Breath of Freedom
Critical art from Tunisia, created before and after the revolution. Virtual group exhibition.
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Bourguiba. 2010
Painting
Mehdi Bouanani is a young Tunisian artist who works in France and who exhibits regularly in Tunisia. He has made a number of series of paintings that present controversial political figures. Portraits from the Bey’s dynasty mix with those of the first Tunisian president, Habib Bourguiba, or even the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. These last two portraits were blocked by Tunisian customs when the artist tried to exhibit them in Tunisian in 2010. The artist had to submit to a police interrogation and his exhibition could not take place.
© Photo: Mehdi Bouanani
Critical art from Tunisia, created before and after the revolution. Virtual group exhibition.