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Francis Bacon gets personal, the poetry of decay and a sensory wonderland arrives – the week in art

The Guardian
The modern master's portraits take the genre apart, Mire Lee explores entropy in the Turbine Hall and Haegue Yang enlivens multiple media.
2 days ago

‘You’re beautiful, darling, and you always will be’: Why Francis Bacon made Henrietta Moraes his muse

The Independent
One of the artist's many portraits of Henrietta Moraes, who was known as 'the Queen of Soho', is the highlight of a new show at the National...
6 hours ago

A neurological disorder presumably underlies painter Francis Bacon distorted world depiction

Frontiers
A commentary on. The “Visual Shock” of Francis Bacon an essay in neuroesthetics. by Zeki, S., and Ishizu, T. (2013). Front. Hum. Neurosci.
3 months ago

From Joker: Folie à Deux to Francis Bacon: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

The Guardian
Joaquin Phoenix's supervillain returns with added Gaga, and one of Britain's greatest modern artists exposes the brutal face of humanity.
1 day ago

The Real Thing: A Review of “Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words” by Michael Peppiatt

Newcity Lit
It's late 1958, and Chicago gallerist Richard Feigen is preparing an exhibition of paintings by Francis Bacon. It's just the second...
2 months ago

When Francis Bacon made furniture

Apollo Magazine
The artist did his best to destroy any traces of his work as a designer, but the little that survives offers new perspectives on his art,...
1 month ago

October's must-see exhibitions: Munch, Bacon and the mysterious life of Tamara de Lempicka

The Art Newspaper
Ahead of a packed month across the art world—including Frieze London and Art Basel, Paris—these are the exhibitions from around the world...
1 week ago

Police Recover Stolen Francis Bacon Painting Worth $5 Million

Smithsonian Magazine
Spanish police announced the recovery of one of the stolen paintings, a 1989 work titled Study for Portrait of José Capelo. The piece is estimated to be worth...
4 months ago

'One of my great heroes': A new book on Francis Bacon sheds light on his admiration for Van Gogh

The Art Newspaper
An anthology of writings on Francis Bacon compiled by Michael Peppiatt, to be published next month, includes revealing comments on Van Gogh.
4 months ago

Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words by Michael Peppiatt review – glimpses of a demon-driven genius

The Guardian
Despite the painter's lack of 'epistolary fluency', this collection of his writings – from drunken interviews to begging letters – offers...
5 months ago