It's also the only gallery that offers free cream soda at the bar. Inside SA "Expect heavy doses of irony and sparks of genius as lanky youths give the art Illuminati the finger." Inside SA "The Mau Mau Gallery is owned by anyone who is an artist. Located below the Lounge on Cape Town's Long Street, it is run by David Robert Lewis, who sees himself as a janitor rather than a curator. Its only limitation is space, otherwise anything that can be justifiably argued as art, gets a show. True to its name, Mau Mau is an act of rebellion, an uprising. In formal, mainstream galleries, artists have their work taken away from them (and the viewer) -- displays are clinical and prices exorbitant -- but Mau Mau showcases affordable, underground art at street level. Now, even established dealers can be seen hanging around here. They also want to see what's contemporary, cutting edge and desirable." Petra Mason Citations Poetry as art or art as poetry? An exhibition of poetry manuscripts, Benita Munitz, Cape Times, Display oozes an African vitality – Vital Functions – Benita Munitz, Cape Times Notty Spaces, Herman Wittenberg, M&G April 24–30, 1998 Nailed to the Kras, Chris Roper, M&G January 30-Feb 5 1998 Sharp contrasts make potent stuff, Benita Munitz, Cape Times Of Freaks and Pervs, Dennis Mair, M&G Mau Mau offers a feast of schlocky horror flieks, Ian McDonald, Argust Tonight, 1997 B-Grade Movie mini-festival, staff reporter, Cape Times Lesson One, Manipulate the Mainstream, Dennis Mair, M&G, November 22–28, 1996 Photocopy art on show, Gary van Dyk, Argus Tonight Pillaging the Spoken Word, Tracy Murinik, M&G July, 10-16 1998 Photo experiment at gallery, Leonard Shapiro, Cape Times July 22, 1998 External links The Infamous Mau Mau Mau Mau Underground Mau Mau Art on Flickr Mau Mau Artists Street Assembly Gallery Mau Mau: Tom Schwarer Exhibit A Artist Street Assembly 1996 establishments in South Africa 1998 disestablishments in South Africa South African art Art museums and galleries in South Africa Defunct art museums and galleries Museums in Cape Town Art galleries established in 1996 Art galleries disestablished in 1998