In Blida, Art Becomes a Care Tool

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In Paris, the Institute of the Arab World devotes an exhibition to the psychiatric hospital of Blida-Joinville and the work of Frantz Fanon. Between art, care and politics, it sheds light on a decisive experience in the history of psychiatry in colonial context. At the Institute of the Arab World, the exhibition "Tenter l'art pour mécadie" proposes a singular dive into the history of psychiatry in colonial Algeria. At the heart of the journey, a…