He was a man Alan Moore called, "One of the most overlooked British artists in art history," and now, 61 years after his death, an exhibition at London museum and cocktail bar, The Last Tuesday Society, is bringing Austin Osman Spare back to life. Held in the venue's emerald rooms, the show isn't huge (around 35 artworks), but it is magic. Viktor Wynd, The Last Tuesday Society's curator and co-founder, has wanted to exhibit Spare since opening in 2009, but due to complications, admits, "It has been the most difficult show I've ever tried to organize out of the 50 or so that I've curated, I'm extremely pleased that I've finally done it."
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