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Category Archives: painting
POTTED PLANTS AND EXPRESSIONISM
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
Posted in art, art history, conference, Event, Museum, painting, research, scholarship
Tagged expressionism, indoor plants, potted plants
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WIRTH-MILLER IN THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE
My research on the artistic exchange between Denis Wirth-Miller and Francis Bacon made the cover of this month’s The Burlington Magazine (September 2023, Vol. 165 | No. 1446 Twentieth-century painting)! Many thanks to the editors, what an honour. Thanks to … Continue reading
IN THE MIRROR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Just over a year ago I published my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. It brings together for the first time the known sources of Francis Bacon‘s paintings. It has been a wild ride since then: several … Continue reading
IN THE MIRROR OF PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEWED IN THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE
Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting was favourably reviewed by Martin Hammer in the March 2023 issue of The Burlington Magazine (Vol. 165 | No. 1440, “Delacroix in Africa and Spain: newly discovered … Continue reading
DENIS WIRTH-MILLER: LANDSCAPES AND BEASTS REVIEW
The Burlington Magazine just published my review of Denis Wirth-Miller: Landscapes and Beasts at Firstsite in Colchester. Wirth-Miller was Francis Bacon‘s best friend, but does this show help him escape Bacon’s shadow?
Posted in art, art history, exhibition, Francis Bacon, Museum, painting, research, review, writing
Tagged Firstsite, Francis Bacon, The Burlington Magazine
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FRANCIS BACON: MAN AND BEAST REVIEW
Earlier this year the The Royal Academy of Arts in London staged the exhibition Francis Bacon: Man and Beast. But what did we really learn about Bacon’s relationship to animals? Read my review in the December issue of Kunstchronik.
Posted in art, art history, exhibition, Francis Bacon, Museum, painting, research, review, writing
Tagged Francis Bacon, Kunstchronik, The Royal Academy
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BACON EXHIBITION
It was a great pleasure to open the exhibition “Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography” at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen last week. The exhibition, curated by myself and Christian Spies, includes three paintings by Francis Bacon, among … Continue reading
Posted in art, art history, atelier, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Museum, painting, photography, research, scholarship, studio, talk
Tagged Francis Bacon, MGKSiegen, Studiolo
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FOTOLOT REVIEW
My book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting has been reviewed in Peter Truschner’s Fotolot (Perlentaucher. Online Kulturmagazin). You can read it here: https://lnkd.in/eWqzVduE
TWO LECTURES AT THE HUGH LANE: FRANCIS BACON – IN THE MIRROR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
It was great to present two lectures on Francis Bacon’s use of photographic sources at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, where Bacon’s studio material is held today. Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography, Public Lecture, 24 July … Continue reading
VIDEO TALK: FRANCIS BACON – IN THE MIRROR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Hear me talk about my research on Francis Bacon’s pictorial sources on The Estate of Francis Bacon’s official youtube channel: video talk My book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting is now available … Continue reading
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