Francis Bacon and the Existential Condition in Contemporary Art; Francis Bacon e la condizione esistenziale nell' Arte c : Nathalie Djurberg, Adrian Ghenie, Arcangelo Sassolino, Chiharu Shiota, Annegret Soltau. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Palazzo Str （2012. 150 S. m. 72 z. Tl. farb. Abb. 246 mm）

Text: v. Nori Franziska, Barbara Dawson, Martin Harrison u. a.

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG（2012発売）

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In his figurative yet, to all appearances, abstract paintings, the Irish painter Francis Bacon (1910-1992) so deformed, distorted, and warped the human body that, in an existential sense, he created icons of human failure: his figures are unsuccessful in their attempts to position themselves in space and time, within the picture frame. This publication contrasts the master's oeuvre with a selection of works by contemporary artists who reflect in equal measure on the conditio humana. Nathalie Djurberg, Adrian Ghenie, Arcangelo Sassolino, Chiharu Shiota, and Annegret Soltau enter into a dialogue with their artistic predecessor. Photographic portraits, reproductions of old paintings, film stills, and illustrations from books and magazines that Bacon kept in his studio archives create a bridge to the artist's private life, thus encouraging the reader to ponder different ways of life and to question the current existential condition of society. Exhibition schedule: CCC Strozzina - Centro di Cultura Contemporanea a Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, October 5, 2012-January 27, 2013