ART(ist) #12

Joël Andrianomearisoa

Since 2019, Joël Andrianomearisoa works with Rubis Mécénat in the frame of Ndao Hanavao programme, an innovation and creation laboratory for social design launched at Antananarivo in 2018 by Rubis Mécénat. After having accompanied him in the adventure of Madagascar’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Art in 2019, Rubis Mécénat is working with the Centre des monuments nationaux on the occasion of the exhibition “Brise du rouge soleil” presented on the Towers and ramparts of Aigues-Mortes. The artist present a series of works which will evoke his world and the history of the monument. The exhibition will also unveil an original triptych created by the artist at the Ndao Hanavao laboratory, and the experimental film “La Nuit Dernière” directed by Alexander Murphy, co-written with Joël Andrianomearisoa and produced by Rubis Mécénat.

More informations:
Brise du rouge soleil
Carte blanche to Joël Andrianomearisoa
05.26.2021 – 09.26.2021
Towers and ramparts of Aigues-Mortes
In collaboration with the Centre des monuments nationaux

Joël Andrianomearisoa

Born in 1977 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Joël Andrianomearisoa lives and works between Paris, Antananarivo and Magnat-l'Étrange. Expressing himself through a variety of media and materials, his work seeks to give form to non-explicit, often abstract narratives. His multi-faceted approach - from sculpture to installations, craft to writing, textiles and new collaborations - is inspired by his native Madagascar, a country of diverse influences...

In 2019, Joël Andrianomearisoa represented Madagascar at the 58th Venice Biennale, and his works have been exhibited in leading international institutions, including MAXXI, Rome, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC, Centre Pompidou and most recently Palais de Tokyo, Paris. His works are also part of major international collections, including those of the Smithsonian (Washington DC), the Studio Museum in Harlem (New York), or the Yavarhoussen Collection (Antananarivo) and the Sztuki Museum (Łódź). In 2016, he was awarded the Arco Madrid Audemars Piguet prize. He obtained a degree in architecture from the École spéciale d'architecture (Paris) in 2003. Since 2020, Joël Andrianomearisoa has also been the founder and artistic director of Hakanto Contemporary in Madagascar. He is represented by the Almine Rech gallery.