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World Nomads Tunisia
In collaboration with French Institute Alliance Francaise
World Nomads Tunisia
The After Revolution
May 2013
New Museum IDEAS CITY Festival • 235 Bowery, NYC
WHITE BOX • 329 Broome Street, NYC
New York, New York, April 18, 2013— As part of the fifth edition of its biennial World Nomads festival, this year celebrating the rich arts and culture of Tunisia, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premier French cultural center, presents The After Revolution, a series of unprecedented exhibitions and events focusing on the extraordinary artistic innovation that has permeated the country following the events of January 2011.
In the protests leading to the overthrow of President Ben Ali, Tunisian artists took to the streets by the thousands. Today, artists continue to play an essential role in defending freedom of expression in the nascent democracy. Presented in venues throughout New York City, The After Revolution explores the extraordinary role that visual artists have played, both in documenting the events of the Arab Spring and in galvanizing public discourse as the country emerges from the shadow of dictatorship.
In Lower Manhattan at contemporary art space WHITE BOX, World Nomads Tunisia presents the work of Héla Ammar, Amine Boussoffara, Wassim Ghozlani, Amine Landoulsi, Zied Ben Romdhane, Rim Temimi, and Patricia Triki, seven Tunisian photographers who captured the tumultuous events of the country’s revolution. At FIAF’s Gallery, five leading contemporary Tunisian artists, Héla Ammar, Amel Ben Attia, Nicène Kossentini, Mouna Jemal Siala, and Mohamed Ben Slama present paintings, photographs, and video work addressing important social and political issues and the challenges faced by women in Tunisia today.
Strictly forbidden under Ben Ali, graffiti art has emerged as a powerful form of free expression in Tunisia post-revolution. World Nomads has invited Tunisian graffiti writers eL Seed and Jaye to create original works in venues throughout New York City, including at the New Museum’s IDEAS CITY festival, and the international “graffiti mecca” 5Pointz in Queens.
The After Revolution is curated by Leila Souissi.
World Nomads Tunisia
In collaboration with French Institute Alliance Francaise
World Nomads Tunisia
The After Revolution
May 2013
New Museum IDEAS CITY Festival • 235 Bowery, NYC
WHITE BOX • 329 Broome Street, NYC
New York, New York, April 18, 2013— As part of the fifth edition of its biennial World Nomads festival, this year celebrating the rich arts and culture of Tunisia, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premier French cultural center, presents The After Revolution, a series of unprecedented exhibitions and events focusing on the extraordinary artistic innovation that has permeated the country following the events of January 2011.
In the protests leading to the overthrow of President Ben Ali, Tunisian artists took to the streets by the thousands. Today, artists continue to play an essential role in defending freedom of expression in the nascent democracy. Presented in venues throughout New York City, The After Revolution explores the extraordinary role that visual artists have played, both in documenting the events of the Arab Spring and in galvanizing public discourse as the country emerges from the shadow of dictatorship.
In Lower Manhattan at contemporary art space WHITE BOX, World Nomads Tunisia presents the work of Héla Ammar, Amine Boussoffara, Wassim Ghozlani, Amine Landoulsi, Zied Ben Romdhane, Rim Temimi, and Patricia Triki, seven Tunisian photographers who captured the tumultuous events of the country’s revolution. At FIAF’s Gallery, five leading contemporary Tunisian artists, Héla Ammar, Amel Ben Attia, Nicène Kossentini, Mouna Jemal Siala, and Mohamed Ben Slama present paintings, photographs, and video work addressing important social and political issues and the challenges faced by women in Tunisia today.
Strictly forbidden under Ben Ali, graffiti art has emerged as a powerful form of free expression in Tunisia post-revolution. World Nomads has invited Tunisian graffiti writers eL Seed and Jaye to create original works in venues throughout New York City, including at the New Museum’s IDEAS CITY festival, and the international “graffiti mecca” 5Pointz in Queens.
The After Revolution is curated by Leila Souissi.