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Francis Bacon and the Existential Condition in Contemporary Art

Nathalie Djurberg | Adrian Ghenie | Arcangelo Sassolino | Chiharu Shiota | Annegret Soltau

 
 

Venue:

Centre for Contemporary Culture Strozzina (CCCS), Palazzo Strozzi, 50123 Florence, ITALY

Opens:

Friday 5 October 2012

Closes:

Sunday 27 January 2013

Public Info:

With the support of:
Comune di Firenze, Provincia di Firenze, Camera di Commercio di Firenze, Palazzo Strozzi Partners Association; Regione Toscana; Unicoop Firenze, Ataf.

Summary:

Francis Bacon and the Existential Condition in Contemporary Art, an exhibition co-curated by Franziska Nori (Director of the CCCS) and Barbara Dawson (Director of the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane), will be presenting work by contemporary artists who examine today’s existential state of societal mind. Their work explores the kind of questions man asks himself in his relationship with his own interior being, his body and the outside world. At the core of the exhibition are paintings by Francis Bacon (1909-1992), whose work is placed in dialogue with that of five contemporary artists of international renown: Nathalie Djurberg, Adrian Ghenie, Arcangelo Sassolino, Chiharu Shiota and Annegret Soltau. These artists share Bacon's reflection on man's existential condition and on the depiction of the human figure.

Opening Times:

Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 to 20.00; Thursday 10.00 to 23.00; Monday closed

Admission Prices:

(ticket valid one month): € 5.00 full price;
€ 4.00 concessions (university students and other concessions);
€ 3.00 schools; Thursday, admission free from 18.00 to 23.00

Catalogue:

The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue published in Italian and English by Hatje Cantz
 
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