Parcours des Mondes Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary in Paris

Despite the Delta variant, a celebration is definitely on the agenda for the 20th anniversary of Parcours des Mondes! The stakes are high. As general manager Pierre Moos tells us: "Some galleries make 75% of their annual turnover in one week." The dealers have established the reputation of this event—which makes Paris the capital of traditional Non-Western art—through their demanding selection criteria. There won't be the 60-odd galleries normally present at the fair: like last year, the selection is more restricted in terms of participant numbers, down to 42 this September. But despite problems with international circulation, this edition marks the joyous return to the streets of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood of the Americans Michael Hamson Oceanic Art and Dimondstein Tribal Arts, and Wayne Heathcote from London, who join long-standing regulars (since 2002) like Alain de Monbrison, Bernard Dulon, Anthony JP Meyer, Alain Lecomte, Voyageurs & Curieux (also celebrating its 20th anniversary),…