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Ibrahim Mahama in conversation with Kathryn Weir
Ibrahim Mahama © Maurine Tric / Adagp Paris, 2026 Courtesy of Katryn Weir
As part of the exhibition To Make Space for the World, artist-in-residence Ibrahim Mahama is in conversation with art historian and curator Kathryn Weir.
This conversation explores the artist’s practice, his materials, his collective gestures, and the way in which his works give voice to shared stories.
At the invitation of the Fondation Cartier, which is hosting Ibrahim Mahama’s exhibition The Harvest Season, the Cité is taking part in the Parliament of Ghosts project. This installation, which takes the form of a parliamentary chamber, embodies the artist’s collective and dynamic practice and will be brought to life through a programme combining music, performances, talks and debates.
Echoing the exhibition To Make Space for the World, the Cité is thus offering a series of talks led by the co-curators and the team at the Cité internationale des arts, as well as artists featured in the exhibition. Following this first conversation, the series will continue at the Fondation Cartier on November 24 and December 8, 2026, then on January 12 and February 2, 2027.
© Maurine Tric / Adagp Paris, 2026
Ibrahim Mahama
Ibrahim Mahama, born in 1987 in Tamale, Ghana, is interested in narratives of globalisation and the impact of colonialism, exploring themes such as labour exploitation, migration and inequality. Renowned for his monumental installations, he addresses socio-political issues through found materials, inviting us to examine their transformation and confronting us with historical and contemporary mechanisms of globalisation.
© Courtesy of the artist
Kathryn Weir
A curator, writer and art historian, Kathryn Weir lectures on artistic research and the social sciences at Sciences Po, Saint-Germain-en–Laye and was previously co-artistic director of the Lagos Biennial (2021-2024), artistic director of the MADRE museum in Naples (2020-23) and director of multidisciplinary programs at the Centre Pompidou (2014-2019), where she created Cosmopolis, a platform for research-based, socially engaged and collaborative practices. From 2006 to 2014, at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Brisbane, she was head of international art and a co-curator of the 5th, 6th and 7th editions of the Asia-Pacific Triennial.
Marais Site → Auditorium
Saturday October 17, 2026
From 7pm to 9pm
This event will be held in English.
Programme of events accompanying the exhibition
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