Joël Andrianomearisoa
Born in 1977 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, he is an artist who lives and works between Paris, Magnat-l’Étrange and Antananarivo. His work is expressed through various mediums and materials, and it seeks to shape non-explicit and often abstract narratives. He is pluralistic in his approach and his pieces range from sculpture to installations, crafts to writing, textiles to new collaborations, and he is inspired by the spirit of Malagasy, a country with diverse influences. Infused with complex emotional experiences, his delicate and often ambiguous work is seen as a series of exercises in constant evolution. They take into account the aesthetics and architecture of feelings that we all perceive, but to which we cannot give a name.
In 2019, Joël Andrianomearisoa represented Madagascar at the 58th Venice Biennale, and his works have been exhibited at the most prominent international institutions, such as the MAXXI in Rome, the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington D.C. and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Currently, his work can be found at the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, and the MACAAL in Marrakech. In Antananarivo in October 2021, Joël Andrianomearisoa unveiled two public sculptures with the support of the Yavarhoussen Fund. His works are part of important international collections, such as the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., the Studio Museum in Harlem in New York, the Yavarhoussen Collection in Antananarivo and the Sztuki Museum in Łódź.
In 2016 he won the Audemars Piguet award from Arco Madrid. In 2003 he graduated in Architecture from the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. Joël Andrianomearisoa is also the founder and artistic director of Hakanto Contemporary, an independent space for artists in Antananarivo, Madagascar supported by the Yavarhoussen Fund.
