Francis Bacon’s portraits come as a monumental shock. The faces in his paintings, which dissolve at every turn, are chilling – as a major show at the National Portrait Gallery demonstrates.

In our age of digitally retouched selfies, Francis Bacon’s portraits come as a monumental shock. The faces in his paintings, which dissolve at every turn, are chilling – as a major show at the ...

It was the early 1990s, the mainland was opening up, and coming in hot were the 2 biggest troublemakers in British art. The ...

With galleries from 18 countries and works ranging from Francis Bacon to emerging European artists, the 2025 London Art Fair ...

Sip champagne under the stars on Ham Yard Roof Terrace, watch Academy Award Winner Rami Malek take to the stage of the Old Vic in Oedipus, and enjoy at Soho love ...

NO ONE summarised the gilded gutter life of Francis Bacon better than the man himself. 'I might live in squalor, but I don't see why I should drink filth,' said the artist, who fuelled himself on ...

Paul has spent nearly fifty years painting her family, her lovers, and herself in a single apartment. Each portrait reveals ...

With the news of David Lynch ’s passing at age 78 come the inevitable—and well-deserved—tributes. The Atlantic called him ...

Their ethos – that art should be treated as a “living entity” – permeated the entire event. Between a Richard Avedon portrait of Francis Bacon and looming bronze sculptures by Alberto ...

There’s a teensy issue with this exhibition of Francis Bacon’s portraits. The 20th-century British artist didn’t really paint portraits. At least, not in any conventional sense. Sure ...

But as bureaucratic as this all sounds, the RSC production manages intense drama; with the run in Stratfordupon-Avon ...

Artists exploring mankind's interaction with nature and using natural materials in their art are some highlights at London ...