Curated by Abdellah Karroum
24 April – 17 October 2026
Fondation H invites curator Abdellah Karroum to present an original interpretation of Collection Fondation H. Bringing together works by artists primarily from the African continent, the collection forges historical, cultural, and political dialogues with Madagascar, Africa, and the wider world. For this exhibition, Abdellah Karroum has selected over fifty artworks by forty-one artists.
Inspired by kabary, the ancestral Malagasy art of oratory, the exhibition is conceived as an invitation to reflect on Collection Fondation H and on the role of art in contemporary societies. Structurally, kabary follows a codified progression, whose architecture Abdellah Karroum transposes into the exhibition space. The guest curator thus proposes a three-part visitor journey, each chapter carrying its own distinct density and tone.
The first chapter (Gallery 1) functions as an introduction to this Kabarin-Javakanto [discourse of artworks], establishing the framework of the discourse, its intentions, and the conditions of encounter with Collection Fondation H. The second chapter (Gallery 2) unfolds with rich density, reminiscent of an intimate personal collection or a cabinet of curiosities cherished by a collector. This chapter forms the core of the discourse, presenting groups of works in dialogue with one another, united by the artists’ engagement with the major issues shaping our world today. The third chapter (Gallery 3 and garden) opens onto a sense of monumentality, turning toward the future and thus bringing this kabary to a close.
“I see Collection Fondation H as a constellation of expressions reflecting our time—works produced on the African continent or resonating with the major questions that shape it. The coherence of the collection lies in acquisitions driven by passion that, over the years, have evolved into a committed and socially conscious institutional project.”
— Abdellah Karroum, Curator of the exhibition