Author Archives: katharina guenther

BACON AT GAGOSIAN

Posted on December 10, 2015 by katharina guenther

Gagosian Gallery, New York, is currently showing ‘Francis Bacon Late Paintings‘ (7 November to 12 December 2015). The accompanying catalogue prominently features my research.

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LOVE LETTERS TO A (POST-) EUROPE

Posted on September 28, 2015 by katharina guenther

If you are in Athens this week, don’t miss ‘Love Letters to a (Post-) Europe‘, a series of short performances by artists such as Robin Deacon, Jungmin Song and Kate Adams. I had the great pleasure of translating Yoko Tawada’s contribution … Continue reading →

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FRANCIS BACON IN WIVENHOE

Posted on July 29, 2015 by katharina guenther

The painter Denis Wirth Miller was Francis Bacon’s best friend. However, their relationship and the fact that they regularly shared Wirth Miller’s studio in the small town of Wivenhoe is virtually forgotten today. I revisited the Wivenhoe chapter in Bacon’s … Continue reading →

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NEW YORK TALK

Posted on February 8, 2015 by katharina guenther

If you are interested in my talk on Francis Bacon and artistic collaboration at the CAA conference next week in New York come along- the panel is free and open to the public. Please find more details in the conference’s programme.

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PERRY OGDEN INTERVIEW

Posted on December 28, 2014 by katharina guenther

I interviewed Perry Ogden on photographing Francis Bacon’s Reece Mews studio before its relocation to Ireland in 1998. Find out more in the latest issue of SuperMassiveBlackHole focussing on studio spaces. Download the magazine here

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BACON MONTHLY FOCUS

Posted on November 2, 2014 by katharina guenther

Francis Bacon was fascinated by bullfighting and repeatedly referred to the corrida in his paintings. Find my brief introduction on the artist’s relationship to the topic as ‘Monthly Focus’ on the website of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Monaco. … Continue reading →

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RESEARCH PROJECT MONACO

Posted on October 6, 2014 by katharina guenther

The website of the new Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation in Monaco is now online and features a brief introduction of my one-year research project for them. More info here

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DEAKIN REVIEW

Posted on September 29, 2014 by katharina guenther

The fantastic SuperMassiveBlackHole online photography magazine published my review of ‘Under the Influence: John Deakin and the Lure of Soho’, The Photographers’ Gallery, London 11 Apr – 20 July 2014. Download the latest issue with my text from their website here

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THE NOT-SO-SILENT PARTNER

Posted on August 14, 2014 by katharina guenther

The College Art Association of America accepted my proposal for their 2015 conference in New York. I am looking forward to speaking about Francis Bacon and artistic collaboration.

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BURLINGTON REVIEW

Posted on May 25, 2014 by katharina guenther

A long overdue review of Martin Hammer’s book ‘Francis Bacon and Nazi Propaganda’ from 2012 mentions my research. Find the article by Martin Harrison in The Burlington Magazine’s May 2014 issue.

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