Gallery MOMO, Art museum in Parktown North, South Africa.
Gallery MOMO is a South African contemporary art gallery with exhibition spaces in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It represents South African and international artists, showing new work in solo and group exhibitions and taking part in art fairs such as the Joburg Art Fair, the Cape Town Art Fair and the Start Art Fair in London.
Gallery MOMO was founded in Johannesburg in 2002 by the South African art dealer and collector Monna Mokoena. In 2015 the organisation opened a second branch in Cape Town. Writing in Art and the Global Economy, Kai Lossgott noted in 2017 that it was South Africa's only black-owned gallery and had paved the way for the country's return to the Venice Biennial.
Gallery MOMO was founded in Johannesburg in 2002 by the art dealer and collector Monna Mokoena, and opened a Cape Town branch in 2015. It represents South African and international artists, and Kai Lossgott described it in 2017 as South Africa's only black-owned gallery. It also participates in the Joburg Art Fair, the Cape Town Art Fair and the Start Art Fair in London.
The venue is located in Parktown North and operates primarily on weekdays with limited weekend hours, so planning your visit around the schedule is helpful. The exhibition program changes regularly, so checking what is on display before visiting ensures you see what interests you most.
Kai Lossgott, writing in Art and the Global Economy, called Gallery MOMO in 2017 South Africa's only black-owned gallery and credited it with paving the way for the country's return to the Venice Biennial. The gallery also takes part in the Joburg Art Fair, the Cape Town Art Fair and the Start Art Fair in London.
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