Ibrahim Mahama (artist)

Mahama works at the scale of buildings. He drew international attention by draping the Arsenale in burlap sacks at the 2015 Venice Biennale, sacks that had carried cocoa from Ghana to Europe, so the material brings its trade history with it. Parliament of Ghosts, a chamber of empty seats, turns the same thinking on Ghana's hopes after independence. He has also put his success back into Tamale, in northern Ghana, where he built art centers including Red Clay, a studio site that holds old trains from the country's mining railways. In Paris, The Harvest Season fills the Fondation Cartier until February 28, 2027, the fullest current look at his work.