This Side of Paradise, the new exhibition at Sotheby's S|2 in London, features some of the most important contemporary painters working in the figurative tradition across Europe, many of whom have never been shown in London before. Here the curator, Jane Neal, a leading expert on the contemporary art scene in Central and Eastern Europe, explores the idea behind the show.
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