Acclaimed Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama transforms the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris into a space for confronting history and reconsidering Africa’s cultural possibilities. The exhibition marks the Mahama’s first major exhibition in Paris and is set to open in October 2026. Known for working with materials that carry the imprint of labour, trade and economic exchange in his practice to expose the systems of power embedded in everyday things, ‘The Harvest Season’ extends this approach, asking what remains of earlier visions of progress and how their unrealised possibilities might inform alternative futures.
The exhibition will bring together nine artists and collectives to examine legacies of colonialism, industrialisation and African aspirations. Contributions from artists including photographer James Barnor, painter Gideon Appah and textile artist Zohra Opoku expand the conversation across photography, painting and textiles. Together, their practices challenge the idea that history is a closed chapter, instead positioning it as something that can be revisited, contested and reimagined. The exhibition also reflects Mahama’s collaborative approach to cultural infrastructure in Tamale, northern Ghana, where he has established institutions supporting artistic production, research and exchange.
At the Fondation Cartier, The Harvest Season provokes viewers to imagine new forms of collective life. The exhibition runs until 28 February 2027.
