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Venice Biennale resets the post-colonial balance13 June 2023CultureLesley Lokko’s ‘uncomfortable and uplifting’ Laboratory of the FutureLesley Lokko’s ‘uncomfortable and uplifting’ Laboratory of the FutureRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Exhibition reviewReviewVenice BiennaleChris FogesVeniceLesley LokkoClimate emergencyColonialismFrancis KereGbolade Design StudioDavid Adjaye
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