Bacon in Moscow

James Birch is a curator who has promoted modern art exhibitions around the world for over thirty years. He opened his first gallery in 1983, followed by two more in London over the next two decades. James has exhibited artists including Grayson Perry, Francis Bacon, Gilbert & George, Austin Osman Spare, Eileen Agar and Denis Wirth-Miller.

Praise for Bacon in Moscow: 'A rollicking cultural adventure before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the meteoric rise of contemporary art in the nineties. James Birch pulls off an artistic coup necessitating endless champagne nights in Soho with Francis Bacon and marathon Moscow vodka sessions with the mysterious Sergei Klokov. Fascinating and true. What a liver!' * Grayson Perry * I absolutely loved reading this audio book - 'recent history' conjured up and delivered with first hand insight and humour, navigating Russian mores and the British art world. -- Richard E Grant Grayson Perry describes this book as a 'rollicking cultural adventure... fascinating and true.' And nothing could, for the art world at least, be truer than this * The Lady * A fascinating memoir * Financial Times * 'Darkly funny account of art behind the iron curtain.' * Observer * 'Evocative and authentic.' * Observer * 'Excellent recall, nicely garlanded with irony, amusement and an intense fondness for Bacon.' * Observer * 'Full of eccentric characters and comic incident.' * Times * 'An amusing romp that could act as a cautionary tale.' * Mail on Sunday * 'Brilliantly entertaining.' * Perspective * 'Birch is one of those rare wunderkinds of the art world.' * The Lady *