Where do the terms “Primitive” and “Tribal” sit in our art lexicon? For the past few years I have understood these both as pejorative terms, but have consistently seen the labels applied to ...
This year’s Frieze New York includes a few faces that will be unfamiliar to most contemporary art collectors. For its sixth edition, which opens to VIPs on Thursday, the fair has admitted tribal art ...
After French President Emmanuel Macron decided to restitute 26 bronze artifacts plundered from Benin during the colonial era, uncertainty lingered about how this would impact France’s leading position ...
I received an email from Nasser and Co. in response to the article “WTF is Primitive vs. Tribal Art” where I had sited that the gallery had used both the terms “primitive” and “tribal” on their façade ...
India, a land brimming with diverse cultures, boasts an artistic heritage that runs deep into its tribal roots. Far from being mere decorative elements, tribal art forms are vibrant narratives of ...
3 Giovanni Rodriguez to Stage THE EXECUTION OF GIOVANNI RODRIGUEZ in London The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show, is one of the most important tribal art fairs in the world. Known for ...
Dokra art is one of India's prehistoric art forms. One of the earliest expressions of this ancient art is the dancing girl artefact found in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappan excavations. The common themes of ...
CHENNAI: In a first, Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre Chennai is organising a week-long Tribal, Folk and Traditional Art Conclave in association with DakshinaChitra Museum this weekend. This is a ...
The visual culture of ancient central India finds tasteful assemblage at an ongoing exhibition in the capital, giving city dwellers easy access to the interior region’s tribal art — with a feel of ...