Open since April 2008 as a gallery concept dedicated to the use of contemporary art to the development, communication, and realization of alternative exhibition projects and to the investigation of new ideas inspired by the sharing of diverse social experiences between artists, curators, collectors and professionals. The gallery aims to feature debut-emerging and mid-career artists, both local and foreign, conceived to showcasing works that both reflect and refract the contemporary culture of life. The headquarters is located in Milan, Italy, but rather than adopt a gallery-as-sanctuary mentality, SMM encourages its artists to work freely, altering the space as they see fit, working on site-specific project around the world. Exhibitions will feature a broad range of contemporary art: painting, sculpture, film/video, performance, mixed-media, and conceptual installation.