Gallery MOMO

Gallery MOMO is a South African contemporary art gallery, which represents South African and international artists at its exhibition spaces in Johannesburg and Cape Town.[1]

Gallery MOMO
Location within Johannesburg
Established2002
Location52, 7th Avenue Parktown North, Johannesburg
Coordinates26.145102°S 28.031043°E / -26.145102; 28.031043
TypeArt Gallery
Websitewww.gallerymomo.com

History

Gallery MOMO was founded in Johannesburg in 2002 by the South African art dealer and collector, Monna Mokoena.[2] In 2015, the organization opened a second branch in Cape Town.[3]

Writing in 'Art and the Global Economy', Kai Lossgott identified Gallery MOMO as still in 2017, 'South Africa's only black-owned gallery' and recounted that it had 'paved the way for South Africa's return to the Venice Biennial'.[4] In 2018, Ishani Chetty, writing for the lifestyle and listings magazine 'CapeTown Etc' ranked Gallery MOMO as one of the city's top five 'must visit' art venues. [5]

Exhibitions

Since its founding, Gallery MOMO has established an extensive programme of showcasing new work in solo and group exhibitions by South African and international artists. According to the Irish Times, by 2006 the Johannesburg venue had already 'earned a reputation for discovering new African and international talent'.[6] Amongst the gallery's earliest events were the 2003 exhibition 'The Age of Enlightenment' by the South African painter, Johannes Phokela.[7] In the 2010s, the gallery continued to host exhibitions by artists such as the South African sculptor, Mary Sibande,[8] the German-based painter, Ransome Stanley and U.S.-born photographer Ayana V. Jackson.[9] The gallery also participates in international art fairs, including the Joburg Art Fair,[10] the Cape Town Art Fair and the Start Art Fair in London.

List of represented artists[11]

Dillon Marsh (b. 1981)
Mary Sibande (b. 1982)
Robert Pruitt (b. 1975)
Jonathan Freemantle (b. 1978)
Andrew Tshabangu (b. 1966)
Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo (b. 1981)
Ransome Stanley (b. 1975)
Kimathi Donkor (b. 1965)
Joel Mpah Dooh
Raél Salley

References
  1. Temkin, Nikki (2012-09-27). Chic Jozi: The Savvy Style Companion. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780143528494.
  2. Perryer, Sophie (2005-07-01). 10 Years, 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Publishers. p. 445. ISBN 9781868729876.
  3. "Graffiti & Comic Collage Artist Blessing Ngobeni Confronts The Apathy Of South Africa's Elected Officials". Okayafrica. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. Zarobell, J., 2017. Art and the Global Economy, University of California Press
  5. "5 must-visit art galleries in Cape Town". CapeTownEtc. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  6. Humphreys, Joe (2006). "Drawing attention to Africa's art". Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  7. Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art, Volume 1. New York, NY: Museum for African Art/Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. 2004-06-15. ISBN 9780945802426.
  8. Allan, Lisa (2009). "Review of Long live the dead Queen – Mary Sibande at Gallery Momo". Artthrob. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  9. Guides, Insight (2015-06-01). Insight Guides: South Africa (6th ed.). Insight Guides. ISBN 9781780052618.
  10. "Catalogue for 2014 Joburg Art Fair" (PDF).
  11. "Artists Archive". Gallery MOMO. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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