Category Archives: scholarship

STUDIOLO BACON

Posted on October 27, 2022 by katharina guenther

It was a great pleasure to open “Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography” at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen last week. The Studiolo display, curated by myself and Christian Spies, includes three paintings by Francis Bacon, among them … Continue reading →

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FRANCIS BACON OU LA MESURE DE L’EXCÈS

Posted on March 19, 2022 by katharina guenther

  Yves Peyré’s book Francis Bacon ou La mesure de l’excès delivers a passionate, personal view on the artist. I reviewed it for REVUE REGARDS CROISÉS. You can read it here

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FAHBI PRESENTATION

Posted on March 20, 2021 by katharina guenther

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 →

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ON THE TRAIL OF FRANCIS BACON

Posted on August 6, 2019 by katharina guenther

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 →

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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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CONNOISSEURSHIP CONFERENCE

Posted on October 6, 2018 by katharina guenther

‘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 →

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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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FRANCIS BACON CATALOGUE RAISONNE

Posted on September 10, 2016 by katharina guenther

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 →

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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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PAUL MELLON CENTRE

Posted on April 26, 2016 by katharina guenther

I will be taking part in a panel discussion about photographic double exposures in the work of John Deakin, Francis Bacon and Daniella Zalcman. Come and join us at the Paul Mellon Centre on 15 June 2016. The event is … Continue reading →

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