Category Archives: scholarship

MUSEUM LUDWIG

Posted on October 12, 2023 by katharina guenther

On 31 October I will be presenting a KunstBewusst lecture on Francis Bacon and photography at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, taking their own Second Version of ‘Painting’ 1946, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1971 as a starting point. Everyone … Continue reading →

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DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS

Posted on October 5, 2023 by katharina guenther

My book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting is nominated for the Deutscher Fotobuchpreis (German Photo Book Price) at Internationales Festival Fotografischer Bilder! Beyond excited 🌈 WATCH THAT SPACE

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POTTED PLANTS AND EXPRESSIONISM

Posted on September 25, 2023 by katharina guenther

Expressionism was a revolutionary art movement. So how does the humble, seemingly harmless potted plant fit into the Expressionists’ repertoire of subjects? I will attempt to answer this question in my presentation at the conference Grüner Wohnen. Pflanzenkulturen um 1800 … Continue reading →

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WIRTH-MILLER IN THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE

Posted on September 1, 2023 by katharina guenther

My research on the artistic exchange between Denis Wirth-Miller and Francis Bacon made the cover of this month’s The Burlington Magazine (September 2023, Vol. 165 | No. 1446 Twentieth-century painting)! Many thanks to the editors, what an honour. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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IN THE MIRROR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Posted on June 17, 2023 by katharina guenther

Just over a year ago I published my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. It brings together for the first time the known sources of Francis Bacon‘s paintings. It has been a wild ride since then: several … Continue reading →

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BACON EXHIBITION

Posted on October 27, 2022 by katharina guenther

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