The more eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed we’ve moved all artworks off the shop floor as we perform a complete inventory of all the stock in the shop. It looks a bit bare at the moment.
However, the currently barren interior will for the next two weeks be replaced by a very special exhibition of the paintings of artist Nadia Kisseleva – Document.
The images of the people in ”Document” are based on mug shots of people who were living in Russia during the period of Stalinist repression. These paintings depict the physical condition of people in the last days and sometimes hours of their lives. The broad range of nationalities, social groups and different ages shows the true scale and extent of persecution under the Stalinist regime at the time.
Because we’ll be mostly in the stockroom working through a big pile of administrative work, exhibition viewings will be by appointment, between 12-6pm Monday to Saturday.
If you wish to view the exhibition, email [email protected] to arrange an appointment or call us on 0121 236 5808.
There will be an opening viewing to launch the exhibition this Saturday, 21st May between 6.30 and 8.30pm and you are welcome to come along.
We look forward to seeing you there

For more information about Nadia and her work, visit her