From the FIJI TIMES ONLINE : A investigation has been launched by the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs on the circulation and sale of fake tabua (whale's tooth) in the country. Being aware of this issue, which it said had been going on for some time, it took a serious twist when one of the fake whale's tooth was presented to the Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama, in one of his official engagements in Tailevu recently. iTaukei Affairs permanent secretary Savenaca Kaunisela said they confiscated more than 40 fake tabua last week. In an exclusive interview with The Fiji Times yesterday, he said the 40 tabua were confiscated from different places, with majority found in villages. "This is not the first time we had come across this issue. It has been going on for quite some time now until it was brought to our attention after we visited one of the villages in Tailevu last week," Mr Kaunisela said. "Fijian communities and villages are the very places where these fake tabua are found and the sad part is the villages are not even aware of this." He said they would conduct an investigation and find out the origin of the fake whale's tooth.

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The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is proud to present the focused results of an interdisciplinary collaboration.
This new collaboration between the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Tungaru: the Kiribati Project, focuses on the extraordinary suits of armour made in the small islands of Kiribati throughout the 19th century.
By looking closely at the armour we will discover how these complex objects were made, worn and used. Other objects on display will explore the contemporary relevance of this armour to I-Kiribati people today. The display will also include a new suit of armour made especially for the Museum by artists Kaetaeta Watson, Lizzy Leckie and Chris Charteris.
Exhibition curated by Alison Clark and Rachel Howie.
The research leading to this exhibition has received funding from the European Research Council project Pacific Presences [http://pacificpresences.maa.cam.ac.uk] under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme, grant agreement no.324146]11.
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is proud to present the focused results of an interdisciplinary collaboration.
This new collaboration between the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Tungaru: the Kiribati Project, focuses on the extraordinary suits of armour made in the small islands of Kiribati throughout the 19th century.
By looking closely at the armour we will discover how these complex objects were made, worn and used. Other objects on display will explore the contemporary relevance of this armour to I-Kiribati people today. The display will also include a new suit of armour made especially for the Museum by artists Kaetaeta Watson, Lizzy Leckie and Chris Charteris.
Exhibition curated by Alison Clark and Rachel Howie.
The research leading to this exhibition has received funding from the European Research Council project Pacific Presences [http://pacificpresences.maa.cam.ac.uk] under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme, grant agreement no.324146]11.

Le premier Jeudi des Beaux Arts de la nouvelle année aura lieu bien sûr le Jeudi 5 Janvier 2017. L'exposition "COURAGE" sera ouverte spécialement de 15h à 21h...

Je profite de l'occasion pour vous souhaiter à tous une BONNE ANNEE et vous dis à très bientôt !! 

 

The first Jeudi des Beaux Arts will take place of course on Thursday January 5th 2017. The exhibition "COURAGE" will be specially open from 3pm through 9pm...

I wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and look forward to seeing you soon !! 

  

Galerie DANIEL BLAU is very pleased to unveil two unknown photographs of the painter PAUL GAUGUIN taken by Jules Agostini on July 19th, 1896 at Venus Point on Tahiti …

Early photography in Tahiti & the Marquesas Islands by Paul Emile Miot and traditional tribal arts works are on display as well.

Extended to 3 December !!! 

Galerie DANIEL BLAU - Maximilianstr. 26 - Munich 80539 - Germany - contact@danielblau.com - www.danielblau.com

I just found 10 copies of the out of print Te Haa - L'Art Ancestral des Marquises catalogue from the 2008 exhibition at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Chartres. They are priced at 100 euros plus postage. Please email if interested.

During the month of August the gallery will remain open in the afternoons. I can also accomodate you if needed in the mornings by appointment. Please call ahead or send me an email....

Bourgogne Tribal Show Journal

From Monday 30 May to
Sunday 5 June 2016, the event "7 Days in Paris" will provide a unique opportunity to discover and browse round the cultural capital through the prism of art, antiques and design. The four associations “D’Days, Grand Paris Design Festival”, “Le Carré Rive Gauche”, “La Nocturne Rive Droite” and “Art Saint-Germain-des-Prés”, bringing together 400 participants, offer a week of emulation in the sectors of art, antiques and design. In accordance with their specificities and their agenda of activities, the four co-organisers of these “7 days in Paris” will be presenting several events from one bank of the Seine to the other. 

The meetings and nocturnal events, in different districts of Paris every evening, will enable visitors of all types – advisers, students, the general public, art lovers and collectors from all over the world – to get free access to this huge cultural offering at the beginning of June, drawing together galleries, antique dealers, showrooms, schools and museums, among others. Each of the organising bodies will be putting on events over seven days: exhibitions, installations, openings, workshops, conferences, guided tours… and several independent nocturnal events.

Click below for the programmes :
D’Days Festival du Design : Monday 30 May 2016
Le Carré Rive Gauche : Tuesday 31 May 2016
La Nocturne Rive Droite : Wednesday 1 June 2016
Art Saint-Germain-des-Prés : Thursday 2 June 2016