Figurabile: Francis Bacon
1993, a profusely illustrated exhibition book from the 45th Venice Biennale
Author
Achille Bonito Oliva, editor
Publisher
Electa, Milan, 1993
Printing Details
First edition. Stiff card covers. 28 × 25cm, 134pp.
This is a profusely illustrated catalogue which accompanied a retrospective exhibition of the work of Francis Bacon. Along with the illustrations, there are several essays on Bacon's work: David Sylvester, 'Bacon's Course', David Mellor, 'Francis Bacon: Affinities, Contexts and the British Visual Tradition', Gilles Deleuze, 'The Logic of Sensation', Lorenza Trucchi, 'The Delirium of the Body', and Daniela Palazzoli, 'Bacon, Photography and the Invisible Man'.
Condition
There is some minor wear to the covers and a little shelfwear to the page edges but otherwise a good solid copy.