Thirty-six Pounds and Ninety-five Pence - Artworks by Contemporary Migrant Artists


Nigel Ellis (1960-)

Hush 2008

Oil on canvas

151 x 100.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

© Nigel Ellis

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In honour of Refugee Week, Ben Uri Gallery and New Art Studio celebrate "our shared future" through a partnership of refugee and asylum seekers' artwork. Contrary to common belief, asylum seekers are not allowed to work and receive just £36.95 a week in food vouchers. The paired works in this exhibition, from Ben Uri's collection and the New Art Studio, reflect the resilience and sensitivity of the migrant's story: one of loss and hope.

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