Ibrahim Mahama's 'The Harvest Season' Opens at Fondation Cartier in Paris

Key facts

• 'The Harvest Season' is Ibrahim Mahama's first major exhibition in Paris
• The show runs at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain from 22 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
• Nine artists and collectives contribute to the exhibition
• Contributors include James Barnor, Dorothy Akpene Amenuke, Gideon Appah, Zohra Opoku and the Cercle d'Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise
• The presentation features monumental installations, archival materials and site-specific works
• The exhibition draws on Ghana's colonial and postcolonial histories, examining goods circulation, industrial heritage and labour, memory and power
• The project reflects the collaborative ethos of cultural institutions Mahama established in Tamale, northern Ghana
• The show revisits the aspirations of African independence movements and asks how unrealised possibilities inform contemporary futures