Category Archives: research

NEW YORK TALK

Posted on February 8, 2015 by katharina guenther

If you are interested in my talk on Francis Bacon and artistic collaboration at the CAA conference next week in New York come along- the panel is free and open to the public. Please find more details in the conference’s programme.

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BACON MONTHLY FOCUS

Posted on November 2, 2014 by katharina guenther

Francis Bacon was fascinated by bullfighting and repeatedly referred to the corrida in his paintings. Find my brief introduction on the artist’s relationship to the topic as ‘Monthly Focus’ on the website of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Monaco. … Continue reading →

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RESEARCH PROJECT MONACO

Posted on October 6, 2014 by katharina guenther

The website of the new Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation in Monaco is now online and features a brief introduction of my one-year research project for them. More info here

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THE NOT-SO-SILENT PARTNER

Posted on August 14, 2014 by katharina guenther

The College Art Association of America accepted my proposal for their 2015 conference in New York. I am looking forward to speaking about Francis Bacon and artistic collaboration.

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BURLINGTON REVIEW

Posted on May 25, 2014 by katharina guenther

A long overdue review of Martin Hammer’s book ‘Francis Bacon and Nazi Propaganda’ from 2012 mentions my research. Find the article by Martin Harrison in The Burlington Magazine’s May 2014 issue.

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TATE BRITISH ART NETWORK REGISTER OF EXPERTISE

Posted on March 24, 2014 by katharina guenther

Very proud to be included in the Tate British Art Network register of expertise. The register of expertise is a database of professionals engaged with British art. It is designed to enable the exchange of knowledge and expertise, and facilitate contact … Continue reading →

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LEA HABOURDIN

Posted on October 31, 2013 by katharina guenther

I collaborated with photographer Léa Habourdin on her new project ‘Notes sur L’Attraction’. Read the introduction to the photo book:  Notes sur l’Attraction intro.

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AESTHETICS OF TRANSPARENCY – FRANCIS BACON AND X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHY

Posted on June 19, 2013 by katharina guenther

I will be talking on Francis Bacon’s engagement with radiography at the interdisciplinary postgraduate conference ‘in:flux 1845-1945: A Century in Motion’ at the University of Birmingham, 27th June 2013. More on the conference’s website.

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METAMORPHOSES

Posted on December 22, 2012 by katharina guenther

Francis Bacon Metamorphoses presents twenty of the most compelling comparisons between the wide-ranging imagery that Bacon collected and the paintings they informed. I was sponsored by The Estate of Francis Bacon to undertake a twelve-month research project, working with Bacon’s original … Continue reading →

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