Birch, James
Bacon in Moscow
- ISBN 13:
- 9781788169745
- author:
- Birch, James
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 24.4 x 18.6 x 2.6 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Bacon in Moscow is a personal and humorous memoir about an audacious attempt to mount a retrospective of Francis Bacon's work at the Central House of Artists, Moscow in 1988. As a young British curator, James Birch found himself at the centre of a complex web of Soviet officials, attachés and politicians.
Under the scrutiny of the KGB, Birch navigated a picaresque cast of characters as he tried to bring an unseen Western cultural icon to Russia during the time of 'Glasnost', just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The exhibition was at the artistic and political heart of a sea of change that ultimately culminated in the collapse of the USSR.
This book tells the story of the evolution of the exhibition, offering a unique insight into the art world during a pivotal moment in history.
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