Francis Bacon and Michael Peppiatt were close friends for over thirty years. As Peppiatt, the editor of this volume, tells us in his illuminating Introduction, the two would regularly embark on night-time "odysseys around London and Paris", "ordering extravagant vintages, raising toasts to all and sundry, talking and laughing immoderately."
Francis Bacon's conversation was witty, provocative, and profound. In this volume, his long-time friend, curator, chronicler, and biographer has gathered Bacon's memorable aphorisms, evoking both the force of the artist's personality and the range of his interests.
These sayings, assembled for the first time in Only Too Much Is Enough, form a brilliant accompaniment to Bacon's works, conveying not only a sceptical and sometimes disquieting outlook on human relationships, but also keen insights into his creative process.
作者简介
迈克尔·佩皮亚特 (Michael Peppiatt) 于 1966 年离开伦敦,在巴黎的 Réalités 和 Le Monde 担任艺术编辑,并在接下来的 30 年里一直生活在艺术和文学世界的中心。 1985 年,他收购了《艺术国际》,并在巴黎的公寓中重新发行了该杂志。 佩皮亚特是十几本书的作者,包括《弗朗西斯·培根:谜团的解剖》、《在贾科梅蒂的工作室》、《艺术家访谈》以及广受好评的回忆录《弗朗西斯·培根在你的血液中》。
Michael Peppiatt left London in 1966 for a job as arts editor at Réalités then Le Monde in Paris, where he lived at the heart of the art and literary world for the following thirty years. In 1985 he bought Art International, relaunching the magazine from his apartment in Paris. Peppiatt is the author of a dozen books, including Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma, In Giacometti’s Studio, Interviews With Artists, and the acclaimed memoir, Francis Bacon in Your Blood.
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