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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
editArtists 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
editGraffiti and street art
editAbroad
editIn France
editIn the United States
editNew challenges
editChallenges to artistic freedom
editChallenges to art financing
editReferences
edit- ^ Rhodes, Emile (11 May 2011). "Quand les artistes se jouaient de Ben Ali". Slate Afrique. Retrieved 17 April 2013.