New spaces and a returning diaspora are giving Tunisian contemporary art somewhere to be seen.
Contemporary art in Tunis has long suffered from a shortage of places to show it. That is slowly changing, as new galleries and project spaces open and a generation of artists, some returning from years abroad, find an audience at home.
The work ranges widely, from photography that documents a changing country to installation and digital pieces that speak to a connected, restless youth. Collectors are still few and budgets thin, yet the scene has energy and a growing confidence.
What it needs is infrastructure, the institutions, critics and markets that let artists make a living without leaving. The first stones are being laid. A capital that takes its artists seriously tends to be a capital with something to say.
