SMAC gallery was established in 2007 in Stellenbosch, South Africa and opened its first space in Cape Town in 2011. The gallery programme is focused on presenting the work of contemporary African artists. SMAC expanded to its current flagship space in Woodstock, Cape Town, in 2014 and opened a third space in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2016. The gallery maintains an active publishing initiative. The gallery’s art fair participation includes Art Basel Miami Beach, The Armory Show, Art Brussels and Artissima.
Related Video & Audio SMAC Gallery Podcasts ep.9 | Frances Goodman & Keely Shinners 9 November 2020, SMAC In this episode, Frances Goodman and Keely Shinners discuss Goodman's solo, Uneventful Days, in the days leading up to the exhibition opening. Considering community in times of physical distance, Goodman finds new ways of engaging portraiture through performative self-expression by inviting her subjects to send her self-images taken at home when...
Related Video & Audio SMAC Gallery Podcasts ep.8 | Cyrus Kabiru & Amogelang Maledu 9 October 2020, SMAC In this episode of SMAC Gallery's podcast, Cyrus Kabiru & Amogelang Maledu discuss inspirations behind Kabiru's practice, from Familial experiences to environmentalism, and how his sculptures function between fashion, art, and Afrofuturism.
Related Video & Audio SMAC Gallery Podcasts ep.7 | Musa N. Nxumalo &Khanyisle Mbongwa 15 September 2020, SMAC In this episode of SMAC Gallery's podcast Musa N. Nxumalo & Khanyisile Mbongwa discuss Nxumalo's current exhibition at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town as well as ideas of positionality, blackness and gender based violence in South Africa.
Related Video & Audio SMAC Gallery Podcasts ep.6 | Chechu Álava & Nkgopoleng Moloi 11 September 2020, SMAC In this Episode of SMAC Gallery's podcast Chechu Álava & Nkgopoleng Moloi discuss History and Beauty and how the two inform Álava's unique approach to painting.
