Francis Bacon: Couplings Kunsthalle Basel frenetic lines that recall Asian

frenetic lines that recall Asian calligraphic characters and pre-Columbian hieroglyphs

The Wall Works are a group of wall-mounted sculptural silhouettes made from painted rubberized hair on Masonite that captures figures in motion

In an interview with Brooklyn Rail publisher and artistic director Phong Bui

they were complemented by related portraits that Avedon made in the 1960s and 1970s

Francis Bacon: Couplings Kunsthalle Basel frenetic lines that recall AsianThis book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Francis Bacon: Couplings at Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill, London. It highlights a theme that preoccupied Bacon throughout his career: the relationshipboth physical and psychologicalbetween two people. At its heart are two of the most uninhibited images that Bacon ever painted: Two Figures (1953) and Two Figures in the Grass (1954). After completing these interrelated works, Bacon did not return to