(Non-) Beauty and the Beast--The 2022 Francis Bacon Exhibition at The Royal Academy
Bacon- Man and Beast, 29 January- 17 April 2022, Royal Academy, London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21991885 |
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| Authors | Laurent Châtel (0000-0002-3582-5278, Université de Lille, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Miranda (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2108-6559 • E-ISSN: 2108-6559 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/miranda.48689 |
| OpenAlex | W4308004075 |
| Language | EN |
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
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Beauty · Exhibition · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Museums and Cultural Heritage
| Highly cited | No |
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