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MICHAL BONCZA recommends an exhibition of dynamic art reflecting the mindset of artists in a global capital
[Larry Achiampong]

The London Open 2018
Whitechapel Gallery, London

THIS free triennial exhibition, featuring 22 artists working across painting, sculpture, performance and video, addresses burning issues related to the changing urban context, the environment, technology, gender, race representation, political activism and post-colonial histories.

Renee So and Elisabeth Tomlinson

Their creative inquiries and agendas employ a variety of formal languages and what's on show is a kaleidoscope of challenging propositions, with excellent and powerful work by women artists to the fore.

Rachael Champion. Pic: Jess Littlewood
Gabriela Boyd and Andrea Luka Zimmerman
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