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Article: THE ANGST OF BACON SHOW DISPLAYS BRITISH PAINTER'S 'EXHILARATED DESPAIR'.(LIFESTYLE)
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- The Capital Times
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- April 6, 2007
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Byline: Kevin Lynch The Capital Times
MILWAUKEE -- Was Francis Bacon a weirdo who just happened to become arguably the greatest post-World War II figurative painter in the world?
Does that reflect the art world's alienation from, or affinity to, the real world?
Evidence of both can be found in the riveting exhibit, "Francis Bacon: Paintings from the 1950s," at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The exhibit provides a unique look at the Brit during his creative peak.
People who grew up in the 1950s may have an experience akin to Bacon's sensibility, which has come to embody the dark innards of postwar angst. That's worth considering even for those who may have grown up ...