(Non-) Beauty and the Beast--The 2022 Francis Bacon Exhibition at The Royal Academy

In Spring 2022, the Royal Academy showcased works from the entirety of Francis Bacon’s fifty-year career, commencing with his first successful painting – the Crucifixion (1933) (https://www.mbartfoundation.com/francis-bacon-the-artist/biography/crucifixion/) - and ending with his final work, Study o...

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Published inMiranda Vol. 26
Main Author Châtel, Laurent
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 27.10.2022
Subjects
animal painter
beastliness
British art
British visual arts
disfigurement
XXth century
animal painter
bestialité
art britannique
beastliness
XXth century
Royal Academy
disfigurement
mimesis
peinture d'animaux
British visual arts
peintre animalier
arts visuels britanniques
XXe siècle
animal painting
défiguration
British art
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Summary:In Spring 2022, the Royal Academy showcased works from the entirety of Francis Bacon’s fifty-year career, commencing with his first successful painting – the Crucifixion (1933) (https://www.mbartfoundation.com/francis-bacon-the-artist/biography/crucifixion/) - and ending with his final work, Study of a Bull (1991) (https://www.francis-bacon.com/artworks/paintings/study-bull). Aptly entitled ‘Bacon- Man and Beast’, it had something beastly about it: despite the wonders of its scenography, both...
ISSN:2108-6559
DOI:10.4000/miranda.48689