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What I Buy And Why: Arts Philanthropist Hasnaine Yavarhoussen on the Collecting Scene in Madagascar and the Joys of Outdoor Art The founder of Hakanto Contemporary, the first non-profit art space in Madagascar, has been collecting close to home this year. The Madagascar-based philanthropist Hasnaine Yavarhoussen takes a “think globally, act locally” approach to collecting art. Yavarhoussen, who is CEO of the green energy company Filatex group, made headlines last February when he opened the non-profit art space Hakanto Contemporary in Madagascar. The venue the first of its kind in the nation focuses on uplifting local artists, offering residencies and educational programming, and staging exhibitions. ....
“What Fruit It Bears” is an exhibition project presenting works by artists whose practices are radically individual defying categorization, and yet together represent the present time. This exhibition presents approaches to figuration, which seek equilibrium in understanding both oneself and the collective path forward. Many of these works were made this year and respond to the tumult that every individual has experienced globally. As one emerges from isolation, this presentation proposes a future in which personal identity is both celebrated and supported by a renewed appreciation for community and solidarity. The selected works explore the force of the unutterable and the variances in what one does not have language to express. Employing diverse languages of figuration, text and abstraction, the artists presently expose the body, skin and landscape as contested sites, located across both natural and cultural categories. ....