24 Apr 2026
17 Oct 2026

A READING OF THE FONDATION H COLLECTION BY ABDELLAH KARROUM

FONDATION H – ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR


Fondation H invites the curator Abdellah Karroum to propose a singular curatorial reading of its international collection of artworks, conceived in dialogue with Malagasy culture. The exhibition is structured around the kabary, a foundational oratorical practice in Madagascar. As a highly codified form of speech, the kabary accompanies key moments of collective life, including alliances, mourning, negotiation, decision-making and public ceremonies. It functions as a space of mediation, where speech creates links between individuals and connects the living with their ancestors and a shared history. The exhibition is presented across the three ground-floor galleries of Fondation H in Antananarivo. The first gallery operates as an introduction, establishing the framework and intentions of the encounter with the collection. The second gallery forms the core of the exhibition, presenting the diversity of works, narratives and forms, and encouraging an attentive and intimate reading of a private collection that is both internationally oriented and deeply rooted in Madagascar. The final gallery opens onto new perspectives through more monumental works, conceived as extensions of the curatorial discourse and as invitations to imagine other possible futures.

General information


Fondation H
Rue Refotana
Ambatomena
Antananarivo 101
Madagascar

DIRECTION


Curator: Abdellah Karroum

CONTACT


Tahani Marie SAMIRI
tahani.samiri@finnpartners.com