The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation supports a major Bacon exhibition at the Royal Academy in London
Our institution is participating in the ‘Francis Bacon: Man and Beast’ exhibition held at the Royal Academy in London until 17 April 2022 by contributing to its exhibition catalogue. This powerful show focuses on Bacon’s unerring fascination with animals: how it both shaped his approach to the human body and distorted it; how, caught at […]
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation took part in a discussion on Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois
Last September, on the occasion of its ‘Louise Bourgeois. Maladie de l’Amour’ exhibition, the Hauser & Wirth Gallery in Monaco hosted an ‘in conversation’, in collaboration with the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation, focusing on the common themes and differences running through the artistic practices of Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois. The speakers were Cécilia […]
‘Francis Bacon’s Studios’, a new exhibition at the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation
Studios occupied a prominent place in Francis Bacon’s creative process, and they provide the common thread for this exhibition – the first ever to be devoted to this theme. This exhibition invites us to discover the intimacy of the artist’s private spaces, and to witness the unconventional conditions in which Bacon lived and produced some […]
Francis Bacon: Studios, the first book dedicated to photographs of Francis Bacon’s various studios
Our institution is pleased to announce the launch of its latest publication, Francis Bacon: Studios. This book invites us for the first time to take a look inside the painter’s private and intimate spaces and become witness to the unconventional conditions in which Bacon lived, worked and produced the most haunting images of his time. It […]
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation awards its third scholarship to a young artist from Villa Arson
The third 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 Saturday 16 October 2021 to Mathis Pettenati at Villa Arson. Born in Toulouse in 1997, Mathis Pettenati lives and works in Brussels. Studying at the Villa […]
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation has taken part in a film about Francis Bacon in Monaco produced by Arte France
The Foundation took part in a feature entitled ‘Francis Bacon in Monaco – pulling out all the stops’, broadcast on 9 June on Arte channel, as part of Invitation au Voyage, by suggesting to the film’s director, Anne Fonteneau, a selection of people to appear in the film, and by giving access to its premises, […]
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation renews its participation in the “Journées Européennes du Patrimoine” in Monaco
The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation is taking part in the 26th Journées Européennes du Patrimoine (Local Heritage Day) to be held in Monaco on Sunday 26 September 2021. Our institution will offer three guided tours to its visitors, by appointment only. To book your visit, please contact the Foundation: +377 93 30 30 33 More details on the “26th Journées Européennes du Patrimoine” here
A new publication supported by the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation entitled Francis Bacon: Shadows
The Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the book Francis Bacon: Shadows, the fourth 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. It explores little-known aspects of Bacon’s life and work and includes never before published paintings by the artist.
Publication of the intimate new biography Francis Bacon: Revelations, a decade in the making
Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of de Kooning: An American Master, present an original and detailed portrait of Francis Bacon based on hundreds of interviews and extensive new material. Revelations is a deeply researched and well-told story of a sickly boy who became one of the great artists and cultural figures of his time.
A new publication supported by the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation: Out of the Cage, The Art of Isabel Rawsthorne
Our institution is pleased to announce the release of the book Out of the Cage, The Art of Isabel Rawsthorne, written by Carol Jacobi, launched and published by The Estate of Francis Bacon with the financial support of the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. Martin Harrison, editor of Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, is the series editor.