Artists

Lygia Clark, Sonia Boyce

Press release

Lygia Clark: The I and the You. 
Sonia Boyce: An Awkward Relation.

This Autumn, Whitechapel Gallery presents two exhibitions especially conceived to be in dialogue with each other. Lygia Clark: The I and the You and Sonia Boyce: An Awkward Relation explore pivotal moments in the artists’ careers, where each began experimenting with participatory practices.

Although separated by time and geography, and working in different cultural and socio-political contexts, the artists share a deep interest in addressing and shifting the relationship between artist, artwork and audiences, often inviting direct engagement with their works, including touch, manipulation, even inhabitation.

By pairing the two artists in this way, audiences are invited to reflect on both the similarities and differences in their works and approaches, while also providing a meeting point for different art histories and cultural contexts to meet.

​Whitechapel Gallery has, over the years, played a significant role in championing Latin American art as well as presenting the work of British artists from diverse cultural backgrounds within the context of modern and international art histories. These parallel exhibitions continue such an enquiry, ensuring an expanded rather than atomised perspective on transnational art practices.