Tag: Francis Bacon
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Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons
Shown in the context of the historic paintings of Dulwich Picture Gallery, Jones’s new paintings extend the iconography of the mouth in modern art
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Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol
There are no buts! This small exhibition at the Holburne Museum in Bath has considered every angle and every detail and the result truly is a bijou gem
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Lindsey Mendick – interview: ‘My brain is not my best friend’
What is it to be a woman who doesn’t have all her shit together and to be making work that is quite salacious or tongue in cheek? Lindsey Mendick opens up
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Bartosz Beda: interview: ‘In chaos, there is always some kind of order’
Beda, whose solo show Echoes of Seasons is at the Art Gallery of Collin College in Plano, Texas, talks about his process, the thoughts behind his current works – and how he is influenced by his eastern European background
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Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings
This show focuses on Anderson’s barbershop paintings, a subject he has been returning to for 15 years, blurring reality and imagination, as he explores a social space so important to the black British Caribbean community
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Francis Bacon: Man and Beast
The raw power of the works in this show, in which we see Bacon’s fascination with animals and with the animalistic side of humankind, will stay with you long after you leave
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Jean David Nkot – interview: ‘I want to show that even if every day is hard, it is worth being alive’
The artist talks about the development of his practice, and how he uses three distinct layers to add levels of meaning and interpretation to his human and territorial portraits
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Brian Dawn Chalkley: The Untold Depth of Savagery
Brian Dawn Chalkley’s alter ego, Dawn, has sketched a world of androgynous figures with guns in seaside landscapes, on to pillowcases, in a continuing exploration of gender and sexuality
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Enoc Perez – interview: ‘I’m trying to create my own little encyclopaedia of cool’
The New York-based painter discusses his new show, The Cinematic Self, at Ben Brown Fine Arts, his painterly process, the interiors that excite him, and his approach to turning 50
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Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time
This remarkable show traces Giacometti’s artistic career, displaying his works alongside those of some of his contemporaries and making clear his belief that drawing was the basis of everything
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