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The culture of Tunisia is thousands of years old, but the 2011 Tunisian revolution brought about important changes to the way art and politics interact in Tunisia. Censorship under the dictatorship of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was replaced with unprecedented freedom of expression and new challenges.

Background edit

Artists found ways to circumvent or avoid censorship of their work before the downfall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime.[1]

Art during the revolution edit

Graffiti and street art edit

Abroad edit

In France edit

In the United States edit

New challenges edit

Challenges to artistic freedom edit

Challenges to art financing edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rhodes, Emile (11 May 2011). "Quand les artistes se jouaient de Ben Ali". Slate Afrique. Retrieved 17 April 2013.