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Category Archives: art
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 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
LOVE LETTERS TO A (POST-) EUROPE
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
Posted in art, Event, Performance, Poetry
Tagged Athens, BIOS, Greece, Lisa Alexander, Solidarity, translation, Yoko Tawada
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FRANCIS BACON IN WIVENHOE
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
NEW YORK TALK
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.
Posted in art, art history, conference, expertise, Francis Bacon, painting, panel, paper, research, scholarship, symposium, talk, university
Tagged College Art Association, Francis Bacon, Hilton, New York, panel, presentation, USA
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PERRY OGDEN INTERVIEW
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
Posted in art, art criticism, art history, atelier, creative writing, digital, Francis Bacon, interview, journalism, online magazine, painting, photographer, photography, publication, studio, SuperMassiveBlackHole, SuperMassiveBlackhole Magazine, workspace, writing
Tagged 7 Reece Mews, Francis Bacon, Perry Ogden, SuperMassiveBlackHole
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