Joël Andrianomearisoa
Photo: Studio Joël Andrianomearisoa
Joël Andrianomearisoa
Madagascar born 1977
Level 2
NGV International
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PROJECT
Joël Andrianomearisoa’s work is informed by his Madagascan heritage, a country of diverse cultural influences. This collection of works encompasses his multidisciplinary approach, including sculpture, textile and drawing. Giving form to abstract narrations, he depicts texts that are often ambiguous, and are considered an ongoing series of exercises. He seeks to explore the aesthetic and architectural form of emotions and feelings, that, while they are universally felt, do not have a name.
ABOUT
Joël Andrianomearisoa represented the first Madagascar Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. He is the founder and artistic director of Hakanto Contemporary, a non-profit independent space for artists in Antananarivo, Madagascar supported by the Fonds Yavarhoussen. The artist’s work has been included in exhibitions at MAXXI, Rome; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC; Centre Pompidou, Paris; and Palais de Tokyo, Paris. His work is held in collections including the Smithsonian, Washington, DC; the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; and the Collection Yavarhoussen, Antananarivo.
Purchased with funds donated by Janet Whiting AM, Phil Lukies and family, 2023
Purchased with funds donated by Wendy and Paul Bonnici and family, and Michael and Emily Tong, 2023
Courtesy of Paul and Wendy Bonnicci and family
Courtesy of Michael and Emily Tong