Breath of Freedom
Critical art from Tunisia, created before and after the revolution. Virtual group exhibition.
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Committee for the defense of MNAMC (Musée National d’Art Moderne et Contemporain), Tunis, Soldier #1. 2011
Gelatin silver print
140 x 76 cm
Halim Karabibene is one of the few Tunisian artists to have achieved international notoriety. He became known in the 1990s due to the caustic humor of his collages. For the last few years, he has pursued multidisciplinary action in order to prompt the public authorities to inaugurate Tunisia’s first National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MNAMC). Halim, using social networks, conferences, Happenings, and exhibitions virtually animates this museum while waiting for it to appear. The Cocotte (Pressure cooker) is the symbol of the MNAMC, a pressure cooker ready to explode.
© Photo: Halim Karabibene
Critical art from Tunisia, created before and after the revolution. Virtual group exhibition.