Art documents Madagascar’s most famous inhabitants. Eighty million years ago, Madagascar split off from Africa. Separated from the mainland, the sturdy and lucky creatures that reached Madagascar’s ...

Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world—and also one of the world’s poorest countries. Its population is around 29 million, but 20 million of its citizens do not have electricity and only ...

An installation view of Yinka Shonibare’s “Safiotra.” Photo: Fabio Thierry Andriamiarintsoa © Fondation H This past April, scores of art world insiders from ...

The capital of Madagascar is not widely recognised for its abundant contemporary art scene. But, in recent years, a culture ecosystem has exploded in the city locals call ‘Tana. This emergent scene ...

A viral image recently shared to social media purports to show a bright red owl from Madagascar. "Red owl from Madagascar," reads the caption of the owl, which has bright red feathers and black glossy ...

Unique, prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in western Madagascar. I was part of a team that discovered and described these ancient treasures. They're the first ...

The founder of Hakanto Contemporary, the first non-profit art space in Madagascar, has been collecting close to home this year. Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, Madagascan collector and philanthropist and ...

‘I decided to forget about Madagascar, in order to represent it better’, says the artist Joël Andrianomearisoa of the majestic and melancholic installation he created for the 2019 Venice Biennale.’ ...

Known mostly for lemurs, vanilla and one of the world's poorest economies, Madagascar is not often associated with cutting-edge art. But a new exhibit in the capital, Antananarivo, could change that ...

Illustration depicting Falcatakely amidst dinosaurs and other creatures during the Late Cretaceous in Madagascar. (Artwork by Mark Witton) The avian fossil, found in what is now Madagascar, offers ...