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WHATIFTHEWORLD is committed to contemporary art through a distinguished exhibition program of young

WHATIFTHEWORLD is committed to contemporary art through a distinguished exhibition program of young African-based artists.

02/09/2026

Frieze Seoul is now open!
Find us at Booth B20 in collaboration with APALAZZO (APALAZZOGALLERY).

Presented artists: Sonia Boyce (Professor Dame Sonia Boyce (RA)); Ann Iren Buan (); Mia Chaplin (Mia Chaplin); Nathalie Du Pasquier; Nathlie Provosty (ʎʇsoʌoɹd ǝılɥʇɐu); Olympia Scarry (); Larry Stanton (); Chris Soal (Chris Soal) Maria Szakats (Maria Szakats); Athi-Patra Ruga (Athi-Patra Ruga); Francesco Vezzoli (Archivio Vezzoli).

And Hojung Kim and Choi Byung-so presented courtesy of Decrypt Art Advisory.

Installation images by Andrea Rossetti.

Frieze

26/08/2026

FRIEZE SOUL 2026
BOOTH B20 | In collaboration with APALAZZOGALLERY

COEX, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06164, South Korea

UPCOMING
2-5 September 2026

APALAZZOGALLERY and WHATIFTHEWORLD (WHATIFTHEWORLD ) are pleased to announce their collaboration for Frieze Seoul 2026 (Tiarra Hembrough).

The two galleries will present works by eleven artists from eight countries. Bringing together a dynamic group of internationally recognised and emerging artists, the presentation reflects a shared commitment to ambitious contemporary practices and cross-cultural dialogue.

Presented artists: Sonia Boyce (Professor Dame Sonia Boyce (RA)); Ann Iren Buan (); Mia Chaplin (Mia Chaplin); Nathalie Du Pasquier; Nathlie Provosty (ʎʇsoʌoɹd ǝılɥʇɐu); Olympia Scarry (); Larry Stanton (); Chris Soal (Chris Soal) Maria Szakats (Maria Szakats); Athi-Patra Ruga (Athi-Patra Ruga); Francesco Vezzoli (Archivio Vezzoli).

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Pictured: Mia Chaplin
‘Red Couple’ (Detail), 2026
Oil on canvas
60 x 75 cm x 2.5 cm

Contact [email protected] for artwork inquiries.

19/08/2026

WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to announce the participation of artists
Leila Abrahams Leila Abrahams ,
Lungiswa Gqunta Lungiswa Gqunta ,
Sthenjwa Luthuli S t h e n j w a L u t h u l i ,
Michele Mathison Michele Mathison ,
Georgia Munnik Georgia Munnik ,
Athi-Patra Ruga Athi-Patra Ruga and
Lyndi Sales Lyndi Sales
in a major new group exhibition titled Materiality V2 opening tomorrow 20th August at Iziko National Gallery Cape Town South Africa

24/07/2026

The gallery will be open by appointment only from 27 July — 11 August 2026 during our Winter Break. To book an appointment, please contact:

Justin Rhodes: [email protected] / +27 79 490 7293
or
Ashleigh McLean: [email protected] / +27 76 422 2387

📷: Cathy Abraham
‘Remains of a Never World’
Installation image by Slater Studio

28/05/2026

📣WHATIFTHEWORLD invites you to join us at our gallery on Saturday, 30th May from 10:30 AM for artist-led walkabouts of ‘Remains of a Never World’ by Cathy Abraham and ‘Strangling Fruit’ by Georgia Munnik.

🗓️ Walkabouts start from 10:30 AM, Saturday 30 May 2026

📍WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery, 16 Buiten Street, Cape Town

22/05/2026

Please note that our Cape Town gallery will be closed tomorrow (23 May) while we continue our participation at this year’s Latitudes Art Fair.

Visit us at Booth A1 at Shepstone Gardens, Houghton, Johannesburg.

We look forward to welcoming you at the fair over the weekend.

Booth photography:

19/05/2026

📣 WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to announce our participation at this year’s RMB Latitudes Art Fair, Johannesburg. Our booth features works by Ben Orkin, Tangeni Kambudu, John Murray, Dan Halter, Sthenjwa Luthuli, Michelle Czarnecki, Cathy Abraham, Athi-Patra Ruga and Wezile Harmans.

📍Find us at Booth A1 in the Latitudes Centre For The Arts, Shepstone Gardens, Houghton. The fair runs from 21 - 24 May.

For artwork inquiries please contact [email protected].

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12/05/2026

📣WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to announce its debut participation at Independent Art Fair (), opening this week in New York at the fair’s new venue, Pier 36 (299 South Street, Lower East Side).

The gallery will present a solo exhibition of all new works by Nabeeha Mohamed (), and you can find us at Booth 519 from 14 - 17 May.

Nabeeha Mohamed
‘Blue Shelf’, 2026
Oil on canvas
75 x 83 cm

07/05/2026

📣 Exhibition Extensions:

Cathy Abraham’s ‘Remains of a Never World’ and Georgia Munnik’s ‘Strangling Fruit’ will be extended until 13 June 2026.

Installation images:

30/04/2026

📣WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to announce that Lungiswa Gqunta will be participating in the Sharjah Biennial 17.

Titled ‘What remains, sits restive’, the exhibition will bring together 109 artists across Sharjah, and is co-curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento.

🗓️ The Sharjah Biennial is set to run from January 21 - June 13 2027.

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📷 Image: Lungiswa Gqunta photographed by Axel Schneider

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Opening Hours

Monday	10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday	09:00 - 13:00

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