{"id":7732164,"date":"2026-01-21T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_magazine_article&#038;p=7732164"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:05:18","slug":"turning-points-an-interview-with-mariane-ibrahim","status":"publish","type":"app_magazine_article","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/magazine\/turning-points-an-interview-with-mariane-ibrahim\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Points: An Interview with Mariane Ibrahim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A vital partner of Villa Albertine, Ibrahim has collaborated with residents across the country, including <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/raphael-barontini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rapha\u00ebl Barontini<\/a>, whose 2024 residency in New Orleans traced the visual and sonic creativity of Creole culture; <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/olukemi-lijadu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olukemi Lijadu<\/a>, the artist and DJ whose 2024 residency mapped the links between West African music and Chicago house; and artist <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/clemence-gbonon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cl\u00e9mence Gbonon<\/a>, who will explore African American history and culture during a 2026 residency in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does Villa Albertine represent in Chicago?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MARIANE IBRAHIM<\/strong> Villa Albertine in Chicago is, above all, a space for collaboration and exchange. We\u2019ve had the tremendous opportunity to meet residents, welcome them into our community, and learn from theirs. It\u2019s a place of encounters and dialogue, bringing together artists, researchers, and thinkers from highly diverse backgrounds. Villa Albertine embodies a strong, living bond between France and the United States\u2014one rooted in curiosity, transmission, and shared creation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Could you share a memory or an accomplishment linked to Villa Albertine\u2019s residency program?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve met residents in Chicago whose time here marked a turning point in their careers. Some later reached out to develop new projects with us\u2014a sign of the lasting impact of their residency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What moves me most is the transformative dimension of the experience: the way a residency at Villa Albertine can nourish, shift, and enrich an artistic practice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As someone who moves between France and America, how do you see the presence of French artists in the U.S. evolving in the coming years?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presence of French artists in the U.S. remains relatively modest, partly because there are so few French galleries here and because the French curatorial scene has limited visibility. But a new generation of artists is emerging\u2014more connected, more daring, and adept at using digital platforms to catch the attention of American galleries and institutions. Their more fluid, international approach suggests that the French presence will steadily grow in the years ahead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interview by Rapha\u00ebl Bourgois&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Mariane Ibrahim<\/strong> is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/marianeibrahim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mariane Ibrahim Gallery<\/a>, which has outposts in Chicago, Mexico City, and Paris.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This interview first appeared in\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_magazine_article&amp;p=7682377\">States<\/a><em>, the annual magazine of Villa Albertine, published in January 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7754881,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[],"app_city_tax":[],"app_magazine_category":[247],"class_list":["post-7732164","app_magazine_article","type-app_magazine_article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_magazine_category-exchange"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Turning Points: An Interview with Mariane Ibrahim - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/magazine\/turning-points-an-interview-with-mariane-ibrahim\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turning Points: An Interview with Mariane Ibrahim - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A vital partner of Villa Albertine, Ibrahim has collaborated with residents across the country, including Rapha\u00ebl Barontini, whose 2024 residency in New Orleans traced the visual and sonic creativity of Creole culture; 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