Artistic expressions intertwined at the opening of painter Nonoh Ramaro's exhibition 'Ako' at ADMC–CRAAM last Friday. Driven by the spirit of local heritage, Nonoh Ramaro marks a triumphant return after several years away from ADMC–CRAAM. Through nineteen vibrant canvases celebrating freedom, his chromatic lyricism honors the musical soul of Madagascar until August 21. On the walls of ADMC–CRAAM at the University of Tananarive, painter Nonoh Ramaro pays tribute to the musical arts of the region, with 'hiragasy' taking center stage in 'Ako'. Nineteen paintings in total, with the opening held over the weekend. This marks his major comeback after a decade away from the sectarian immobility of contemporary art. 'It felt like a dive for me,' he admits. Despite over 25 years of career, reconnecting with an audience is never easy for any artist. He promises other events in the coming months and years. 'I chose the title Ako as a play on subtlety: a painting is meant to be looked at, not listened to,' he says with a smile. Works from his 2025 and 2026 collections. Yet his chromatic lyricism, mastery of movement, visual dynamism and signature 'Nonoh Ramaro' qualities remain. New elements have been added: use of industrial blue, a more narrative approach, as seen in 'Faritra mena', geometric fragmentations. His post-modern rupture tendency in 'Ako', the exhibition running until August 21 (visiting hours: 10am to 4pm), gives the impression of an artist seeking liberation. To gain the power to tell his own story, where Malagasy art becomes liberated territory. It's time to acknowledge that, facing the conceptual and commercial sclerosis of Tananarive's visual art scene lately, with valorization of the status quo, Nonoh Ramaro, unwittingly, reveals an ideological and aesthetic battlefield. 'I'm simply trying to be a mediator between the public and their world. I will never paint anything unhappy,' he clarifies. The dimension he gives here to local heritage, citing his work 'Mandihiza ty ampela', renews the visual vocabulary of tradition. For this dive, Nonoh Ramaro held nothing back. At the opening, he invited artists including Nazarro, slam poetry champion 'Smatchin poetry slam 2026', and the 'vakodrazana' group Akon'i Diary. The ADMC–CRAAM exhibition hall was well-filled at Friday's afternoon opening. Present: University of Tananarive vice-president Richard Ranarivony, embassy representatives, journalists, influential art figures.