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Author Archives: katharina guenther
FRANCIS-BACON.COM
We just relaunched francis-bacon.com, the official website of The Estate of Francis Bacon. You can now see all 584 known Bacon paintings online, together with detailed information on the artist’s life and work.
MARIA LASSNIG
Maria Lassnig developed a novel way of figurative painting. I reviewed her show at Hauser & Wirth, London, 1 March – 29 April 2017, for this is tomorrow. You can read it here: Lassnig review
Posted in art, art history, exhibition, painting, review
Tagged body awareness painting, Figurality, Hauser & Wirth, Maria Lassnig, review, Surrealism
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GUDRUN PUBLISHING
The book Art Souvenir: Francis Bacon, which I wrote in collaboration with The Estate of Francis Bacon, was just published by Gudrun Publishing. It is aimed at the general public and contains reproductions of Bacon’s paintings, a biography, a chronology of his … Continue reading
Posted in art, art history, publication, writing
Tagged Art Souvenir, Francis Bacon, Gudrun Publishing, The Estate of Francis Bacon
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NEO RAUCH
Neo Rauch is the most fascinating of contemporary German painters. I reviewed his latest show at Gallery David Zwirner, London, 5 October – 12 November 2016, for this is tomorrow. You can read it here: Rauch review
Posted in art, art history, exhibition, painting, review
Tagged David Zwirner, Figurality, Neo Rauch, review, Surrealism
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FRANCIS BACON CATALOGUE RAISONNE
Did you know that Francis Bacon’s Two Seated Figures and Seated Figure, 1979, derived from a photograph in the book ‘The Parade’s Gone By’? I am very proud that my research is mentioned frequently throughout the new ‘Francis Bacon Catalogue … Continue reading
FRANCIS BACON NEW STUDIES
My review of Francis Bacon – New Studies: Centenary Essays was just published on ‘on artbooks’ the blog by artbooksonline. You can read it here: New Studies review
Posted in art, art criticism, art history, essays, expertise, Francis Bacon, painting, publication, research, scholarship, writing
Tagged 7 Reece Mews, artbooksonline, British Art, Conservation, Francis Bacon, Francis Bacon Centenary Essays, Francis Bacon New Studies, Gilles Deleuze, Helmar Lerski, on artbooks, review, Walter Sickert
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AND EVERYTHING BECOMES NOTHING AGAIN
‘And everything becomes nothing again’ is the latest project of the wonderful and talented Léa Habourdin, which follows the breeding cycle of an osprey couple in the Baltic woods. I had the great pleasure of writing an introduction for her … Continue reading
Posted in art, art history, creative writing, photo book, photographer, photography, publication, writing
Tagged Birds, Introduction, Lea Habourdin, Osprey, photobook, photographer
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PAUL MELLON CENTRE
I will be taking part in a panel discussion about photographic double exposures in the work of John Deakin, Francis Bacon and Daniella Zalcman. Come and join us at the Paul Mellon Centre on 15 June 2016. The event is … Continue reading
Katharina Guenther 