Nejib Belkhodja
Source: Belkhodja Foundation & National Museum of Modern Art of Tunisia
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Nejib Belkhodja 🇹🇳

نجيب بلخوجة (Known as "Nejib Belkhodja")
Abstract Painter, Master of Medina Architectural Geometrics
Born Nov 25, 1933 🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia
Passed Away May 08, 2007 Tunis, Tunisia
Lifespan 73 years old
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"Architect of abstract purity who translated the medina's sacred geometry into eternal art."

Archival Overview

Pioneering abstract painter of Tunisian and Dutch descent whose iconic geometric abstractions synthesized traditional medina arches and cubic rooftops with contemporary international minimalism.

Biographical Record

Nejib Belkhodja was born in the medina of Tunis to a notable Tunisian father and Dutch mother. Finding early figurative painting too limiting, he developed a radical abstract visual grammar derived from the architectural lines of the Tunis medina.

His celebrated canvases deconstructed horseshoe arches, whitewashed facades, and decorative mashrabiya latticework into pure, luminous geometric shapes. Awarded the Grand Prix national des arts plastiques, his works are displayed in leading international modern art museums.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Sidi Abdelaziz Cemetery
La Marsa, Tunisia
GPS: 36.8833, 10.3333
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