The art of Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992) epitomizes the angst at the heart of the modern human condition. His dramatic images of screaming figures and distorted anatomies seem to embody the darkness and despair that humanity felt in the wake of World War II. Yet they are also painted with a richly ges[...]

Born in 1909, Francis Bacon's entire early adulthood was penetrated by the tragedy of the Second World War. Unlike many of his contemporaries in Britain, he did not participate in the war or become a war artist. Rather, he is unique amongst his generation of artists as independently choosing Hitler,[...]

Sexualitet, erotik och religion är ämnen som angår oss alla. Ibland ställs de i motsats till varandra: sex och erotik är världsligt medan religion tillhör en andlig sfär. Men så är det naturligtvis långt ifrån alltid - tänk bara på den passionerade erotiska poesi som finns i världens [...]