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P E O P L E & P L A C E S
The Kota Ancestors Opening Reception
by Bernard Dulon at Friedman & Vallois
Mr Bernard Dulon is pausing in front of an extremely rare double-sided ancestor reliquary figure. It stands adjacent to two astonishing and very old male and female effigies that are completely covered in hammered metal of Bakota origin.
Photo courtesy Remy Amezcua for Friedman & Vallois
Mr. Dulon has published an exhibition catalog in which he speaks of collecting and exhibiting Kota Art over the years, and he specializes in Tribal Art in Paris. The Kota Ancestors exhibition held at Friedman & Vallois will be shown in Galerie Bernard Dulon in Paris during Parcours des Mondes Gallery walk from the 6th to the 11th of September 2011 in Saint Germain des Près.
Photo courtesy Remy Amezcua for Friedman & Vallois
Photo courtesy Remy Amezcua for Friedman & Vallois
Kota Ndasa reliquary figure – Congo, 19th Century.
Photo courtesy Remy Amezcua for Friedman & Vallois
Photo courtesy Remy Amezcua for Friedman & Vallois
Photo courtesy Remy Amezcua for Friedman & Vallois
Mrs. Jacqueline Trouillot Amezcua, and VSP
Mrs. Jacqueline Trouillot Amezura, Mr. Michael McConkey,
Mr. Franck Hall, and and Mr. Remy Amezcua
Mr. Bernard Dulon dedicates this exhibition to the memory of the anonymous artists who invented a flamboyant architectural style which still attracts and fascinates beyond geographical and cultural boundaries.
The Kota Ancestors on view now until June 11, 2011
Friedman & Vallois
27 East 67 Street
New York, NY 10065
Tel: 212.517.3820
www.vallois.com
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3 Comments
Julie
Wow, I’m sorry I missed this one. I looked like a really fun night.
xoxo
Vyna St Phard
Julie: I wish you were there too! And am looking forward to seeing you at The Elle Decor Event. Merci!
Vyna St Phard
Thank you to all those who came out to The Kota Ancestors Exhibition. For those who missed it, you still have a chance to catch it at the Friedman & Vallois Gallery until June 11, 2011.