FAHBI AT GERMAN CONGRESS FOR ART HISTORY

Posted on January 3, 2024 by katharina guenther

Roll up, roll up! Ute Engel (Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg) and I conceptualised an exciting panel for the Forum Art History Britain and Ireland FAHBI at the 37th German Congress for Art History 2024 at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (13th to 17th March 2024). We invited Amy Concannon from Tate Britain London, Richard Johns from the University of York, Logan Sisley from Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin, and Christian Spies from the University of Cologne/Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen to talk about questions concerning “Displaying British and Irish Art: Images of the Nation, Place, and Space.” Come and join the discussion on 13th March at 9.45, Kollegienhaus, lecture hall 1.011. We look forward to seeing you in Erlangen!

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LAUDATION DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS

Posted on December 22, 2023 by katharina guenther

Listen to the latest episode of the podcast Fotografie Neu Denken to hear Peter Truschner‘s laudation on my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting winning this year’s gold medal at Deutscher Fotobuchpreis. Thank you Peter, for this fantastic speech (no notes)!
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LEE MILLER RUNDBRIEF FOTOGRAFIE

Posted on December 14, 2023 by katharina guenther

New publication: Lee Miller is currently omnipresent, and rightly so, but it’s time for new approaches to her work. Read my extensive review of the show Lee Miller. Fotografin zwischen Krieg und Glamour at Bucerius Kunst Forum in the December issue of Rundbrief Fotografie.

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PODCAST AND VIDEO RECORDING

Posted on December 7, 2023 by katharina guenther

Podcast alert: Diane Ciesielski from Kunstfreunde Köln interviewed me about my career and Francis Bacon. It was amazing to look back with her at how it all began. You can listen to it here: Spotify, Apple and podcast.de.

They also recorded my KunstBewusst lecture »Ich bin nun einmal voller Bilder« – Francis Bacon und die Fotografie, that I held on 31 October 2023 at Museum Ludwig Cologne. In case you missed it, it is availabe on YouTube. Enjoy!

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GOLD MEDAL DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS

Posted on November 27, 2023 by katharina guenther

On Saturday I collected the Gold Medal (category “photo theory”) at Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2023 for my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting. Very proud and grateful that my work is appreciated! Thanks to all the judges and Internationales Festival Fotografischer Bilder.

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OFFERMANN-HERGARTEN AWARD

Posted on November 27, 2023 by katharina guenther

I have just received the Offermann-Hergarten Award for my book Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography. Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting. It is a dissertation price by the University of Cologne. So honoured. 🚀🏆

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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 is warmly invited! More details here: »Ich bin nun einmal voller Bilder« – Francis Bacon und die Fotografie

No Halloween puns, I promise!

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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 und um 1900 at Klassik Stiftung Weimar from 27-29 September 2023.

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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 the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation for initiating and supporting the research project this text is based on.

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