| Summary: | This article aims to analyse the reorganisation of the Tunisian art market at the beginning of the years 2000s. It is during this period that exhibitions are held and organized by independent curators. In order to maintain or obtain a certain level of leadership on the local art market, gallery owners implemented four types of actions: the renewal of artists, the formation of costumers by means of experts’ mediation, internationalisation and the diversification of the galleries’ activities. The analysis of these actions shows that the transformation of the processes of production generated by the globalisation of contemporary art is in fact a dynamic leading towards internationalisation. Furthermore, the objective of this dynamic is to overthrow national powers in order to create a contemporary local art world. Nevertheless, the Tunisian case shows that the commitment inside these new production processes carries risks that restrict the international recognition of gallery owners and artists.
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