OUT OF CHAOS

Marking the remarkable century of Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, from humble beginnings in London s East End in 1915 to a fully-fledged mainstream art museum, under its banner Art, Identity and Migration , this publication vividly illustrates rarely-seen masterworks from its collection by some of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, including Soutine, Chagall, Auerbach, Bomberg, Kitaj and Kossoff. Further highlights include the Whitechapel Boys ; Les Peintres Juifs de L Ecole de Paris, Official War artists from both conflicts; mid-century émigrés influencing the direction of the arts, and contemporary artists making ground-breaking work across new media. This unique collection, primarily of artists born into the Jewish faith, many shaping modern British, European and American art history, represents a distinct visual survey of artistic and social life in Britain and the cultural heritage of British Jewry. A range of texts provides a fascinating context for a collection born Out of Chaos .