The exhibition will open on September 24th and showcase Andrianomearisoa’s ability to capture both the perplexing beauty and bleakness of our contemporary existence.Īt the Whitechapel Gallery this autumn, visitors will encounter a reconstruction of a hanok, or a traditional Joseon Dynasty home, with its wooden beams covered in colorful geometric textiles. The works that will be featured in “Our Land Just Like a Dream” were all made in Marrakech using local artisanal techniques, including wickerwork, metalwork, ceramics, and embroidery, in homage to Morocco’s rich, vibrant artistic past and present. This fall, he will be the first artist to present a monographic show at the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL). The atmospheric installation, The Five Continents of All Our Desires (2022), is comprised of six large-scale sculptures meticulously crafted with Andrianomearisoa’s signature black silk paper, and is on view through July 25, 2023.īut Andrianomearisoa’s biggest achievement is perhaps yet to come. In the last year alone, the Malagasy artist designed a handbag for Dior opened the multifunctional arts center Hakanto Contemporary in his hometown of Antananarivo, Madagascar and unveiled a site-specific commission in the atrium of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art in Cape Town. In fact, he’s something of an artistic polymath.
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Though steadfast in his dedication to exploring themes of desire, dreams, multiplicity, and memory, Andrianomearisoa is far from a one-trick pony. His predilection for working with black hues aesthetically unites his diverse practice that’s interested in the enduring, both metaphysically and materially.
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Joël Andrianomearisoa has been a quiet and steady presence in the international art scene over the last decade.