Rachida Triki

Rachida Triki (born 24 March 1949) is a Tunisian philosopher, art historian, art critic, and art curator. She is a full professor of philosophy at Tunis University, specialized in Aesthetics. Quotes I am particularly motivated to promote the work of Tunisian and North African contemporary artists who live in their countries, and don’t have enough international visibility. In an Arabo-Islamic country, it is important that artists remind and highlight the importance of the body in the private, social, and cultural life. This recent spectacular growth on the number of art students has certainly boosted the interest for art-related events but not necessarily produced more quality artists on the national and international scene yet That is why today, an intercultural event around the concept of the limits and excesses of the body can give food for thought on our present. As citizens of the Global South, it stands to reason that in the era of globalization these artists are confronted by contradictions within their own society TUNISIA: AN ART SCENE IN RENEWAL 24 October 2014 External links Category:Living people Category:Women academics from Tunisia Category:Philosophers from Tunisia Category:Art critics Category:Art historians Category:1949 births Category:Women born in the 1940s