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18/6/2012

Interviews with Artists (1966-2012)

Eykyn Maclean, London

“The artist, not the commentator, takes us to the heart of the matter. Who would not, to put it in a nutshell, give all of Vasari for a short, searching conversation with Michelangelo?” Michael Peppiatt

Eykyn Maclean London is delighted to announce that their forthcoming show will be a curatorial collaboration with art historian Michael Peppiatt entitled Interviews with Artists (1966 – 2012). The exhibition will run from 19th June to 27th July, 2012. The show will coincide with the publication of Peppiatt’s book of the same title published by Yale University Press.

Peppiatt developed close relationships with many of the great artists of the twentieth century. The exhibition will feature selected works by Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Balthus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jean Dubuffet, R.B. Kitaj, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, and Antoni Tàpies alongside extracts from the extraordinary range of revealing interviews in the book and photographs of the artists at work.

Peppiatt’s friendships and frequent studio visits with these artists and many more give a unique perspective on their life and work. Peppiatt explains how an interview would often illuminate an artist's work not only for the spectator but for the artist himself, clarifying the daily struggle in the studio or opening up new lines of enquiry. “Reading an artist’s own words is captivating because it brings us closer to the essence of that artist.” explains Nicholas Maclean. “The exhibition is inspired by the intimacy which pervades the dialogues in the book.”

Image: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Portrait of Francis Bacon, 1971. Eric and Louise Franck Collection, London. © Henri Cartier-Bresson, Magnum Photos.

Media enquiries:
Chloe Kinsman or Aimee George at JB Pelham PR
Tel: +44 (0) 208 969 3959
Email: chloe@jbpelhampr.com / aimee@jbpelhampr.com

Eykyn Maclean
30 St. George Street, W1S 2FH - London
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm

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