until Monday January 20 2020

Centre Pompidou
T : +33 (0)1 44 78 12 33
place Georges Pompidou
75004 Paris
France

The Centre Pompidou continues its re-examination of key 20th century works by devoting a major exhibition to Francis Bacon. The exhibition Francis Bacon: Books and Painting focuses on works produced by Bacon in the last two decades of his career. it consists of sixty paintings (including 12 triptychs, in addition to a series of portraits and self-portraits) from major private and public collections. Didier Ottinger is the curator of this innovative exploration of the influence of literature in Francis Bacon’s painting. The Centre Pompidou will also be organising several events linked to the Bacon, In Words exhibition.The Bacon, a French Passion seminar will explore, in particular, Bacon’s influence on a number of authors, such as Hervé Guibert, Claude Simon, Gilles Deleuze, Didier Anzieu or Philippe Sollers. The 2019 edition of the Extra! Festival, devoted to non-book literature, will organise several evenings around Bacon (readings, performances, projected, visual or digital literature, sound poetry, etc.)

FRANCIS BACON: BOOKS AND PAINTING
From 11 Sep 2019 - 20 Jan 2020 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.