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WHATIFTHEWORLD 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.

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


Please note that our Cape Town gallery will be closed tomorrow (23 May) while we continue our participation at this year...
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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📣WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to announce its debut participation at Independent Art Fair (), opening this week in New York...
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

📣 Exhibition Extensions:Cathy Abraham’s ‘Remains of a Never World’ and Georgia Munnik’s ‘Strangling Fruit’ will be exten...
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:

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


harutyunyan


📷 Image: Lungiswa Gqunta photographed by Axel Schneider

Art Brussels is now open! Find us at booth 5B-36, Entrance Hall 5. Featured artists: Installation images: Nicola Mori...
24/04/2026

Art Brussels is now open! Find us at booth 5B-36, Entrance Hall 5.

Featured artists:




Installation images: Nicola Morittu

For artwork inquiries and catalogue requests, please contact [email protected]

22/04/2026

WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to be returning to Art Brussels this year, taking place from 23 - 26 April 2026. This year, the gallery’s presentation features new works by Maja Marx, Chris Soal and Dan Halter.

Find us at Booth 5B-36, Brussels Expo - Entrance Hall 5.

For artwork inquiries, please contact [email protected]




Thank you to everyone who visited our booth at Miart 2026 this past weekend. Installation photographs: Featured artists...
22/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who visited our booth at Miart 2026 this past weekend.

Installation photographs:

Featured artists:






13/04/2026

WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to be returning to Miart 2026, taking place in Milan from 16th - 19th of April 2026. This year, the gallery’s main presentation features new works by Cathy Abraham, Mia Chaplin, Michelle Czarnecki, Michele Mathison, Dale Lawrence and Chris Soal.

Find us at Booth A04.

For catalogue inquiries please contact [email protected]

We look forward to the opening of Cathy Abraham’s solo exhibition, ‘Remains of a Never World’, and Georgia Munnik’s solo...
08/04/2026

We look forward to the opening of Cathy Abraham’s solo exhibition, ‘Remains of a Never World’, and Georgia Munnik’s solo exhibition, ‘Strangling Fruit’.

🗓️ Exhibitions Opening: Tomorrow, 9 April 2026, 17:00 - 20:00.

To request catalogues, please contact [email protected]




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