Exhibition catalog - 1913-1923 : l'esprit du temps - Paris célèbre les arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie

FRENCH VERSION

At the beginning of the 20th century, the history of Western art saw a major turning point with the introduction of African and Oceanian arts in Paris. These objects, initially perceived as ethnographic, are gradually recognized as works of art in their own right.
The merchants, Paul...

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FRENCH VERSION

At the beginning of the 20th century, the history of Western art saw a major turning point with the introduction of African and Oceanian arts in Paris. These objects, initially perceived as ethnographic, are gradually recognized as works of art in their own right.
The merchants, Paul Guillaume, Joseph Brummer and Charles Vignier, as well as intellectuals, poets and writers such as André Level, Henri Clouzot and Guillaume Apollinaire, avant-garde artists such as Vlaminck, Derain, Matisse and Picasso, are at the initiative of this movement. In the heart of the Montparnasse district, their commitment has made it possible to change the Western perception of these objects.
Through archival documents, photographs and sculptures from Africa and Oceania, "1913-1923: the Spirit of the Times Paris celebrates the arts of Africa and Oceania"
highlights iconic exhibitions such as those of the Levesque gallery (1913), Lyre and Palette (1916), the Devambez gallery (1919) or the Marsan du Louvre pavilion (1923).
Bertrand Goy gives us the story of this historical decade, paints a portrait of these figures of the avant-garde and traces the artistic recognition of these works from Africa and Oceania.

Exhibition at the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac from March 17th to Sept. 20th 2026.

French
128 pages / 100 illustrations

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