Category Archives: Event

FAHBI AT GERMAN CONGRESS FOR ART HISTORY

Posted on January 3, 2024 by katharina guenther

Roll up, roll up! Ute Engel (Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg) and I conceptualised an exciting panel for the Forum Art History Britain and Ireland FAHBI at the 37th German Congress for Art History 2024 at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (13th to 17th March 2024). … Continue reading →

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LAUDATION DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS

Posted on December 22, 2023 by katharina guenther

Listen to the latest episode of the podcast Fotografie Neu Denken to hear Peter Truschner‘s laudation on my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting winning this year’s gold medal at Deutscher Fotobuchpreis. … Continue reading →

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PODCAST AND VIDEO RECORDING

Posted on December 7, 2023 by katharina guenther

Podcast alert: Diane Ciesielski from Kunstfreunde Köln interviewed me about my career and Francis Bacon. It was amazing to look back with her at how it all began. You can listen to it here: Spotify, Apple and podcast.de. They also … Continue reading →

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GOLD MEDAL DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS

Posted on November 27, 2023 by katharina guenther

On Saturday I collected the Gold Medal (category “photo theory”) at Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2023 for my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting. Very proud and grateful that my work is appreciated! Thanks … Continue reading →

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OFFERMANN-HERGARTEN AWARD

Posted on November 27, 2023 by katharina guenther

I have just received the Offermann-Hergarten Award for my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting. It is a dissertation price by the University of Cologne. So honoured. 🚀🏆

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MUSEUM LUDWIG

Posted on October 12, 2023 by katharina guenther

On 31 October I will be presenting a KunstBewusst lecture on Francis Bacon and photography at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, taking their own Second Version of ‘Painting’ 1946, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1971 as a starting point. Everyone … Continue reading →

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POTTED PLANTS AND EXPRESSIONISM

Posted on September 25, 2023 by katharina guenther

Expressionism was a revolutionary art movement. So how does the humble, seemingly harmless potted plant fit into the Expressionists’ repertoire of subjects? I will attempt to answer this question in my presentation at the conference Grüner Wohnen. Pflanzenkulturen um 1800 … Continue reading →

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IS DIGITAL BETTER?

Posted on February 19, 2023 by katharina guenther

It was a great pleasure to conceptualise and host the end-term conference of the Marbach Weimar Wolfenbüttel Research Association at Klassik Stiftung Weimar last week (16/17 February). We asked Is digital better? and discussed this question with colleagues from the … Continue reading →

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LEE MILLER LECTURE AT BUCHENWALD

Posted on August 22, 2021 by katharina guenther

As part of the international MWW-Summer School 2021 ‘Collection Spaces – Räume des Sammelns’, I will be presenting the lecture ‘‘Das Goethehaus ist ziemlich mitgenommen‘ – Lee Millers Blick auf Buchenwald und Weimar’ at the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorials Foundation … Continue reading →

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FAHBI PRESENTATION

Posted on March 20, 2021 by katharina guenther

I presented my PhD project at a meeting of the Fachforum Kunstgeschichte Britanniens und Irlands – Forum Art History of Britain and Ireland (FAHBI) and was very pleased about my peers’ positive reaction. All colleagues from Ireland and the UK … Continue reading →

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