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![Left: Troy Makaza, Player Country Played, 2021. Right: Troy Makaza,The Access to Excess, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare and Victoria Falls.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Art_Basel_OVR_Portals_Troy_Makaza_First_Floor.jpg)
![João Modé, Construtivo [Paninho], para Ione, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Art_Basel_OVR_Portals_Gees_bend_quiltmakers_alison_jacques.jpg)
![Lourival Cuquinha, Caboco 7 Flechas X Ordem e Progresso, 2015. Courtesy of the artist and Central Galeria, São Paulo.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Art_Basel_OVR_Portals_Lourival_Cuquinha_Central_2.jpg)
![Glenn Ligon, Untitled (America), 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris. Photo by Martin Argyroglo.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Art_Basel_OVR_Portals_Glenn_Ligon_chantal_crousel-1.jpg)
![William Eggleston, Untitled, 1970-1974. © Eggleston Artistic Trust. Courtesy Eggleston Artistic Trust and David Zwirner, New York City, London, Hong Kong, and Paris.](https://dza2a2ql7zktf.cloudfront.net/binaries-cdn/dqzqcuqf9/image/fetch/q_auto,dpr_auto,c_fill,f_auto,w_auto/https://d2u3kfwd92fzu7.cloudfront.net/asset/cms/Art_Basel_OVR_Portals_David_zwirner_eggleston.jpg)