Exhibition at the MAC: «In Praise of the Missing Image»
What if the missing images spoke louder than the ones we see? Until March 8, 2026, discover the group exhibition presented by the MAC and MOMENTA, showcasing recent works by international artists. Come and see the invisible!
As part of the 19th edition of the Biennale d’art contemporain, the MAC and MOMENTA are co-presenting the group exhibition In Praise of the Missing Image, bringing together recent works and new productions by Iván Argote, Maureen Gruben, Joyce Joumaa, Niap, Lee Shulman + Omar Victor Diop — The Anonymous Project and Sanaz Sohrabi.
About the exhibit
By focusing on what escapes visibility, silences and gaps in individual and collective memory, the works assembled here address both the contemporary stakes of the image and the present day consequences of the complex dynamics behind narrative construction. In Praise of the Missing Image, in this context, invites reflection on how the stories we are told are shaped and by whom.
Through a variety of media such as photography, sculpture, installation, and video, the MAC and MOMENTA propose an exhibition centered on colonialism and its various symbolic ramifications, notably historical monuments, sport, extractivism, and the climate crisis. The works, which shed light on the mechanisms of ongoing exclusion and marginalization, question the gaze and open up the poetic potential of images to diversify dominant historical narratives.
©️Raphaël Barontini, Empereur Henri-Christophe d’Haïti, 2017 Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City) © Raphaël Barontini / ADAGP, Paris / CARCC, Ottawa, 2025
