In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Art Historian Michael Peppiatt (@drmichaelpeppiatt) Michael Peppiatt has become internationally respected as an expert in 20th Century art since first joining the Observer newspaper in 1964 as Junior Art Critic. He was friends with and biographer to Francis Bacon, writing extensively about many areas of his life and practice. Recently Michael has curated an exhibition at Ben Brown Fine Arts in London, featuring the work of Frank Auerbach & Tony Bevan; titled What is a Head? Michael’s major exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts; Francis Bacon: Man and Beast was postponed due to Covid restrictions and is due to open in January 2022. For more information on Michael Peppiatt go to www. michaelpeppiatt.com *Thank you to KTW London for making this podcast possible To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg
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