The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation produces its first documentary, Bacon: the Van Gogh Sequence
In 1957, in the middle of a transition period in his life, Francis Bacon produced a series of paintings inspired by Van Gogh’s The Painter on the Road to Tarascon. This series marks a turning point in his work, radically changing his palette. Bright and vivid colours erupt on the canvas. The application of short […]
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation takes part in the ‘Picasso – Bathers’ exhibition presented at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is participating in the ‘Picasso – Bathers’ exhibition held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon until 3 January 2021 by lending a work from the MB Art Collection: ‘Painting’, 1930, Francis Bacon’s first oil on canvas. In this exhibition, the Musée des Beaux-Arts takes a fresh look at […]
A new publication on Francis Bacon: Inside Francis Bacon
The Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the book Inside Francis Bacon, the third volume in the series ‘Francis Bacon Studies’, launched and published by The Estate of Francis Bacon with the financial support of our institution. Martin Harrison, editor of Francis Bacon: Catalogue, Raisonné, is the series editor.
An exceptional patronage in favour of the École du Louvre
On 8 June 2020, a meeting between Franck Riester, the French Minister of Culture, Claire Barbillon, the Director of the École du Louvre and Majid Boustany, patron of this project, concluded with the announcement of the launch of this major programme of works, entitled Projet École du Louvre 2021. Following the agreement in 2016 of the partnership […]
The first book dedicated to photographs of Francis Bacon is published by the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation
Our institution is pleased to announce the launch of its latest publication, Francis Bacon: Study for a Portrait. This book has been printed in a limited, numbered edition of 584 copies, representing the number of paintings produced by Bacon. Featuring over 180 photographs of the British artist taken by more than 60 photographers, each copy includes a signed and numbered print by the French photographer Michel Nguyen.
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation awards its second scholarship to a young artist from Villa Arson
The second scholarship for a young artist, created as part of the partnership established by the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation and Villa Arson in 2017, was awarded last Thursday 14 November 2019 to Mouna Bakouli at Villa Arson.
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is taking part in the exhibition ‘Shot in Soho’ held at The Photographers’ Gallery, London.
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation participates in the exhibition ‘Shot in Soho’ presented at The Photographers’ Gallery, London, until 09 February 2020, by sponsoring the event and lending several photographs from the MB Art Collection.
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation supports Yves Peyré’s book: Francis Bacon ou la mesure de l’excès.
Our institution financially supports the latest book by Yves Peyré: Francis Bacon ou la mesure de l’excès, published by Gallimard on the occasion of the major exhibition ‘Francis Bacon: Books and Painting’, presented at the Centre Pompidou in Paris till 20 January 2020.
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation renews its participation in the “Journée Européenne du Patrimoine” in Monaco
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is taking part in the 24thJournée Européenne du Patrimoine (Local Heritage Day) to be held in Monaco on Sunday 29 September 2019.
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation supports a major Bacon exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is taking part in the exhibition ’Francis Bacon: Books and Painting’ – to be presented from 11 September 2019 to 20 January 2020 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris – by contributing to the exhibition catalogue and the series of lectures, the ‘Bacon Book Club’ to be held at the Centre Pompidou during the exhibition period.