Human Presence: Francis Bacon at the National Portrait Gallery
Francis Bacon’s work delivers a raw, haunting exploration of human existence. Human Presence at London’s National Portrait Gallery invites viewers into his intense world through over 55 striking portraits, tracing his artistic evolution and challenging us to confront the fragile nature of identity. Visitors are drawn into Bacon’s unsettling style, beginning with Head VI (1949), […]
The Time is Always Now: A Representation of Black Figuration
The Time is Always Now at the National Portrait Gallery, featuring 22 black artists from the UK and the US, goes beyond reframing the black figure in contemporary art, delving into fragmentary narratives, lineages, and diaspora backstories. Curated by Ekow Eshun, The Time is Always Now delves into the intersection of imagination, reality, and memory, […]
