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The Unsettling Presence of Francis Bacon
Frieze's review of 'Human Presence' explores how Bacon's portraits transcend likeness to become sites of existential confrontation, noting the artist's preference for painting f...
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ArtNet news: In Venice, British Artist Lincoln Townley Unveils New Work on the Perils of Capitalism
In Venice, British Artist Lincoln Townley Unveils New Work on the Perils of Capitalism The exhibition, which has been on view since April, will see a refreshed collection o...
He Never Went to Art School... Now His Paintings Sell For £1 Million
Lincoln Townley was a club promoter before his appetite for drugs and sex took over. Michael Odell finds out what happened next...
The Horror and Distortion of Bacon (Sotheby's)
Lincoln Townley’s visceral figurative paintings are fictive portrayals drawn entirely from the artist’s imagination. The influence of Francis Bacon here cannot be denied, and ak...