Michael Peppiatt

Michael Peppiatt is a renowned English art historian who has written about art for the Observer, Le Monde, The New York Times, Financial Times and Art News. In 1985, Peppiatt became owner and editor of Art International, which he relaunched from Paris, devoting special issues to the artists he most admired. In addition, he has curated numerous exhibitions worldwide, notably travelling retrospectives of the School of London, Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti, Christian Schad and Antoni Tàpies, as well as an exhibition of sculpture by Dado for the Venice Biennale, a Maillol retrospective for Barcelona and a Caravaggio-Bacon exhibit for the Galleria Borghese in Rome. He is the author of many books about Francis Bacon, including the definitive account of his life and work, Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma, which was chosen as a ‘Book of the Year’ by The New York Times and was translated into several languages.

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