Category Archives: publication

BRITISH ART JOURNAL

Posted on March 30, 2019 by katharina guenther

In 2016 I did a research project with The John Deakin Archive on the artistic exchange between John Deakin and Francis Bacon. ‘Take it very much further away from the photograph’, an essay on how Bacon appropriated Deakin’s photographs, has … Continue reading →

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INFLUENCE AND INSPIRATION

Posted on July 27, 2018 by katharina guenther

We just launched new material on the ‘Influence & Inspiration’ behind Francis Bacon’s art on francis-bacon.com. I had the great pleasure of planning and authoring the section with entries on Rembrandt van Rijn, Pablo Picasso, Sergei Eisenstein, Lucian Freud, John … 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 Barbican’s Curve Gallery … Continue reading →

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GUDRUN PUBLISHING

Posted on January 27, 2017 by katharina guenther

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 →

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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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AND EVERYTHING BECOMES NOTHING AGAIN

Posted on May 30, 2016 by katharina guenther

‘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 →

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