Francis Bacon: Couplings Kunsthalle Basel frenetic lines that recall Asian

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

Takashi Murakami’s New Day initiative began as an open call for visual responses to the disaster

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

Jonas Wood translates the three-dimensional world around him—including domestic interiors

reflecting on their experiences with the artist during the 1980s in Los Angeles

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