Biography
Nadia Jelassi, born in Tunisia in 1958, first showcased her work in 1990 at the Biennial of Young Creators from Europe and the Mediterranean at the Museum of Vieille Charité in Marseille. She later exhibited in 1992 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Gibellina, Italy, and the Metropolitan Museum in Tokyo. Her 2012 installation “Celui qui n’a pas…,” which depicted veiled women partially submerged in a pile of stones, sparked controversy and led to scrutiny by Tunisia’s court system. In the aftermath, the Ministry of Culture expressed its support for Jelassi.
In 2017, her exhibition “Karopolis,” featuring a series of acrylic works on wood, delved into the theme of official photography, challenging its inherent symbolism as a mode of expression. Jelassi teaches at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Tunis and has exhibited at several galleries, including Ammar Farhat in Sidi Bou Said, Kanvas in La Soukra, Hope Contemporary, and the Al Abdalliya Palace in La Marsa. In 2009, she published “States of Siege.”
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