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INVESTEC Cape Town Art Fair
Abu Dhabi Art 2025
1-54 London 2025
Code Switch: Icons & Inheritance
The Alchemy of Colour and Matter
Freedom in Multitudes

INVESTEC Cape Town Art Fair

Past Exhibition

20 - 22 February 2026

Cape Town, South Africa

A multidisciplinary cultural agency that connects Africa, its diaspora, and the world through art. The 1897 guides patrons, amplifies artists, and preserves cultural futures.

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ARTISTS

Ade AdekolaAfeez OnakoyaAmanda Shingirai MushateAnne AdamsAnthony AzekwohAraba OpokuAyoola GbolahanHaneefah AdamJoseph AinaKelechi NwaneriKen NwadiogbuLawrence MejuMimi Adu-SerwaahNa Chainkua ReindorfNola AyoolaObinna MakataOusmane BâPeter OkotorRachel SeiduRoisin JonesSamuel NnoromSika AmakyeSola OlulodeStacey RavveroTizta BerhanuUthman WahaabYanma Fofana

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