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Artists and Former Staffers Accuse Cape Town Gallery SMAC of Nonpayment and Withholding Artworks
The gallery maintains that former artists are acting with “inexplicable malice” and touts a “proud record of achievements.”
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The gallery maintains that former artists are acting with “inexplicable malice” and touts a “proud record of achievements.”
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According to ARTnews’s linked source, Artists and Former Staffers Accuse Cape Town Gallery SMAC of Nonpayment and Withholding Artworks, The gallery maintains that former artists are acting with “inexplicable malice” and touts a “proud record of achievements.”
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