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IN 1961 the London exhibition Lithographs by 27 Soviet Artists, curated by Eric Estorick, created something of a stir in the city, with the work on show debunking the prevailing stereotypes of Socialist Realism as the only art “permitted” in the USSR.
That modest show returns in this free exhibition, which includes the work of 15 of those original artists, created mostly before the demise of the Soviet Union. It benefits from the size of the gallery — no bigger than a living room — in giving the work an unexpected homely context.
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