos etageres depuis trop longtemps deja... Download

  • visitonsnosgaleries

    Exhibition : June 11 - June 14, 2020

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Les galeries de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, toutes spécialités et sensibilités confondues, se fédèrent à partir du jeudi 11 juin autour d’une opération intitulée #VisitonsNosGaleries, pour promouvoir leur importance dans le paysage culturel français, en rappelant qu’elles sont ouvertes à tous, que leur accès est gratuit, et que les publics peuvent y découvrir des oeuvres d’art et d’art appliqué exceptionnelles. Convaincus que l’émotion que procure le contact réel avec les oeuvres est irremplaçable, les passeurs que sont les personnels des galeries attendent les visiteurs pour engager le dialogue et partager leurs connaissances avec eux. The galleries of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, all specialties and sensitivities combined, come together from Thursday 11 June around an event called #VisitonsNosGaleries, to promote their importance in the French cultural landscape, recalling that they are open to all, that their access is free, and that the public can discover exceptional works of art. Convinced that the emotion provided by real contact with the art-works is irreplaceable, the gallery staff will welcome visitors and engage in dialogue and share their knowledge with them. Download

  • We are Back in Business

    Exhibition : June 04 - June 04, 2020

    Anthony Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     The Gallery is now open once again to the public and I look forward to your visit ....! La galerie est à nouveau ouverte au public et j'attends votre visite....! Download

  • New Arts Works On-Line / Nouvelles Oeuvres En-Ligne

    Exhibition : March 23 - May 31, 2020

    Anthony Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     A selection of Interesting and fine Art-Works from the Early Pacific and Eskimo cultures / Une Sélection intéressant d'Œuvres de Qualité Provenant des Cultures Anciennes du Pacifique et des Eskimo. Download

  • Conférence : L’Art Eskimo de l’Âge de Glace a Hier…

    Exhibition : January 23 - January 23, 2020

    Galerie Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     Il y a 40,000 ans, l’être humain, aux profondeurs de l’hiver perpétuel de l’Âge de Glace, a su créer une forme d’expression artistique remarquablement abouti. Seul nous reste des bribes - notamment ses sculptures en os, ivoire et pierre et bien sur les peintures et les outils de silex. Depuis, l’homme a rayonné sur la planète entière et même un peu au-delà vers la Lune. Partout il a poussé son expression plastique dans ses retranchements allant jusqu’à l’art conceptuel. De tous ces expressions plastiques seul ceux des peuplades de l’Arctique semblent avoir gardé un lien direct avec les premières réalisations artistiques de l’époque des glaciations. Les peuplades du Grand Nord, que ce soit de Sibérie, du Nord de l’Amérique ou du Groenland ont perpétuer à leur manière évolutive les représentations sculpturales animales et humaines y compris ceux de la métamorphose et le transformisme cher aux croyances animistes. Je vais vous emmener sur un long voyage visuel a la rencontre de ces magnifiques œuvres d’art universelle que nous ont légué les Eskimo depuis plusieurs milliers d’années et même jusqu’à hier… Download

  • Xmas Exhibition

    Exhibition : December 04 - December 18, 2019

    Galerie Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     An exhibition of fine Oceanic & Eskimo Art-Works including a presentation of paintings and drawings by various modern artists that I enjoy. Download Download

  • Emile Zola : Original photos and vintage prints

    Exhibition : November 05 - November 23, 2019

    Galerie Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     Rather than thinking of Zola as a novelist who took pictures, we may instead come to view him as an artist who both wrote and made photographs. Zola’s photographs demonstrate a remarkable technical ability as well as a sensitivity to the character and mood of his subjects. The same attention to detail evident in his novels is visible in Zola’s portraits of his son, which were taken around the time of the famous Dreyfus Affair at the end of the 19th century. A small catalogue featuring texts by Carrie Foulkes and Lindsey Stewart has been published (on-line at : https://issuu.com/danielblau5/docs/emile_zola_final_einzelseiten_mit_f) Download

  • TATTOO - TATOUAGE

    Exhibition : October 17 - October 31, 2019

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     An exhibition on the fine art of Tattoo in the Pacific Island & Eskimo Cultures with a selection of early Tribal Art and early images from the periods of discovery and exploration – in conjunction with a Pop-Up Tattoo studio showcasing the work of Dmitry Babakhin, a Russian tattoo artist and Po’oino Yrondi, a Polynesian tattoo artist both specializing in Polynesian tattoo. The Contemporary component will function as a temporary tattoo studio in the gallery offering on-site tattooing to a select number of collector-clients (see press release for studio information). Download Download

  • FRIEZE MASTERS

    Exhibition : October 02 - October 06, 2019

    Regents Park (Gloucester Gate)
    NW1 London
    United Kingdom
     I am delighted to return to London in October 2019 for the eighth edition of FRIEZE MASTERS - LONDON. This fair is unique in the world, it mixes, in a contemporary manner all the artistic cultures of humanity at the highest level of quality. The juxtaposition of an ancient Egyptian bronze and a sculpture by Barbara Hepworth with an ancestor figure from New Guinea opens new horizons of appreciation and collection. This is a very special moment where the collector realizes that the eye is attracted to a work or culture far removed from what he/she usually goes for. The interplay of forms, the confrontations, the combinations and especially the quality and the beauty of the objects of art presented at FRIEZE MASTERS make this the destination fair where collectors and dealers meet in London in October to sell and buy the finest pieces of the art market.

  • La BIennale - Paris

    Exhibition : September 13 - September 17, 2019

    Le Grand Palais
    Avenue Winston Churchill
    75008 Paris
    France
     La Biennale Paris, the renowned art fair, brings together national and international exhibitors under the magnificent vaulted roof of the Grand Palais offering more than six thousand years of art in this magnificent ephemeral museum. La Biennale Paris celebrates its 31th edition in 2019 and the Biennale Committee, presided by Christopher Forbes, as well as the Vetting Commission (one of the most demanding and independent group of experts in the world), guarantees not only the selection of the participating galleries but also the highest level of authenticity, confidence and transparency for the collectors.

  • Beauté Dangereuse - Dangerous Beauty

    Exhibition : June 18 - July 13, 2019

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     A voyage through the beautiful forms of the weapons used to wage war and to hunt in the South Pacific island cultures. Un voyage a travers les belles formes des armes utilisées pour la chasse et la guerre en Océanie. Download Download Download

  • Basel Pop-Up Exhibition

    Exhibition : June 10 - June 16, 2019

    Berney Fine Arts
    17 Münsterplatz
    4401 Basel
    Switzerland
     For the Fourth year, I have the pleasure of exhibiting in the beautiful gallery of Angela Berney, located on the Münsterplatz in the heart of the old town of Basel during ART Basel 2019. I will offer a group of beautiful & important works of art from the early cultures of the Pacific Islands along with a large group of rare archaic Eskimo sculptures and objects from the Arctic Circle. I take great pleasure in announcing that once again Galerie Beck & Eggeling from Düsseldorf will join us, show-casing their superb selection of 20 - 21st century Modern and Contemporary Masters in juxtaposition with Oceanic & Eskimo Art.  Berney Fine Arts Gallery is on the Münsterplatz diagonally across from the cathedral and just 50 meters from the Museum der Kulturen (ex Ethnography Museum), a 6 minute walk from the Basel Kunst Museum and 15 minutes by tram N° 1, 2, 8, 10, 11 from the main train station (due to construction work please get off at the Bankverein stop and walk towards the Cathedral)... from ART Basel take Tram 2, 6, 14 ! The Grand Opening is on Monday 10 June from 2 pm to 8 pm... During ART Basel we are open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 to 19:00 (and by appointment at other times) We look forward to the pleasure of your visit !! Download Download Download Download Download

  • Bourgogne Tribal Show

    Exhibition : May 30 - June 02, 2019

    Galerie Bruno Mory
    71460 Besanceuil - Bonnay
    France
     The Bourgogne Tribal Show is the first commercial and international tribal-art fair to be held in a countryside location. Set in idyllic rural surroundings, with a relaxed atmosphere that naturally lends itself to discovery, exchange and discussion, the Bourgogne Tribal Show offers a resolutely different experience. We are VERY pleased to announce that Sharon and Sam Singer of California have accepted the position of CO-Honorary Presidents of the fair ! California based tribal-art collectors, focusing on the Pacific, Himalayas and Indonesia, Sharon & Sam both grew up in academic households and had the good fortune from early on to meet scholars, see traveling exhibitions and learn from returning Peace Corps members who brought back exotic artworks. This gave them an early interest in unusual and different arts and cultures. Their 20+ years of passion for collecting art together is enhanced by their company’s work in the fields of politics, advertising and public relations communications. While tribal art remains firmly at the heart of the fair, the Bourgogne Tribal Show is, more than ever, open to other artistic fields: contemporary and modern arts, Chinese, Indian and Japanese classical arts, classical and Egyptian antiques, Baroque and medieval European sculpture. The Bourgogne Tribal Show invites visitors to discover the diverse array of actors involved in the tribal-arts world. Specialists, from pedestals makers to professional restorers to insurers – all those involved in the promotion of the art on display – will present the varied aspects of their work.

  • Paris Tribal 2019

    Exhibition : April 10 - April 14, 2019

    Galerie Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts Paris 75006
    75006 Paris
    France
     The Representation of the Human Figure in the Art of New Guinea - An exhibition at Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo Art. I have the pleasure of welcoming Galerie Laurent Dodier from Avranche who will exhibit Pre-Columbian Art and Watercolors by Eugène de Kermadec... Created at the initiative of the art dealers of the Beaux-Arts / Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in the spring of 2014, Paris Tribal will be held this year from Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 April 2019. More than twenty galleries have chosen to participate in the event which will bring together both themed exhibitions and exceptional pieces. All the fields of tribal art will be explored: Arts of Africa, America, Himalaya, Indonesia and Oceania.

  • TEFAF 2019

    Exhibition : March 14 - March 23, 2019

    MECC
    Forum 100
    6229 GV Maastricht
    Netherlands
     TEFAF - The European Fine Art Fair is the worlds most important Art Fair. I will be exhibiting a very fine selection of important and rare Master-Works from the early traditional cultures of Oceania and the Eskimo.

  • Xmas Exhibition - Recent Acquisitions

    Exhibition : December 06 - December 21, 2018

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Galerie Meyer presents a Christmas exhibition offering Recent Acquisitions and a selection of "Old Favorites". Anthony JP Meyer will present and discuss a rare Boiken female figure from New Guinea as of 7:30 pm in the gallery... La Galerie Meyer présente une exposition d'Acquisitions récentes et une sélection d'oeuvres qualifiées de "Old Favorites". Anthony JP Meyer présentera à partir de 19h30 une rare figure féminine de la région Boiken de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée... Download

  • Frieze Masters

    Exhibition : October 04 - October 07, 2018

    Gloster Gate
    Regents Park
    NW1 4NR London
    United Kingdom
     Discover several thousand years of art history in a unique contemporary context...

    Frieze Masters features more than 130 leading modern and historical galleries from around the world, showcasing art from the ancient era and Old Masters to the late 20th century     Download Download

  • La BIENNALE - Paris

    Exhibition : September 08 - September 16, 2018

    Grand Palais
    Avenue Winston Churchill
    75008 Paris
    France
     For art lovers from across the world, the Biennale des Antiquaires has been a must-attend event for more than half a century and quintessentially representative of the French « art de vivre ».

    It is an exceptional event where great art from all the worlds cultures is offered for sale in the magnificent Grand Palais.

    I will be offering a selection of the finest Oceanic and Eskimo art-works.

    I look forward to your visit at the fair...     Download

  • 3 Art Fairs in Autumn / 3 Foires a l'Automne

    Exhibition : July 07 - July 07, 2018

    Paris Paris - London
    Sept - Oct
    2018 Paris
    France
     I am pleased to announce that I will be exhibiting at the 3 finest Art Fairs in the Fall : Parcours des Mondes and the Biennale - Paris in September and Frieze Masters in London in October. I look forward to the pleasure of your visit and patronage. More information will be published here shortly. Je suis tres heureux d'annoncer que je vais exposer dans les trois plus importantes foires d'art de l'Automne : Parcours des Mondes & La Biennale - Paris en Septembre et Frieze Masters à Londres en Octobre. J'espère avoir le plaisir de vous y voir. Plus d'information sera bien tôt publiée ici. Download

  • Exhibiting in Basel

    Exhibition : June 11 - June 17, 2018

    Berney Fine Arts
    Andlauer Hof, Münsterplatz 17
    4051 Basel
    Switzerland
     Exhibiting in Basel
    11 - 17 June 2018

    Once again, I will be exhibiting during ART BASEL in the beautiful gallery of my friends Angela Berney Fine Arts and Jean-Francois Heim along with my Contemporary and Modern Art colleagues Beck & Eggling from Düsseldorf.

    My exhibition is composed of a number of select, important works of art from the Pacific Islands including a highly important work from New Ireland along with a large group of rare archaic Eskimo sculptures and objects from the Arctic Circle.

    The Düsseldorf gallery of Beck & Eggling. Ute Eggling and Michael Beck offer high quality works of Expressionism and 20 - 21st century masters, which has established them as a leading name in the international art market.

    Berney Fine Arts Gallery is just 50 meters from the famous Basel Ethnography Museum now known as the Museum der Kulturen, a 6-minute walk from the newly renovated Basel Kunst Museum and 15 minutes by tram N°1 from both ART BASEL and the main train station & we will be open during the ART BASEL Parcours...     Download

  • Bourgogne Tribal Show 2018

    Exhibition : May 24 - May 27, 2018

    Besanceuil - Bonnay
    71460 Ytyj
    France
     Le Bourgogne Tribal show est la première foire internationale d’art tribal à se tenir à la campagne. Dans un cadre champêtre, et une ambiance détendue propice à la découverte, le Bourgogne Tribal Show propose à son public une expérience résolument différente.

    Réunis par deux ou par trois, les marchands se partagent de magnifiques espaces d’exposition pour présenter aux collectionneurs, amateurs ou simples curieux, les œuvres d’art venues d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Océanie ou des Amériques.

    Le Bourgogne Tribal Show se tient à Besanceuil, à quelques kilomètres de Cluny, sur les terres de Bruno Mory, marchand d’art contemporain. Les espaces des granges – qui datent du XVe et du XVIIIe siècles – magnifiquement restaurées pour accueillir des expositions, le parc de sculptures monumentales, la vue sur les collines du Clunisois procurent un cadre exceptionnel à la visite.

    The Bourgogne Tribal Show is the first commercial and international tribal-art fair to be held in a countryside location. Set in idyllic rural surroundings, with a relaxed atmosphere that naturally lends itself to discovery, exchange and discussion, the Bourgogne Tribal Show offers a resolutely different experience.

    The art dealers, collaborating in groups of two or three, share magnificent exhibition spaces where they present artworks from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, to an audience of experienced collectors and amateurs alike.

    The Bourgogne Tribal Show is hosted at Besanceuil, just a few kilometres from Cluny, on the private estate of contemporary art dealer Bruno Mory. The farm buildings – dating from the 15th and late 18th centuries – have been magnificently restored to house exhibitions, while the contemporary sculpture park and views from the Clunisois hilltops provide the most remarkable surroundings for visitors.     Download

  • Paris Tribal

    Exhibition : April 11 - April 14, 2018

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     LA CINQUIÈME ÉDITION DE PARIS TRIBAL CÉLÈBRE PARIS COMME CAPITALE DES ARTS PREMIERS
    Créé à l’initiative des marchands d’arts premiers du quartier Beaux-Arts/Saint-Germain-des-Prés au printemps 2014, Paris Tribal aura lieu cette année du 11 au 14 avril 2018.
    Plus d’une vingtaine de galeries ont choisi de participer à l’événement qui réunira aussi bien des expositions à thèmes que des pièces exceptionnelles. Tous les champs de l’art tribal seront ainsi explorés : Arts d’Afrique, d’Amérique, d’Himalaya, d’Indonésie et d’Océanie.

    THE FIFTH EDITION OF PARIS TRIBAL IS HERE
    Created at the initiative of the Beaux-Arts / Saint-Germain-des-Prés art galleries in spring 2014, Paris Tribal will be held this year from April 11 to 14, 2018.
    More than twenty galleries have chosen to participate in the event which will bring together themed exhibitions as well as exceptional pieces. All fields of tribal art will be explored: Arts from Africa, America, Himalaya, Indonesia and Oceania.     Download

  • TEFAF Maastricht 2018

    Exhibition : March 10 - March 18, 2018

    MECC - Maastricht
    Forum 100
    6229 GV Maastricht
    Netherlands
     Once again I will have the pleasure of exhibiting at TEFAF in Maastricht. Please come a visit the fair and view my stand N° 135. I will be offering a selection of recently acquired Master-Works from the Island cultures of the Pacific and the Arctic Eskimo... Download

  • EXTRA ! WEEGEE

    Exhibition : November 02 - November 19, 2017

    Galerie Meyer
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Some never before seen vintage photographes recently reattributed to the great and famous WEEGEE - the greatest photographer New York has ever known...

    Galerie Daniel Blau is pleased to present EXTRA! WEGEE at Galerie Meyer during the PHOTO Saint Germain fair and PARIS PHOTO and to launch the book EXTRA ! WEEGEE priced at € 49.90 and available from you favorite bookseller.

  • Frieze Masters London 2017

    Exhibition : October 05 - October 08, 2017

    Regents Park
    Outer Circle
    NW1 4HG London
    United Kingdom
     Discover several thousand years of art history in a unique contemporary context !
    Frieze Masters features more than 130 leading modern and historical galleries from around the world, showcasing art from the ancient era and Old Masters to the late 20th century. I will be exhibiting a selection of Oceanic Art including a group of rare figures from the "Caves of the Korewori". As well there will be superb KapKap from New Ireland and the Admiralty Islands with remarkable early provenance and a refined selection of archaic Eskimo art...     Download

  • Oceanic TAPA d'Océanie

    Exhibition : September 12 - September 17, 2017

    Galerie Meyer -Oceanic Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Once again I will be offering a new selection of the finest early TAPA cloth from the Pacific Islands. I have already offered four exceptional exhibitions of TAPA in my gallery over the last 30 years. In this fifth exhibition i will offer an extremely rare blue TAPA from the Solomon Islands painted with the silhouettes of 13 dugong !! It is from the collection of the British artist Alan Munro Reynolds (27 April 1926 – 28 August 2014). I will also offer a superbly well preserved Eharo mask from the Papuan Gulf last offered for sale by Henri & Helene Kamer in 1966 as well as a rare Baining "shield" and TAPA from New Britain and Samoa. Download

  • La Biennale - Paris

    Exhibition : September 11 - September 17, 2017

    Le Grand Palais
    75008 Paris
    France

    For art lovers from across the world, the Biennale des Antiquaires has been a must-attend event for more than half a century and quintessentially representative of the French « art de vivre ».

    It is an exceptional event where great art from all the worlds cultures is offered for sale in the magnificent Grand Palais. Yet time moves on, things must change and we must all evolve along with it. Today the Biennale is at a turning point in its history. The Biennale Paris becomes an annual event from 2017 onwards. It is now more focused - showcasing superbe works of art, magnificent paintings along with fine jewelry and watches.

    I will be offering a select group of archaic wood sculptures from the caves of the Korewori Rivier in New Guinea. These enigmatic figures can date back as far as the 10th century. This is the first time that such a group has been displayed and offered for sale.     Download Download

  • Bourgogne Tribal Show

    Exhibition : May 25 - May 28, 2017

    Galerie Bruno Mory
    71460 Ytyj
    France
     The Bourgogne Tribal Show is the first commercial and international tribal-art fair to be held in a countryside location. Set in idyllic rural surroundings, with a relaxed atmosphere that naturally lends itself to discovery, exchange and discussion, the Bourgogne Tribal Show offers a resolutely different experience. I invite you to come and discover in the exhibition rooms of Galerie Bruno Mory, situated in the hamlet of Besanceuil - Bonnay in the heart of Burgundy, the 26 international dealers - all specialized in Tribal Art - during the forthcoming Bourgogne Tribal Show... Download

  • Art St Germain & Jeudi des Beaux Arts

    Exhibition : May 18 - May 20, 2017

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     18, 19, 20 juin de 11h - 13h et de 14h30 - 19h
    A l'occasion du vernissage d'Art Saint Germain des Près qui coincide avec le Jeudi des Beaux Arts la galerie propose une sélection d'oeuvres anciennes et classiques du Pacifique et de l'Arctique ainsi que des dessins et tableaux illustrant l'exploration de l'Océanie, l'Afrique, le Grand Nord, les Amériques et l'Asie.     Download

  • Frieze Contemporary

    Exhibition : May 05 - May 07, 2017

    Randall's Island Park
    New York New York
    United States
     FRIEZE NEW YORK brings this visionary process to life by opening a dialogue between the two connecting artistic realities of today’s Contemporary Art and early Tribal Art…

    Galerie Meyer – Oceanic & Eskimo Art is proud to have been selected to participate in the first FRIEZE art-fair to mix the art of today for which it is renowned with the Early Art forms of classical Oceanic and Eskimo Art which we exhibit at FRIEZE MASTERS.
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  • TEFAF NY SPRING

    Exhibition : May 04 - May 08, 2017

    The Armory
    643 Park Avenue
    10065 New York
    United States

    TEFAF - the world's foremost fair of art, antiques and design launches TEFAF NY - an art fair that will be presented twice annually in New York at the Park Avenue Armory in the Autumn and Spring.

    Building on TEFAF Maastricht’s 30 years of success and experience in bringing together the best objects for sale from 7,000 years of art history by expert dealers from around the globe and an unsurpassed reputation for vetting, these two TEFAF NY fairs will allow the leading art dealers of the world and collectors to meet under one roof in a prominent location in New York City…

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic Art is thrilled to have been selected to exhibit at TEFAF NY SPRING 2017.

    Anthony JP Meyer is excited to be returning once again to Manhattan and North America bringing a selection of the finest Oceanic and Eskimo Art.

    Galerie Meyer Oceanic Art looks forward to seeing you all in New York during the new TEFAF week in May !!     Download

  • Paris Tribal 2017

    Exhibition : April 05 - April 08, 2017

    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     Paris Tribal will open the doors of the participating galleries on 5 April from 2 to 8 PM

    Created at the initiative of the art dealers of the Beaux-Arts / Saint-Germain-des-Prés district
    in the spring of 2014, Paris Tribal will be held this year from Wednesday 5 to Saturday
    8 April 2017. More than twenty galleries have chosen to participate in the event which will
    bring together both themed exhibitions and exceptional pieces. All the fields of tribal art
    will be explored: Arts of Africa, America, Himalaya, Indonesia and Oceania. This year, four
    foreign merchants are invited by Parisian merchants to present their items. In addition,
    “Formes et Matières”, a collective exhibition of the participants of Paris Tribal, will take
    place from Monday 3rd to Saturday 8th April at 35 rue Guénégaud.
    ***
    Créé à l’initiative des marchands d’arts premiers du quartier Beaux-Arts/Saint-Germaindes-Prés
    au printemps 2014, Paris Tribal aura lieu cette année du mercredi 5 au samedi 8
    avril 2017. Plus d’une vingtaine de galeries ont choisi de participer à l’événement qui réunira
    aussi bien des expositions à thèmes que des pièces exceptionnelles. Tous les champs de
    l’art tribal seront ainsi explorés : Arts d’Afrique, d’Amérique, d’Himalaya, d’Indonésie et
    d’Océanie. Cette année, quatre marchands étrangers sont invités par des marchands parisiens
    à partager leur galerie. De plus, « Formes et Matières », exposition collective des participants
    à Paris tribal se déroulera du lundi 3 au samedi 8 avril au 35 rue Guénégaud.

  • TEFAF 2017

    Exhibition : March 10 - March 19, 2017

    MECC Maastricht
    Forum 100
    6229 GV Maastricht
    Netherlands

    TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world's premier fair for art, antiques and design. Featuring 275 prestigious dealers from some 20 countries, TEFAF Maastricht is a showcase for the finest art works currently on the market.

    Alongside the traditional areas of Old Master paintings, antiques and classical antiquities that cover approximately half of the fair, you can also find modern and contemporary art, photographs, jewelry, 20th century design, works on paper and superb Tribal Art from Oceania, Africa, the Americas and South East Asia.

    Finally, I have reached the bench mark at TEFAF Maastricht. This year in March 2017 I will celebrate my first twenty years at the fair. Hopefully I will continue long after and possibly approach the the next bench mark of thirty...

    Please come and visit TEFAF Maastricht 2017 and enjoy the beautiful art works that are on display and take a few home too !     Download Download Download Download

  • COURAGE

    Exhibition : December 14 - January 28, 2017

    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     An exhibition of Arms & Armour from the South Pacific
    Shields - Spears - Clubs - Knives - Ornaments
    Come and have a look
    Tuesday through Friday 2:30 to 6 pm
    Saturday 11 am to 1 pm & 2:30 to 7 pm

    December 2016 - January 2017

    THE GALLERY WILL BE CLOSED FROM 24 THROUGH 30 DECEMBER

    With my very best wishes to all for the Holiday Season and looking forward to a wonderful New Year !!     View Pictures

  • Le Peintre Gauguin a la Pointe Venus 19 Juillet 1896

    Exhibition : November 19 - December 03, 2016

    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     For the first time ever, two photos of Paul Gauguin taken during a festive picnic at Point Venus in 1896 on the island of Tahiti are on show...

    Pour la premiere fois au monde deux vues de Paul Gauguin prises lors d'un picnic festif a la Pointe Venus a Tahiti sont dévoilées...     Download Download

  • Daniel Blau exhibition @ Galerie Meyer, Paris

    Exhibition : November 03 - November 20, 2016

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     The painter Gauguin at Venus Point on 19 July 1896
    Early photography in Tahiti & the Marquesas Islands
    Opening Thursday 3 November
    6 - 9 pm
    Exhibition from 4 through 20 November 2016
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  • TEFAF NY AUTUMN

    Exhibition : October 22 - October 27, 2016

    The Park Avenue Armory
    10065 New York
    United States
     TEFAF comes to North America !!!

    I am very pleased to be returning to New York City as an exhibitor in the first ever showing of TEFAF in the USA. My last art fair in New York was in 2002 and since then I have waited patiently for the occasion to exhibit here once again.

    TEFAF - The European Fine Art Fair, is originally located in the small Dutch town of Maastricht at the heart of Europe. The fair is composed of some 270 of the world’s best dealers offering works of art spanning 10,000 years of history. Every year in March collectors, curators, dealers and advisors gather at TEFAF Maastricht for ten days to view and acquire the very best the art-market has to offer.

    Whether in Maastricht or now in New York TEFAF is an Art Fair created by dealers for collectors. This is where you can find a paleolithic flint axe displayed in-front of a Rothko, a New Guinea mask gracing a desk by Charlotte Perriand, a book of hours next to a Giacometti, and a Rembrandt facing a Cycladic figure. TEFAF is all about authenticity, refinement, connoisseurship, quality, and the “eye” !

    I am pleased to offer in resonance to my Oceanic & Eskimo Art a selection of early paintings by one of the most remarkable and versatile French artists - Jean Lurçat.

    After painting throughout the first half of the 20th century in the company of Arp, Derain, Ernst, Matisse, and Picasso he “re-invented” tapestry for which he became world renowned. His paintings from the heydays of the 20’s and 30’s are powerful precursors of the styles which would follow in the post-war period of design. He exhibited in London with Alex Reid and Lefevre Gallery, in New York at the Valentine Gallery and in Paris with Jeanne Bucher. Many of the great early collectors such as Chester Dale, George Salles or Edmond Bomsel had Lurçat paintings on their walls...

    I look forward to the pleasure of your visit to my stand at N° 22 and to sharing these wonderful works of art with you.     Download

  • Frieze Masters - London

    Exhibition : October 06 - October 09, 2016

    Frieze Masters
    Regents Park
    NW1 4HA London
    United Kingdom
     Frieze Masters features more than 130 leading modern and historical galleries from around the world, showcasing art from the ancient era and Old Masters to the late 20th century in a unique contemporary context.

    Tastes change, as do the ways in which we look at art and how we present it. New aspects and facets come to light with innovative approaches and Frieze Masters hits it on the nail offering us a re-mastered and yet remarkably "Renaissance" way in which to appreciate and to collect the masterworks of humanity’s artists.

    Frieze Masters in London is now a pivotal "must see" event in the world's art fair circuit and I am so very pleased to be part of this remarkable Art Fair from the very beginning.
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  • OCEANIC & ESKIMO ART in BASEL

    Exhibition : June 14 - July 02, 2016

    Angela Berney Fine Arts
    Andlauer Hof, Münsterplatz 17
    4051 Basel
    Switzerland
     CLAIRE MORGAN AND FINE OCEANIC & ESKIMO ART

    This summer in Basel, Angela Berney Fine Arts will unveil a unique collaboration between two completely different yet complementary points of view and periods in the art world.

    Angela Berney Fine Arts is delighted to welcome two preeminent art dealers - Karsten Greve and Anthony JP Meyer – for a month-long joint exhibition. This first event is the fruit of a prolonged reflection on collaborative exhibitions of contemporary and early non western art showing the determination of the artists to make a lasting impression on their environment and the continuity of their artistic expression throughout materials, time and space.

    The moment is opportune to jointly exhibit the organic works of artist Claire Morgan and those of the early artists of the Pacific Ocean, thus continuing the tradition and importance of high quality art in the centre of the old town Basel. Indeed, this year again the old town will become the focus of attention for art lovers and collectors during ART Basel with the new Kunstmuseum and of the ART Basel Parcours on the historic Münsterplatz.

    Karsten Greve and Anthony JP Meyer together with Angela Berney seize the opportunity to draw attention to the interrelations between the worlds of art, offering a new perspective. Both dealers in accord with their host, have long appreciated the juxtaposition or intertwining of their respective art worlds. Claire Morgan’s use of animal and plant materials to create her artistic and spiritual world relates directly to the early tribal belief systems which transcend available materials into the physical representations of their spiritual world.

    Angela Berney Fine Arts is located on the Münsterplatz just across from the great Münster Cathedral and next to the Museum der Kulturen.

  • INDIGENOUS

    Exhibition : June 02 - June 25, 2016

    Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art
    17 rue des Beaux Arts
    75006 Paris
    France
     The white cloth backdrop in many of Martin Schreiber's self-portraits, staged in the luxurious fertile countryside of the Perche region of France, is of course reminiscent of Irving Penn's photographs from the 1970 expedition to Papua New Guinea - but more importantly to the very first photos of Papuans taken by German ethnologists and anthropologists at the beginning of the 20th century.

    There on the hot and humid banks of the Sepik River they set up their chemical vats, tripods and backdrops to photograph the indigenous people of New Guinea. Anthropomorphic photography was the craze in those heady days of colonial greed and the luminaries of European science were hell bent on trying to define the human being as racial types by photographing and measuring the native populations. Extensive use of anthropometry – the exacting measuring of the human body – was used at the time to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits thus attempting to identify the various origins or racial types of mankind. Today we know that this fallacy had no bearing.
    Schreiber, like so many of his generation of North American children, was an avid reader of National Geographic Magazine and other photographic publications that offered views of a world unknown to most - other then from the engraved plates of early travel and geography books. At the time most photographs were still published in B/W and the stark dark bodies of the "natives" against the pure white backdrop made for dramatic images capable of firing up the imagination of a youth dreaming of adventure.

    When I first saw Schreiber's self-portraits I too was taken back to my childhood dreams of wandering the world, encounters with wild animals and "strange" civilizations. I also felt immediately at ease with his images. They are a contemporary version of the 19th century ones and there is a definite sense of self derision which, in its self is comforting and yet compels you to wonder why Schreiber put himself into these images and strangely - why do they ring a bell deep in the subconscious…

    These self-portraits – never really intended for public viewing - are exhibited here for the first time. Along side the photographs I will offer a selection of fine and early Oceanic Art works - exhibited as a punctuation and reminder amongst Schreiber's self-portraits - showing the ancestral representations that the indigenous people of the Pacific Islands produced to bear witness to their belief in the powers of their forefathers.
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