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♥ dosido☮
05/20/09

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Looking at Francis Bacon's work is like getting punched in the gut repeatedly by AWESOMENESS
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genericuserid
05/19/09

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Eegads, I just saw Love is the Devil - about Bacon and his lover, forget the name but the guy was in a lot of his work - very disturbing movie. Now this. I'm not going to sleep well for awhile, am I?
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Plum-Pie
05/19/09

@genericuserid: George Dyer, I think.

There was a really good documentary about him - he ends up having a very boozey lunch with the interviewer.
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poires et poireaux
05/19/09

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There's something really magical about this photograph - maybe because Bacon's floors are the same colour as the gallery floor and the paintings seem to extend the space like some magic mirror (I've obviously been reading too many fairy tales lately and not enough breaking news stories).
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Claire Buoyant
05/19/09

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I don't know why, but I get him and Lucian Freud confused.
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gherkinfiend
05/19/09

@Claire Buoyant: Same here, it was only half way through the exhibition that I realised they weren't the same person...

Didn't stop me really enjoying the exhibition though!
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Plum-Pie
05/19/09

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I went to see the Bacon retrospective earlier this year in London with another Jezebel. My life is blogged.

Anyway, good times. Highly recommended even for those with only a passing interest in Bacon, the artist.
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nessalicious
05/19/09

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Is this in London at the Tate or in New York at the Met? Because if it's in London I know how I'm spending my Saturday... If not I'll probably just eat some cheese in bed, like usual.
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Plum-Pie
05/19/09

@nessalicious: I think it's finished at Tate Britain, better stock up on Gouda.
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nessalicious
05/19/09

@Plum-Pie: Damnit. Might go for some applewood smoked Cheddar, just to mix things up a bit.
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heykoukla
05/19/09

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I'd recognise that cocked head look anywhere...someone should tell that lady it's not a magic eye painting.
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NellMood
05/19/09

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I really love looking at photos of people looking at art- like all those amazing Thomas Struth photos of people in museums. I like this theme in the SJs.
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Plum-Pie
05/19/09

@NellMood: I know those! I love Struth.

When I saw Michelangelo's David 2 years ago, I had as much fun looking at the crowds as I did the statue itself.
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NellMood
05/19/09

@Plum-Pie: Yeah, I love people-watching in museums, too. It can be really fun to watch how people interact with art. I love over-hearing children's interpretations- they tend to cut right to the chase.
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IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
05/19/09

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Oh Jezebel, you're really tempting me today. I'm going to have to go wander about museums and art galleries by myself tomorrow. I've been putting it off for far to long. How are you in my brain?!
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