The Easel

18th June 2019

Dame Paula Rego: Will Gompertz reviews Obedience and Defiance in Milton Keynes

Will Gompertz | bbc.com | 15th June 2019

Paula Rego doesn’t do mild. Intense is closer to the mark, especially works dealing with issues – like abortion – that affect women. In these works, and others, her female figures seem empowered. The renowned “dog-woman” series shows female figures in dog-like poses, yet all possessed of an indomitable spirit. As one critic says “exhilarating, at times alarming”.

11th June 2019

Francis Bacon: Couplings review – a taboo-busting opus of sizzling flesh

Jonathon Jones | The Guardian | 7th June 2019

Superb, museum-quality shows like this are rarely seen in private galleries. On top of this, the reviewer thinks Bacon’s already lofty reputation warrants further elevation. Works portraying sexual battle showcase his style of being both “precise and ungraspable”. “This exhibition makes a great case for Bacon as [Picasso’s] true heir: the only artist who could add to Picasso’s metamorphic lexicon of the human figure.”

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