Annabelle Boissier

Annabelle Boissier holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and taught at the High Institute for Fine Arts in Tunis. Her research deals with the transnational dimensions of contemporary art worlds in Thailand and Tunisia and she published « Internationalisation des artistes contemporains. Rôle et limites de l’expertise locale », Sociologie de l’art, n° 20, 2012.

Political opposition in Tunisia : obligatory but impossible

Turmoil surrounding the destruction of artworks in Tunisia has suddenly illumined contemporary art as a site for resistance. Yet the international art world is far from understanding the true nature of such rebellion.

By Annabelle Boissier

/ 9 Jul 2012