Masterpieces from Africa

Event Description

The exhibition showcases the most important works in the world brought together for the first time. These pieces of outstanding form and beauty are representative of the great cultures of Africa.

Founder Michel Leveau passed away in November 2012 having fulfilled the humanist mission he had set himself a little more than thirty years ago with the creation of the Fondation Dapper: to improve understanding of the traditional arts of sub-Saharan Africa and raise awareness of them among the general public.

As a sort of homage, the long-awaited Chefs d’Oeuvre d’Afrique invites visitors to discover keynote works of art chosen for their sculptural qualities but also for the roles they played in the societies within which they were created: masks, statues, statuettes, altars, headdresses, weapons and other artefacts are closely linked to specific practices and forms of knowledge.

Image:  KOTA / NDASSA – CONGO – Figure de reliquaire – Ancienne collection de Paul Guillaume et d’Alfred Stieglitz.