Category Archives: art criticism

IN THE MIRROR OF PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEWED IN THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE

Posted on February 28, 2023 by katharina guenther

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 →

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NEO RAUCH WITH A HINT OF BACON

Posted on April 16, 2021 by katharina guenther

My review of Neo Rauch’s exhibition Handlauf, which I saw at Galerie EIGEN+ART in Leipzig last year, has just been published by the open access art journal kunsttexte.de (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). My text discusses the painter’s attempts to avoid plain … Continue reading →

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EDWARD BURTYNSKY

Posted on June 22, 2018 by katharina guenther

As of late the Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky is embracing augmented reality in his work – with mixed results. I reviewed his Master of Photography display at Photo London 2018 for SuperMassiveBlackHole. You can read the text here

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INCOMING

Posted on May 27, 2017 by katharina guenther

The current refugee crisis is one of the most urgent issues of our time. The photographer Richard Mosse followed two major refugee routes with a military grade camera. I reviewed his show Incoming, on display at the BarGot It!bican’s Curve … Continue reading →

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FRANCIS BACON NEW STUDIES

Posted on July 14, 2016 by katharina guenther

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  

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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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