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Galerie Alain Lecomte Parcours des Mondes

The Course Worlds

once again host the Saint Germain in Paris

of 8 to 12 September 2010

Alain Lecomte we propose statuettes Babembe

Bembe stuck Statue of iron plates and nails, very rare, we know that very little in this ethnic group, this one comes from the old collection André Fourquet and William Rubin the supervisor, now disappeared from the collective work and the exhibition at MOMA in New York "The Primitivism in art of the twentieth century"

post Bembe,

This one comes from a Parisian collector, no scarification Babembe, but his face has the characteristics of this ethnic group was unknown function such objects, but it is without doubt or prophylactic purposes or for black magic.

Alain Lecomte proposes an exhibition of sculpture and its Babembe batéké neighbors, Babwendé From the Republic of Congo

These statues usually reduced in size between 10 and 20 cm are carved with a Particular attention to detail.

Faces in the eyes set with china or ivory glow, scarification ventral complex, oversized feet ...

In all this statuary is both precious and powerful medium it is magic, medicine, all being aesthetic. Two very rare

Babembe flagged poles with nails and blades will be presented at this time including a provnant Collection William Rubin, the main contractor has now disappeared from the collective work "Primitivism in art 20th century and former director of MOMA New York

the book that accompanies the exhibition "Statuary Babembe" was written by Raoul Lehuard well-known specialist in those regions of the DRC, author of numerous books and former editor of the Arts of Black Africa.

iconography and legends have been made by Alain Lecomte, a member of the International Expert ORDINEX

text credit: Site Tour of the worlds