Gallery MOMO facts for kids
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| Established | 2002 |
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| Location | 52, 7th Avenue Parktown North, Johannesburg |
| Type | Art Gallery |
Gallery MOMO is a special art gallery in South Africa. It shows off modern art from artists in South Africa and from around the world. You can visit their art spaces in two big cities: Johannesburg and Cape Town. It's a fantastic place to discover new and exciting artworks!
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The Story of Gallery MOMO
Gallery MOMO was started in Johannesburg in 2002. It was founded by a South African art expert named Monna Mokoena. He loves art and wanted to create a place to share it. Later, in 2015, Gallery MOMO opened a second location in Cape Town. This made it easier for more people to see their amazing art collections.
In 2017, a writer named Kai Lossgott said that Gallery MOMO was still the only art gallery in South Africa owned by a Black person. He also mentioned that the gallery helped South Africa show its art again at a very important international art event called the Venice Biennial. In 2018, another writer, Ishani Chetty, listed Gallery MOMO as one of the top five art places to visit in Cape Town. This shows how important and well-loved the gallery is!
What You Can See: Exhibitions
Since it opened, Gallery MOMO has shown many new artworks. They have special shows called exhibitions, where they display art by one artist or a group of artists. The gallery is known for finding new and talented artists from Africa and other countries.
Some of the first exhibitions at the gallery included a show in 2003 by a South African painter named Johannes Phokela. Later, the gallery featured works by famous artists like the South African sculptor Mary Sibande. They also showed art by Ransome Stanley, a painter from Germany, and Ayana V. Jackson, a photographer from the U.S.
Gallery MOMO also takes part in big art events called art fairs. These fairs happen in different cities, like the Joburg Art Fair and the Cape Town Art Fair in South Africa. They also go to international fairs, like the Start Art Fair in London. This helps them share their artists' work with an even wider audience.
Artists You Might Discover
Gallery MOMO represents many talented artists. Here are some of the artists whose work you might see at the gallery:
- Dillon Marsh (born 1981)
- Mary Sibande (born 1982)
- Robert Pruitt (born 1975)
- Jonathan Freemantle (born 1978)
- Andrew Tshabangu (born 1966)
- Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo (born 1981)
- Ransome Stanley (born 1975)
- Kimathi Donkor (born 1965)
- Joel Mpah Dooh
- Raél Salley
See also
In Spanish: Gallery MOMO para niños
