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Category Archives: research
“TAKE IT VERY MUCH FURTHER…” ON JSTOR
My essay “‘Take it very much further away from the photograph’ – How Francis Bacon (1909–1992) appropriated the photographs of John Deakin (1912–1972)”, which I published in the British Art Journal in winter 2018/2019, is now available on Jstor: https://www.jstor.org/stable/48584557
Posted in art, art history, digital, expertise, painting, photographer, photography, publication, research, writing
Tagged Appropriation, Francis Bacon, John Deakin
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FAHBI PRESENTATION
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
Posted in Event, expertise, network, panel, paper, research, scholarship, talk, Uncategorized
Tagged FAHBI, Francis Bacon, PhD thesis
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ON THE TRAIL OF FRANCIS BACON
Many years of blood, sweat and tears came to an end when I submitted my PhD thesis and passed my viva at the University of Cologne this summer. On the Trail of Francis Bacon – Painting from Photography explores the … Continue reading
Posted in art, art history, publication, research, scholarship, studio
Tagged Appropriation, Francis Bacon, painting, PhD thesis, photography, University of Cologne
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BRITISH ART JOURNAL
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
Posted in archive, art, art history, essays, expertise, publication, research, scholarship
Tagged Appropriation, Francis Bacon, John Deakin, The British Art Journal
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CONNOISSEURSHIP CONFERENCE
‘In other words, less emphasis is put on the knowledge of art and familiarity with it’s research material.’ I am looking forward to speaking at the conference ‘Connoisseurship in Contemporary Art Research’ taking place in Helsinki in November and organised by … Continue reading
Posted in art, art history, conference, Event, expertise, Museum, paper, research, scholarship, symposium, talk, Uncategorized, university
Tagged Academy of Fine Arts, Connoisseurship, Contemporary Art, Finland, Helsinki, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, University of Helsinki, University of the Arts Helsinki, University of Turku
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INFLUENCE AND INSPIRATION
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
ALL TOO HUMAN
Tate invited me to take part in a talk and panel discussion on the concept of ‘Gaze’ in relationship to their current exhibition All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life, 28 February – 27 August 2018. … Continue reading
Posted in art, art history, Event, exhibition, expertise, Museum, panel, Panel Discussion, research
Tagged All TOO HUMAN, Francis Bacon, Gaze, John Deakin, Lucian Freud, Paula Rego, Philosophy, Tate Britain
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KILL YOUR DARLINGS
The Clemens Sels Museum Neuss, Germany, is currently staging a fantastic show on portrait painting and photography, Wunsch & Wirklichkeit Der Einfluss der Fotografie auf das Porträt (Desire & Reality: The Influence of Photography on Portraiture’). I will be giving … Continue reading
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Tagged Clemens Sels Museum Neuss, closing event, Francis Bacon, Kill your Darlings – Francis Bacons Porträts nach fotografischen Vorlagen, Lecture, Vortrag, Wunsch & Wirklichkeit Der Einfluss der Fotografie auf das Porträt
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FRANCIS BACON CATALOGUE RAISONNE
Did you know that Francis Bacon’s Two Seated Figures and Seated Figure, 1979, derived from a photograph in the book ‘The Parade’s Gone By’? I am very proud that my research is mentioned frequently throughout the new ‘Francis Bacon Catalogue … Continue reading
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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