Joël Andrianomearisoa

1977 / Born in Antananarivo / Madagascar

Lives and works in Paris / France and Antananarivo / Madagascar

Joël Andrianomearisoa was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar in 1977. He currently lives and works between Antananarivo and Paris. He explores many disciplines, from fashion to design, video to photography, scenography to architecture, installations to visual arts. His works are often made from textiles, paper, sometimes wood, minerals, or from unexpected objects that causes a non-explicit and abstract emotion and stories, which people perceive yet cannot describe in words.

He achieves lots of attention as one of the international contemporary African artists in the global art scene. In 2019, he represented Madagascar to the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia and has participated in different Biennials including Dakar Biennial and 22nd Biennale of Sydney. Throughout his career, his work has been shown at many prestigious international cultural institutions such as the Maxxi in Roma, the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, the Smithsonian in Washington, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Dallas Contemporary in Dallas among many others. In 2016, he received the Arco Madrid Audemars Piguet Prize. His works have been attracting lots of audience and people in the global art world including the huge installation project in the Encounters section of Art Basel in Hong Kong 2019 and the special exhibition “Woven” at Frieze London 2019, which was curated by Cosmin Costinas. In recent years, he has collaborated with various companies such as DIOR and MOLESKINE and one of his works was acquired by Yves Saint Laurent Collection as well. His works were exhibited at the exhibition “Christian Dior : Designer of Dreams” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo as well.

略歴

1977 / Born in Antananarivo / Madagascar

Lives and works in Paris / France and Antananarivo / Madagascar

■SOLO SHOWS & PROJECTS (SELECTION)

2019

I have forgotten the night / Madagascar Pavilion / solo show / 58th Biennale di Venezia / Venice / Italy

Cartography of desires, the space between us / Encounters Art Basel / Hong Kong

Blue take me to the end of all loves / Primo Marella gallery / Milan / Italy

Le printemps / Muse / Monaco

2018

No habiamos terminado de hablar sobre el amor / Centro de Arte Alcobendas / Madrid / Spain

Le Pli / Fundaçao Leal Rios / Lisbon / Portugal

The geometry of the angle as point of no return to dress the contemporary / Primae Noctis / Lugano / Switzerland

Sur un horizon infini se joue le théâtre de nos affections / Fondation Zinsou & Musée Ouidah / Cotonou / Bénin

Le vent souffle sur votre cœur / Château D’Assier / Assier / France

2017

Sur un horizon infini se joue le théâtre de nos affections / Fondation Zinsou & Musée Ouidah / Cotonou / Bénin

Chanson de ma terre lointaine / Primo Marella / Milan / Italy Sentimental Products / Musée Les Abattoirs / Toulouse / France Le La Tour du Monde / Galeries Lafayette / Paris / France

Va et vient / Canal du Midi / France

A l’horizon de mes jours troubles / Galeries Lafayette / Toulouse / France

2016

The labyrinth of passions / Mykolas Zilinskas Art Museum / Kaunas / Lithua- nia La maison sentimentale / solo project / Biennale de Dakar 2016 / Dakar / Sénégal Accrochage / Rx / Ivry sur Seine / France

2014

Carte blanche to Joël Andrianomearisoa X Vendôme Luxury / Le Meurice & Hôtel D’Evreux / Paris / France

2013

SENTIMENTAL / Maison Revue Noire / Paris / France

2012

Waiting for the seventh day that will bring us together / Jack Bell Gallery / London / GB

2011

0621146952 / L’inlassable Galerie / Paris / France

En l’attente de l’aube qui nous surprendra aux rives du sommeil / Nomad Gallery / Brussels / Belgium

Le temps d’une rencontre ou pour toujours /

Galerie Béatrice Binoche / Saint Denis / La Reunion island

Hôtel des Rêves / Hôtel du Louvre / Antananarivo / Madagascar

2010

A perfect kind of love / Goodman Gallery / Johannesburg / South Africa Sma- tesh Remix / Comme Il Faut / Tel Aviv / Israel

2009

I don’t know how to begin, I don’t know how it will end / Aksent / Gent / Bel- gium

2008

Une histoire / CCAC / Antananarivo / Madagascar

2007

Black out / :mentalklinik project space / Istanbul / Turkey

■GROUP SHOWS (SELECTION)

2019

Kubatana / Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium / Norway Encounters Art Basel / Hong Kong

2018

African Metropolis / An imaginary city / Maxxi / Roma / Italy

Ravelled threads / Sean Kelly Gallery / New York / Usa

Hello World / Hamburger Bahnof Museum / Berlin / Germany

Ici la limite du royaume est la mer / Ifm / Antananarivo / Madagascar Diy / Contempo / Paris / France

Dhaka Art Summit / Dhaka / Bangladesh

A Beast, A God, A Line / Para Site / Hong Kong

The black sphinx II / Primo Marella / Milan / Italy

A Beast, A God, A Line / TS1 Yangon / Myanmar

Tissage tressage quand la sculpture défile / Villa Datris / L’Isle sur la Sorgue

A Beast, A God, A Line / Museum of Modern Art Warsaw / Poland

La Sfinge Nera II / Primae Noctis / Lugano / Switzerland

Joël Andrianomearisoa & Abdoulaye Konaté / Richard Koh Fine Art / Kuala Lumpur All things been equal / Inaugural show / Zeitz Mocaa / Cape town / South Africa

Le commerce de la parole / L’atelier blanc & Le moulin des arts /

Villefranche de Rouergue & St Rémy / France

2017

All things been equal / Inaugural show / Zeitz Mocaa / Cape town / South Africa BienalSur / Muntref - Avenida del Libertador / Buenos Aires / Argentina Quart d’heure américain / Mains d’oeuvres / Saint Ouen / France

BienalSur / Ufgrs centro & Campus Vale / Porto Alegre / Brazil

The black sphinx / Primo Marella / Milan / Italy

Autour du nouveau réalisme / Les Abattoirs / Toulouse / France

The white hunter / Frigoriferi Milanesi / Milan / Italy

Afriques Capitales / La Villette / Paris / France

Vers le Cap de Bonne Espérance / Gare Saint Sauveur / Lille / France

Dalonaz II / Royal / Bruxelles / Belgium

2016

Essentiel paysage / Macaal / Marrakech / Morocco

White surfaces / Primae Noctis Gallery / Lugano / Switzerland

New York Not really really / Frederic de Goldschmidt collection / Brussels / Belgium Comme sur du papier / Frac Réunion / Reunion Island

2015

Rencontres photographiques / Bamako / Mali

Africa Africans /Museu Afro Brasil / Sao Paulo / Brasil

Divine Comedy / Smithsonian / Washington / USA

You Love Me, You Love Me Not / Municipal Gallery Almeida Garrett / Porto / Portugal.

2014

Political Patterns / Seoul Museum of Art / Seoul / Korea

Divine Comedy/ SCADMOA / Savannah / USA

Textile languages / Thalie Art Project / Brussels / Belgium

Divine Comedy / MMK / Frankfurt / Germany

Biennale de Dakar 2014/ Senegal

Warm heart of Africa / Primae Noctis Gallery / Lugano / Switzerland

2013

Periféeriques / Jacmel / Haiti

Epures / 7.5 club / Paris / France

Nouvelles vagues / Slmp / Palais de Tokyo/ Galerie de Roussan / Paris / France L’échappée belle / Grand Palais / Paris / France

2012

The progress of love / Menil Collection / Houston / USA

Sericum Graphein / Glassbox Gallery / Curated by Kaiserin / Paris / France 21X29,7 / Galerie de Roussan / Biennale de Belleville / Paris / France MiniAr- textil / Montrouge / France

2011

MiniArtextil 2011 / Milano & Como/ Italy

VideoBuro #4 / curated by Julie Crenn / Paris

France Eat Me / Goodman Gallery / Cape Town / South Africa Africa ! / Galerie Hussenot / Paris / France

2010

In Context / SA National Gallery / Cape Town / South Africa

The Global Africa Project / Museum of Arts & Design MAD / New York / Usa Africa assume Art Position ! / Primo Marella Gallery / Milano / Italy

12th Cairo Biennale / Cairo / Egypt

Africa Off the wall / Gustavsbergs Konsthall / Stockholm / Sweden

A Collective Diary / Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art / Tel Aviv / Israel

■Public collections (selected)

Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse. Toulouse, France.

Zeitz MOCAA. Cape Town, South Africa.

Leal Rios Foundation. Lisbon, Portugal.

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA.

Studio Museum - Harlem. New York, USA.

Fond Régional d’Art Contemporain – Frac la Réunion, France.

Médiathèque du Tampon. Réunion, France.

Art in Embassies. American Embassy in Antananarivo. Madagascar & USA.

Koç Fondation. Istanbul, Turkey.

Sindika Dokolo Fondation, Luanda, Angola.

Fondazione Golinelli. Bologna, Italy.

Frederic de Goldschmidt Collection. Brussels, Belgium.

Musée d’art contemporain africain Al Maaden, Marrakech, Morocco.

Fondation Reveu Noire, Paris, France.

Fondation Zinsou, Cotonou, Benin.