At a glance
Thirty years of memories, emotions and shifting materials—seen not as a farewell to the past, but as the beginning of what comes next.
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You'll see
Works created between 1996 and 2026, tracing an artistic journey that moves from drawing and books to paper, textiles, objects and architectural installations. Expect tactile surfaces, fragments of language and compositions in which black, texture and repetition carry as much meaning as the forms themselves.
Pace of visit
The exhibition covers thirty years, but it is likely to feel atmospheric rather than densely documentary.
Don't miss
The dialogue between early and recent works. Look at how the artist’s vocabulary expands—from the intimacy of paper and books to textiles and structures that begin to occupy the surrounding space.
Also notice the blacks: they are rarely flat or absolute. Differences in weight, shine, folds and transparency give each surface its own emotional temperature.
Artlovers Tip
Not necessarily a reason to travel to Madrid on its own, but one of the most interesting gallery exhibitions to include in an APERTURA route—particularly for visitors drawn to poetic, sensorial and material-led contemporary art.
Combine it with other Carabanchel galleries for one of Madrid’s strongest contemporary-art routes.
Inside the exhibition
Meet the artist
Description
I Have No Regret for the Past and This Is Not the End of the World looks across thirty years of Joël Andrianomearisoa’s practice without presenting itself as a conventional retrospective. Instead of dividing his career into fixed periods, it follows the continuous expansion of his artistic language: from drawing to artist’s books, from delicate paper to fabric, and from individual objects to environments shaped by his architectural training.
The past appears here as active material rather than something finished. Memories remain embedded in folds, fibres, surfaces and words, ready to be transformed by each new work. This makes the exhibition less about nostalgia than continuity—the idea that creation is always moving forward, even when it returns to earlier emotions or gestures.
At the centre is Andrianomearisoa’s ability to give physical presence to feelings that are difficult to name. His works do not illustrate love, absence, desire or melancholy directly. They create spaces in which those emotions can emerge, allowing something deeply personal to become recognisable and shared.
I Have No Regret for the Past and This Is Not the End of the World
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